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POSTING DATE: 14 December 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  4 January 2016

POSITION:  Teaching Assistant (3 or 4 positions)  January 2016 - April 2016
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Bachelor of Management, Faculty of Management
PAY RATE: 45 hours at the rate specified by the CUPE Collective Agreement
WORK ASSIGNMENT: The teaching assistant will assist with MGMT 3602 - Professional Communications Skills

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Running weekly tutorials, leading class activities, and giving some grammar instruction
Administering and marking grammar quizzes
Administration of the BB Learn system for the section downloading  students' papers and submitting grades
Giving feedback and marking in-class student presentations
Assisting with marking the final group presentations
Assisting with administering and marking the final test

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Knowledge of grammar and professional writing. Experience with oral communication or public speaking is an asset.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE WITH A RESUME AND COVERING LETTER:

Keith Lawson
School of Information Management
Rm 4030, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
6100 University Avenue
Dalhousie University
Email:  Keith.Lawson@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, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.

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POSTING DATE:  16 December 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  21 December 2015
POSITION:  Teaching Assistant (4 positions) [January - April 2016]
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Bachelor of Management
PAY RATE:  $21.53 (90 hours each)

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The Teaching Assistants will assist with MGMT 2803 Management in the Public Sector.
Duties include, but are not limited to:

1.            Marking assignments and midterms
2.            Meeting with students for assistance
3.            General administration
4.            Proctoring exams if necessary
5.            Managing the BlackBoard Learning System (BLS) on behalf of the professor

The candidate will support the professor's effort to create a healthy, constructive and challenging learning environment. With this in mind, the ideal candidate will have a strong academic record. The candidate will demonstrate that he or she can conduct him or herself in a highly professional manner with students and faculty. The candidate will, for example, have a personable approach to students, show concern for student learning and abide by the ethical standards of the university. The successful candidate will follow directions as laid out by the lead instructor and engage in a constructive dialogue with the lead instructor throughout the course.  Preference will be given to those candidates who have acted as a Teaching Assistant previously in this course.   All job offers are provisional until confirmed by the School of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Management Program. 

To apply, please submit a cover letter along with a current CV to Darryl Eisan at deisan@dal.ca

The cover letter should mention why you think you are the ideal candidate for the position.
The deadline for applications is December 21, 2015.

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.