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LAB DEMONSTRATORS (4)
 
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
 
POSTING DATE: November 7, 2014
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 12, 2014
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School of Health Sciences
PAY RATE: $20 per hour
 
1. POSITION:      Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 2000, Radiopharmacy
                  Winter (January 2015 - April 2015) - 6 hrs/week for 10 weeks
 
      WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student   performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible.   Review submitted labs and provides written feedback to Professor of Record. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.
 
      Lab topics: operation of a dose calibrator, preparation of lyophilized kits using radioactive material, dose calculation, assay and dispensing      techniques, organization of a radiopharmacy daily plan, receipt and storage of radioactive shipments and associated maintenance of records,       contamination monitoring of workspace and personnel.
 
      REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Good interpersonal skills required to work with       students. Above average understanding of  radiopharmacy subject matter. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree      preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
 
 
2. POSITION:      Lab Demonstrator for NUMT 3222, General Imaging II, Clinical Education
                  Winter (January 2015 to April 2015) – 5 hours/week for 15 weeks
 
      WORK ASSIGNMENT: Under guidance from faculty the successful candidate will evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students and    faculty in a nuclear medicine clinical setting. The primary responsibility will be to serve as a clinical resource guide providing clinical      evaluation and competency assessment. The successful candidate will collaborate with school faculty to ensure course objectives are met and       provide remedial assessments as required. This discipline specific course integrates theory to practice in all aspects of nuclear medicine     general imaging. Systems include: CNS, GI, GU, Endocrine, Respiratory, Skeletal and Tumour/Inflammatory.
 
      REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training and substantial experience in nuclear medicine technology with demonstrated strong written and    verbal communication skills. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is     desirable.
 
 
3. POSITION:      Lab Demonstrator Clinical Education Course NUMT 3240, Pediatric Nuclear Medicine   
                  Winter (January 2015-April 2015) – 5 hours/week for 12 weeks
           
      WORK ASSIGNMENT: Under guidance from faculty the successful candidate will evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students and    faculty in a pediatric nuclear medicine clinical setting. The primary responsibility will be to serve as a clinical resource. The successful      candidate will collaborate with school faculty to ensure course objectives are met and provide remedial assessments as required. This   discipline specific course critically evaluates the theory and practice of pediatric nuclear medicine. Topics include: developmental and    psychological aspects of children and families, immobilization techniques, sedition, and pediatric pathologies encountered in nuclear medicine.
 
      REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in nuclear medicine technology as well as currently working in a pediatric environment.    Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
 
      The successful applicant must meet with the Nuclear Medicine Team in January 2015 to review course expectations and timelines.
 
 
4. POSITION:      Lab Instructor for RADT 1020: Skeletal & Systems Radiography
                  January 2015 - April 2015
                  Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays 8:30 am – 11:30 am
 
      WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The lab instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1020, which consists of thirteen lab sessions.  Seven of    these lab sessions are clinical labs where the lab instructor will be responsible for orienting students to the clinical area, assigning   students to preceptors (where appropriate) and supervising the students in performing radiographic procedures.  The remaining labs include   demonstrating/coaching students through positioning skeletal radiographic examinations, reviewing radiographic images and related anatomy, and     co-invigilating a lab test.
 
      Total time:  13 sessions @ 4 hours = 52 hours (3 hour lab plus 1 hour prep each week)
 
      REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations,     recent clinical experience and experience precepting students are required.  Excellent understanding of general radiographic procedures and    imaging equipment is also required. Previous teaching experience is desirable. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the radiological   technology curriculum, enjoy working with students, and have good communication skills. Undergraduate and master’s degree preferred.
 
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING or BY E-MAIL (preferred) WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES CLEARLY LISTING THE POSITION OF INTEREST BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
 
Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator
School of Health Sciences
Dalhousie University
Bethune Building, Room 629
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, N.S.  B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca
 
 
All offers of employment as a lab demonstrator 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, however only successful candidates will be contacted.