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POSTING DATE: July 25, 2019

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2019

POSITION: Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 FALL TERM, 2019 (up to 6 x 130 hour assignments or 12 x 65 hour assignments)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Faculty of Science

PAY RATE: As per Agreement, CUPE Local 3912

JOB SUMMARY: SCIE 1111, Writing for the Sciences, is a Writing Requirement course in the Faculty of Science. Duties of the Teaching Assistants include: (1) prepare and run two 50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 11 weeks (4 tutorials for 130 hour position), (2) grade four assignments and four tests (approximately 10 each time; 20 for 130 hour position), (3) attend weekly tutorial/marking prep class (Fridays, 8:30-9:30 a.m.), and (4) attend some SCIE 1111 classes over the term (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.). Material in this class covers: Communication, scientific style, grammar and punctuation, sentences and paragraphs, APA and CSE referencing, graphics, the scientific paper (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and Abstract), and ethics.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students with excellent writing skills. Background in science is desirable, as is experience with SCIE 1111.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY E-MAIL BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO: Dr. Tim Juckes, at tjuckes@dal.ca

Include in your application (1) a cover letter explaining your suitability for this position, (2) your résumé, and (3) a sample of your writing (e.g., abstract of a paper). Interviews will take place in the two weeks following the application deadline.

All offers of employment as part-time academics are conditional upon sufficient student enrollment 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 qualified 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.