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Title: Part-time Academic Posting 

Description: 
POSTING DATE: October 22, 2012 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 31, 2012 

POSITION: Sessional Instructor; Marine Mammalogy (Biology 4060/5651/Marine Biology 4060); January 1, to April 30, 2013 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Biology 
PAY RATE: In accordance with the CUPE Collective Agreement 

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The sessional instructor will share the responsibility for lecturing on the various characteristics, special adaptations, evolution, ecosystem roles, and population biology of marine mammals. Evaluative material (examinations, mid-terms) will be given and marked. The position reports to the Chair of the Department. 

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: The applicant will possess a doctorate in biology with teaching and research experience in marine mammalogy. He/she will also have demonstrated ability in lecturing to students in an undergraduate course. First-time applicants to the Department of Biology must provide the names of two references. 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO: 

Chair 
Department of Biology, Room 2078 
Dalhousie University 
PO Box 15000 
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 

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 an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.