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Closing Date: March 30, 2023  

Position: Teaching Assistants for ENVS 2500: Field Methods in Environmental Science Summer Term 2023. ENVS 2500 is an intensive field course scheduled at 9:00-17:00 from May 1 – 10, 2023. The course is a combination of field and lab instruction with field trips on campus and around Halifax.

Rate of Pay: According to the CUPE Collective Agreement

The course content includes the following topics:  
1) wildlife sampling such as visual and auditory identification of eastern Canadian avian, amphibian, and reptile species

2) soil sampling and composition analysis with a potential for water sampling

3) urban trees, tree diseases, and invasive pests and plants
 
TA responsibilities:

• Managing student groups during field trips
  
• Providing on site instruction and guidance 
  
• Marking assignments, tests, and quizzes
  
• Responding to student queries

TAs will also meet with the course instructor as needed to prepare for course activities. The position requires availability during scheduled field/lab sessions and may include before hours set-up and after-hours clean-up.

Requirements: The Teaching Assistant must be a senior undergraduate or graduate student at Dalhousie University. The following skills are required for the position: 1) effective communication; 2) ability to lead and engage students in field settings; and 3) assessment grading including provision of constructive feedback. Although not required, experience with one or more of the three course topics listed above is a definite asset.
 
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by Dalhousie University.  

To apply, please email your cover letter and résumé/CV to Caroline.Franklin@dal.ca. 

If applicable, please mention relevant experience with any of the above course topics in your cover letter. 

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.