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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
School of Health Sciences
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
 
POSTING DATE:           September 12th, 2014
APPLICATION DEADLINE:   September 17th,  2014
 
POSITION:  Teaching Assistant (45 hours)
           Breast Cancer IPHE Mini Course, IPHE 4900 - fall term 2014
          
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School of Health Sciences
 
PAY RATE: In accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for working with the course professor to ensure that the course runs efficiently; assist in web design and logistics; monitor  discussion posts and keep track of student posts; responsible to mark student reflection papers according to the guidelines outlined by IPHE 4900. Marks will be shared between the teaching assistant and the course lead.  The Teaching Assistant reports to the course lead.  This IPHE mini-course runs from October 15-October 31, 2014.
 
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Individuals interested in applying for this position should have outstanding organizational and communication skills, should work well with others and be self-motivated independent workers.  The successful applicant will be familiar with online BBlearn format and IPHE 4900. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.  Masters student is preferred but those with relevant undergraduate preparation and experience will be considered.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
 
Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator
School of Health Sciences
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS
B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca
 
All offers of employment as teaching assistant are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.
 
Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.
 
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.