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TEACHING ASSISTANT/MARKER/DEMONSTRATOR POSTING

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2

POSTING DATE: 19 June 2015

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3 July 2015

POSITION: Teaching Assistants for SUST 4000XY.06, Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) Capstone.

FALL 2015 and WINTER 2016 TERMS

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell building, Suite 1401

PAY RATE: 90 hours in Fall term, 130 hours in Winter term as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($1938 and $2795 gross pay respectively).

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Teaching Assistants are responsible for leading group work sessions and providing support for SUST 4000XY.06: “Environment, Sustainability and Society Capstone.” This fourth-year class is part of the ESS (Environment, Sustainability and Society) undergraduate program. Core courses in the ESS program draw from virtually every academic discipline on campus, and take an experiential and trans-disciplinary approach in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues. This culminating class offers students the experience of working on a wide variety of sustainability issues with an external client (community groups, businesses, not-for-profit organizations).

Each Teaching Assistant is required to meet with a maximum of three small groups (maximum 5-6 students) each week. In addition, responsibilities include preparing for tutorials, assessing student participation, assisting in the grading of some course assignments. TAs guide student teams through the various stages of “knowledge mobilization projects” — response to RFPs (Request For Proposals), research plans, literature review, research methods, and the delivery of an oral presentation and written reports to clients. TAs are expected to provide significant and constructive feedback on written assignments, particularly on the final client report.

It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with the course instructors, fellow teaching assistants and College staff. TAs are required to attend a weekly instructional team meeting (Wednesdays at 11 a.m.), Capstone class sessions (Wed 12:30-2:30 p.m. – Fall Term; Mon and Wed 12:30-2:30 p.m. – Winter Term) and group tutorial sessions Fridays (12:30-2:30 p.m.) in both terms.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Successful applicants must be graduate or professional students at Dalhousie University and have experience or background in a field related to Environment, Sustainability and Society. In addition, applicants must possess exceptional communication skills – both oral and written. Familiarity with business writing (Request for Proposals, project proposals and final reports) will be considered an asset. TAs must demonstrate initiative, be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the class project topics, and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students. Previous teaching/tutoring experience is an asset. Successful applicants will be required to submit a form signed by their graduate studies supervisor acknowledging the TA position, if applicable.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include a cover letter and a résumé with contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by email to:

Sherry Elliott Administrator

College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University sustprog@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.