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POSTING DATE: 26 June 2019

CLOSING DATE: 26 Aug 2019

POSITIONS: 

1 x Teaching Assistant, 75-hour position (gross pay: $1831)

1 x Marking Assistant, 35-hour position (gross pay: $581)

*rate of pay is according to the CUPE Agreement

DEPARTMENT/UNIT:  

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ENVS2100 Environmental Informatics broadly covers topics of science communication, introductory GIS (using ArcGIS), database management (Excel) and basic statistics (Excel/R). The Teaching Assistant (TA) will be responsible for assisting the primary instructor, supporting and occasionally leading the computer lab sessions, marking some student assignments, tests, and quizzes, responding to student queries, supporting the Marking Assistant and helping to ensure timeliness and consistency of grade submissions. The position for the TA requires availability during lab sessions which run every Thursday 11:35am-12:55pm during the fall 2019 term. The candidate will report directly to the Instructor. The Marking Assistant will mark student assignments, tests, and quizzes and work in collaboration with the TA and the Instructor. Markers will also assist with Brightspace tasks and attend the occasional lab.

REQUIREMENTS:  The Teaching Assistant and the Marking Assistant must be a senior undergraduate or graduate student at Dalhousie University, preferably with some GIS experience. The ability to communicate effectively, lead tutorials, mark assignments in a timely manner, and provide constructive feedback to students are key assets for these positions.

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

Applications must include a cover letter stating their experience with any/all of the above course topics and a current resumé or curriculum vitae. For more information, and to apply for the position please contact:

Dr. Amy Mui
Environmental Science Program

Faculty of Science, LSC813
Dalhousie University
1355 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Phone: (902) 494-4197

amy.mui@dal.ca

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.