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Teaching Assistant 45 hours – INFO 6270: Introduction to Data Science (1 Position)

Application deadline

January 13th, 2020 (or until position is filled)

Pay rate

$24.41/hr as per CUPE 3912 Collective Agreement, paid over 4 months.

Work assignment

The Teaching Assistant will assist with the INFO 6270 course.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Testing tutorial materials for errors

• Assisting students with technical challenges

• Asynchronous support for students

Requirements for position

Candidates must have completed at least one year of a graduate degree program and have completed the INFO 6270 course with a grade of A- or higher. Candidates should be have demonstrated proficiency with the following technologies: Python, Pandas and Scikit-Learn. The teaching assistant is expected to be present to assist students virtually with technical content asynchronously and synchronously using Microsoft Teams. It is an asset to have previous experience working as a teaching assistant or assisting in online courses.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by the deadline to Colin Conrad at colin.conrad@dal.ca (only electronic applications will be accepted). Applicants should clearly demonstrate how they meet the requirements of the position with emphasis on mastery of the desired technologies. Identify previous TA experience (course #, dates), if applicable. Include “TA Positing Winter 2021” in the subject line of the email. Only candidates selected will be contacted.

University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

Teaching Assistant 45 hours – INFO 6513: Business Analytics and Data Visualization (1 Position)

Application deadline

January 13th, 2020 (or until position is filled)

Pay rate

$24.41/hr as per CUPE 3912 Collective Agreement, paid over 4 months.

Work assignment

The Teaching Assistant will assist with the INFO 6513 course.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Testing tutorial materials for errors

• Assisting students with technical challenges

• Asynchronous support for students

Requirements for position

Candidates must have completed at least one year of a graduate degree program and have completed the INFO/BUSI 6513 course with a grade of A- or higher. Candidates should be have demonstrated proficiency with the following technologies: Excel, Tableau, SAP Lumira, SAP Predictive Analytics, SAP S4 Hana and IBM Cognos. The teaching assistant is expected to be present to assist students virtually with technical content asynchronously and synchronously using Microsoft Teams. It is an asset to have previous experience working as a teaching assistant or assisting in online courses.

Application procedure:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by the deadline to Colin Conrad at colin.conrad@dal.ca (only electronic applications will be accepted). Applicants should clearly demonstrate how they meet the requirements of the position with emphasis on mastery of the desired technologies, preferably with the submission of an business analytics technology portfolio prepared for this course. Identify previous TA experience (course #, dates), if applicable. Include “TA Positing Winter 2021” in the subject line of the email. Only candidates selected will be contacted.

University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.​

POSTING DATE:    2021-01-07

APPLICATION DEADLINE:     2021-01-14
POSITION: Teaching Assistant (2 positions available) (January-April 2021)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:School of Information Management

PAY RATE:  (45 hours) (as per CUPE Collective Agreement)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant will assist with the INFO 6540 – Data Management course.

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
The TA will help supervise labs and assist students. They will also help with marking assignments and entering grades in Brightspace.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:  

Successful applicants must be a second year MI student, who successfully completed the INFO 6540 course. Students having graduated within the past two years will also be considered. Previous experience using database management systems is an asset.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE (Email a brief letter of interest and CV): Dr. Philippe Mongeon, PMongeon@dal.ca​

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment 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 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.