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Posting: TA - AGRI 3001 - Issues in Agricultural Health and Safety

Item Description:

​TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Faculty of Agriculture
Dalhousie University
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5E3

Posting Date:  September 21, 2017
Application Deadline: September 28, 2017 – or until position filled

Position:       TA – Winter 2018 – January to April 2018
AGRI 3001 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Department/Location: Business and Social Sciences, Agricultural Campus
Pay Rate:  110 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement - $2,530.00 gross.

Work Assignment:  
Duties include, but are not limited to:
1) Preparation: Reviewing articles/videos relevant to course (required for providing student feedback as well as guidance to and grading of assignments).
2) Office Duties: Replying to student questions (usually by email); meeting with supervisor.
3) Marking, Grading, and Invigilating: Interacting with students to provide guidance, feedback, and help with major assignments.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:   Preference will be given to graduate students in the Department. However, other applicants with a relevant graduate degree (i.e., related to agriculture, health promotion, health behaviour, occupational health and safety) are encouraged to apply.

Applications must include a cover letter clarifying qualifications and relevant experience, and a curriculum vitae.

​If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing by the application deadline to:
Steven Dukeshire, Acting Chair
Department of Business & Social Sciences
Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
P. O. Box 550, Truro, NS B2N 5E3
E-mail: fac.bss@dal.ca

All offers of employment as part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 

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.