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The Department of Earth Sciences at Dalhousie University invites applications for a limited-term position as an Instructor in Mineralogy and Petrology. The position is for 10 months per year for three years (01 August to 31 May, in each academic year), beginning 1st of August 2014. The successful applicant will teach both lectures and labs in ERTH 2001 (Earth Materials Science 1), and teach one other core class in mineralogy and/ or petrology. In consultation with the faculty members involved, the appointee will also contribute substantially to the lab components of other Earth Materials and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology classes (ERTH 2002, ERTH 3010, ERTH 3020), teach one other core class (e.g., ERTH 2002, 2380, 3010, 3020) as may be required by the department, and offer occasional lectures in those classes as the need arises. In addition, the appointee will coordinate and supervise teaching assistants for the above-mentioned courses, catalogue, maintain and update the ! second- and third-year Mineralogy and Petrology teaching collections, supervise the use and maintenance of the teaching microscopes, and contribute to departmental committees and administration as appropriate to the position. The appointee will be encouraged to contribute to the supervision of honours students.

Minimum qualifications include an M.Sc. (or equivalent) with expertise in mineralogy and petrography, extensive experience in characterising minerals and rocks in hand sample, in thin section, and in the field, and teaching experience in laboratory and classroom settings. The following additional qualifications are desirable: experience with reflected light microscopy, familiarity with database or cataloguing software, experience using X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe techniques for mineral identification and analysis.

The application deadline is 14 February 2014, for an anticipated start date of 1st of August 2014. Applications, including the curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, and the names of three referees (including at least one of a person who can comment knowledgably on teaching ability) should be submitted to Chair of Search Committee (Mineralogy Instructor), Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, 1459 Oxford street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2 (Room 3006, Life Sciences Centre), or e-mailed to earth.sciences@dal.ca

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity / Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.