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TEACHING
ASSISTANT POSTING – SCIE 1111.03 WRITING FOR THE SCIENCES
DALHOUSIE
UNIVERSITY
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1
POSTING
DATE: January 3, 2020
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: January 7, 2020 (late applications might be considered if positions
not filled)
 
POSITION:
Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 WINTER TERM, 2020 (up to 2 x 65 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) prepare and run two
50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 11 weeks, (2) grade four
assignments and four tests (approximately 10 each time), (3) attend weekly tutorial/marking
prep class (Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.), and (4) attend some SCIE 1111 classes
over the term (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.). Material in
this class covers: Communication, scientific style, grammar and punctuation, sentences
and paragraphs, APA and CSE referencing, graphics, the scientific paper
(Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and Abstract), and ethics.
 
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). Interviews will take place in the two weeks following the application
deadline.
 
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 committed to fostering a collegial
culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness.  The university
encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a
disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, and all qualified candidates who would
contribute to the diversity of our community.

Precis: TA65 position available for SCIE1111 - Writing for the Sciences, a Writing Requirement course in the Faculty of Science.

Author: Jacqueline White (jackie.white@Dal.Ca)