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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING – SCIE 1111.03 WRITING FOR THE SCIENCES
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1

POSTING DATE: July 29, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 5, 2015

POSITION: Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 FALL TERM, 2015 (up to 4 x 120 hour assignments)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Faculty of Science

PAY RATE: As per Agreement, CUPE Local 3912

JOB SUMMARY: SCIE 1111, Writing for the Sciences, is a Writing Requirement course in the Faculty of Science. Duties of the Teaching Assistants include: (1) preparing for and running four 50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 12 weeks, (2) grading approximately 20 weekly assignments/quizzes.  Assignments in this class cover: Evaluating arguments, passive to active voice, sentences and paragraphs, reference lists, research proposal, and sections of the scientific paper (Introduction and Method, Results and Graphics; Discussion and Abstract). In addition, students write two quizzes, including a grammar and punctuation quiz, make a brief oral presentation, and create and present a poster.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students with excellent writing skills. Background in science is desirable, as is experience with SCIE 1111.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY E-MAIL BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO: Dr. Tim Juckes, at tjuckes@dal.ca

Include in your application (1) a cover letter explaining your suitability for this position, (2) your résumé, and (3) a sample of your writing (e.g., abstract of a paper).

All offers of employment as part-time academics are conditional upon sufficient student enrollment 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.