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PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   B3H 4H2
 
POSTING DATE: June 25, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 4, 2015
 
POSITION:  Teaching Assistant (TA90)
PHYC 2850 – Science and Economics of Climate Change
July 20 - August 14, 2015
 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:  Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science
 
PAY RATE:  As per CUPE Collective Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:
The teaching assistant's duties are as follows:
- attend meetings with instructors to discuss responsibilities.
- attend and participate in lectures.
- help students with practice problems and questions during specified tutorial hours;
- help grade student presentations.
- provide email and message board help.
- provide instructors with feedback regarding student difficulties and questions.
- mark assignments/tests as requested by the instructors
-  ensure marks are submitted in a timely manner and re-mark if necessary
 
REQUIREMENTS:  Masters or PhD candidate in Atmospheric Science in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science. Preference will be given to applicants with a demonstrated interest or experience in climate change.
 
If you are interested in this position, please send your cover letter and CV by email to:
Heather.Ann.Jennex@Dal.Ca (Attn: Heather Ann Jennex; Physics and Atmospheric Science)
 
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.