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POSTING DATE: July 13, 2018
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2018
POSITION: Part‐Time Academic for ERTH 1060.03 – Natural Disasters for the 2018/2019 winter term. The course runs from January 1st to April 30th, 2019.
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Earth Sciences, Halifax Campus
PAY RATE: In accordance with CUPE Agreement Local 3912
WORK ASSIGNMENT: We seek a geoscientist who will (i) with the course instructor, develop ten homework exercises, most which will use GoogleEarth® to measure or interpret landscape elements to demonstrate important concepts in natural hazards; those exercises will be hosted and graded by an online learning management system such as Brightspace; (ii) test run and finalize those exercises and their instructions and support materials by December 1 2017; (iii) introduce the assignments to the class and assist undergraduates in their completion of the assignments during the winter semester; (iv) post all grades for the course (quizzes, exercises, exams) using Brightspace; (v) assist in lectures; (vi) proof‐read and proctor two mid‐term tests and one final exam; and (vii) efficiently respond by email or in person to assist students with questions regarding the course.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Minimum of B.Sc. in Geology or Earth Sciences with relevant expertise and teaching experience.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
Sean Hartwell, Administrator
Department of Earth Sciences
Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University
erthadm@dal.ca
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 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.