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TEACHING ASSISTANTS POSTING

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2


POSTING DATE: July 23, 2013

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2013

POSITION(S): Up to three (3) Teaching Assistant (TA90) positions for ERTH 3500.03 – Geoscience Information Management (and associated cross-listings: ERTH 5600, GEOG/ENVS 3500) for the fall 2013 term. There are five lab sections:

Section Day Time
B01 Monday 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
B02 Tuesday 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
B03 Wednesday 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
B04 Thursday 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
B05 Friday 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm



DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Earth Sciences and various field locations.

PAY RATE: According to CUPE Agreement Local 3912

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Each position is for 90 hours of work. Duties are varied and will include preparing lab/tutorial material, demonstrating the labs/tutorials, marking the labs/tutorials and assignments, and assisting the course instructor with teaching related duties. The Fall Term starts on September 5, 2013 and ends December 3, 2013 with the exam period continuing until December 16, 2013. You will be expected to mark student submissions in the exam period and/or invigilate the final exam.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must have formal course work in GIS, and at least 2 years experience using ArcGIS software. Some experience with GPS and remote sensing is preferred.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING CLEARLY INDICATING THE COURSE NUMBER AND THE LAB SECTION(S) BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Ann Bannon
Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University
ann.bannon@dal.ca

All offers of employment 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.