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TEACHING ASSISTANT/MARKER/DEMONSTRATOR POSTING

                        DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY        Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

TITLE:                                              Integrated Science Program Demonstrator, 45 hours

POSTING DATE:                             July 21, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE:         July 27, 2022, or until filled

POSITION:                                       One position: Marker/demonstrator, one term 45 hours                                                      

WORK PERIOD:                             July to December 2022                                                     

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:       Faculty of Science / Integrated Science /

PAY RATE:                                      According to C.U.P.E. agreement

WORK ASSIGNMENT:                  Support the Integrated Science program (DISP), by assisting DISP Faculty with organizing, building, and maintaining the Brightspace pages for SCIE 1506.09 and SCIE 1507.09. These courses include multiple subjects, delivered through single Brightspace sites: first year Biology, Psychology, Statistics, Earth Science, Writing in Science, Integrated Topics. Coordinate with the DISP Faculty. Attend weekly in-person meetings with DISP Faculty. Tasks in Brightspace will include but will not be limited to building and maintaining the grade book, posting learning resources, creating the overall course structure, building quizzes and assessments with instructor guidance.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:    Minimum upper-year undergraduate in a science discipline. Previous experience teaching and building courses in Brightspace. Excellent communication and time management. Previous experience working with an interdisciplinary team. Experience teaching in the integrated science program is an asset.

If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing by email with a summary of Brightspace and teaching experience, and your resume and schedule to:  

Dr. Gabrielle Tompkins, Director, Integrated Science Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2. E-mail: disp@dal.ca

Please use the email subject line: “SCIE 1506_1507 Demo45 application – Applicant name”.

All offers of employment as a Part-Time Academic 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.