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Teaching Assistant Opportunity, Summer 2022
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School of Health Sciences
POSTING DATE:  April 6, 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 12, 2022
PAY RATE: In accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement
POSITION: Teaching Assistant (130 hours)
HSCE 2000.03: Healthcare Ethics –Summer 2022
(April 24 to August 13, 2022)

This course is taught online using Brightspace. Students taking this distance course may be post-diploma students who are located throughout Canada.

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant for Health Care Ethics will be responsible for working with the course professor to ensure that the course runs efficiently. Evaluation of student performance (marking) will be shared between the teaching assistant and the course professor. The Teaching Assistant reports to the course professor. Position is for 130 hours for the semester. This course is taught fully on-line.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Individuals interested in applying for this position should have outstanding organizational and communication skills, should work well with others and be self-motivated independent workers. The successful applicant will be familiar with current issues in health care ethics and have at least an undergraduate degree in a related area. Experience using Brightspace or similar online learning platform is required.

Please apply by email with a current CV by the application deadline, specifying the position and course name to:  

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager 
School of Health Sciences
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

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

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi'kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), 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.

Dalhousie has a vaccine mandate that is currently in place until April 30, 2022. Should the vaccine mandate be re-implemented at a later date, you will be required to provide proof of full vaccination through Campus Check, or may seek an accommodation from Dalhousie’s vaccine requirements on grounds protected under provincial human rights legislation. Please visit the Campus Check website for more information.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted