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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING – SCIE 1111.03 WRITING FOR THE SCIENCES

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1

POSTING DATE: December 12, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 16, 2022 (late applications might be considered if positions not filled)

POSITION: Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 WINTER TERM, 2023 (up to 12 x 65 hour assignments; 130 hour assignments are also possible)

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. The 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.

This class will be held in-person in Winter 2022, with the tutorials offered at times set out in the University timetable: https://dalonline.dal.ca/PROD/fysktime.P_DisplaySchedule

Duties of the Teaching Assistants include: (1) prepare and run two 50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 11 weeks and grade tutorial exercises, (2) guide/advise students with preparation, (3) grade and provide feedback on four assignments, (5) grade four tests, (6) grade and provide feedback on a final manuscript, (6) grade a sample of posters as part of an in-class online conference, and (8) attend weekly tutorial/marking meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students with excellent writing, communication, and organizational/time-management skills. Background in science is an asset, as is experience with SCIE 1111. Reliable access to the internet is necessary.

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 qualifications/experience as they relate to this position, (2) your résumé, and (3) a sample of your writing. Interviews will likely take place in the week 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.