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POSTING DATE: December 7, 2017
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2017
POSITION(S): The following Teaching Assistant positions are available during the winter 2018 term:
Course Subject & Number |
Course name |
Supervisor |
Position |
Number of positions |
ERTH/GEOG 1030 |
Introduction to Physical Geography |
L. Plug |
TA65 |
1 |
ERTH/GEOG 1060 |
Natural Disasters |
J. Gosse |
TA90 |
1 |
ERTH 2002 |
Introduction to Petrology |
R. Cox |
TA65 |
1 |
ERTH 2205 |
Paleontology |
O. Sherwood |
TA65 |
1 |
ERTH 2270 / 4470 |
Introduction to Applied Geophysics & Seismic Imaging |
M. Nedimović |
TA90 |
1 |
ERTH 3020 |
Metamorphic Petrology |
J. Brenan |
TA45 |
1 |
ERTH 3140 |
Structural Geology |
D Grujic |
TA65 |
1 |
ERTH 3440 |
Geomorphology |
L. Plug |
TA45 |
1 |
ERTH 4520 |
GIS Applications |
C. Greene |
TA90 |
1 |
ERTH 4530 |
Remote Sensing |
C. Greene |
TA65 |
1 |
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Earth Sciences and potentially various field locations. PAY RATE: According to CUPE Agreement Local 3912
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Each position is for 45, 65, or 90 hours of work as indicated in the table above. Duties are varied and may 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 winter term starts on January 8, 2018 and ends April 10, 2018 with the exam period continuing until April 26, 2018. You may be expected to mark student submissions in the exam period and/or invigilate the final exam.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants should be graduate students in the Department of Earth
Sciences, Dalhousie University.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING (preferably email) CLEARLY INDICATING THE COURSE SUBJECT & NUMBER AND POSITION BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
Mike Young
Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University mike.young@dal.ca
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment 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 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.