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TEACHING ASSISTANT/MARKER/DEMONSTRATOR POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2

POSTING DATE: 6 August 2021

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 August 2021

POSITION: Teaching Assistant for SUST 3000.03 Environmental Decision-Making FALL TERM 2021 - Tutorial component (in-person)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell

PAY RATE: 130 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($3173 gross pay).

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistants will be responsible for assisting the instructors for SUST 3000 Environmental Decision-Making.

Course duties will include leading tutorials for linear-based modelling (e.g., population variability analysis), mathematical probabilities, qualitative data analysis (e.g., coding using NVivo), and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Duties also include assisting with updating tutorials, marking assignments, exam marking, student assistance and TA meetings with the course instructors (time to be determined in consultation with successful applicants). The Teaching Assistants report directly to the course instructors and Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.

Applicants must be available for at least one of the following scheduled in-person tutorial times: Tuesdays 11:30 – 2:30 or Fridays 11:30 – 2:30 and must indicate their availability in their cover letters. TAs will also help grade the mid-term and final exams and must be available for the entire final exam period, 9 - 19 December 2021. The final exam schedule will be posted on October 1st.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Successful applicants must be a senior undergraduate, graduate or professional student at Dalhousie University. Students having graduated within the past two years will also be considered. Expertise and experience in conservation biology, ecology, and/or ecological statistics, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, is required. Other academic experience or background related to physical geography, earth science, risk management, environmental studies and assessments, economics, or other discipline that entails quantitative decision-support methods would be an asset. The Teaching Assistant must be reliable, enthusiastic about the position, and be willing to consider and engage with students from a diversity of disciplinary perspectives. Experience with Brightspace is an asset. The College of Sustainability will request acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors before the start of term.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include 1) a cover letter that explains how the applicant meets the specific requirements of the position and 2) a résumé 3) contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by email to:

Peter Mushkat, Director
College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University
cos.secretary@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. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.