Today@Dal

» Go to news main

Limited Term Instructor Posting: Department of Engineering (Faculty of Agriculture)

Posted by Department of Engineering (Faculty of Agriculture) on June 3, 2015 in Job Postings

Dalhousie University is a leading, research-intensive Canadian university offering a wealth of programs through diverse faculties.  With campuses located in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, as well as a Medical School site in Saint John, New Brunswick, Dalhousie has more than 6,000 faculty and staff who make up the university’s energetic academic community. Dalhousie is proud to be named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers since 2012.

The Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University is a small research-intensive campus located in Truro, N.S. Offering technical, undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture, environment and related life and social science disciplines, the Faculty of Agriculture educates future leaders and generates knowledge and innovative solutions for healthy, sustainable societies.  Sustainable agro-ecosystems is a research priority identified within Dalhousie’s Strategic Research Plan.  

The Department of Engineering in Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture invites applications for a Limited Term Appointment (10 months per year for 3 years) at the rank of Instructor, beginning August 16th, 2015

Duties: Delivery of classroom instruction in both mathematics and statistics in the Faculty of Agriculture, included teaching related activities, advising and counselling students in related  topics, interacting with other faculty members in the Faculty of Agriculture.

This position reports requires a minimum of a PhD degree. A minimum of 5 Years teaching experience teaching university level mathematics and statistics. The salary is defined by the DFA Collective Agreement, depending on qualifications and experience.

Applications should consist of a curriculum vitae, teaching dossier with references available upon request.  The completed applications should be sent before June 9th, 2015 to

Peter Havard, Ph.D, P.Eng
Department Chair
Faculty of Agriculture
Dalhousie University
Banting Building
PO Box 550
Truro, NS  B2N 5E3
phavard@dal.ca

Closing Date:  June 9, 2015

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.  For more information, visit the Office of Human Rights, Equity & Harassment Prevention at www.hrehp.dal.ca.