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POSTING DATE: June 24, 2019  

CLOSING DATE: July 1, 2019 or until positions are filled  

POSITION: Teaching Assistants for ENVS 1100.03, Foundations of Environmental Science: ecosphere, resources & sustainability  

SALARY: 

1 TA at 45 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement 

2 TAs at 65 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement 

1 TA at 90 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement  

JOB DESCRIPTION: This course covers a broad array of topic related to introductory concepts in environmental science including the process of science and information literacy. The course will be taught online. Teaching assistants will be responsible for:

• Leading groups of students through the course assignments. This will involve pre-recording introductions to the assignments, running live help sessions with the students, and grading the assignments using Brightspace.
• Facilitating, monitoring and grading student online discussions based on a variety of topics associated with the course content.
• Responding to student queries and providing general support to students
• Communicating regularly with the course instructor via virtual meetings
  
  QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Successful applicants must be senior undergraduate, graduate or professional students at Dalhousie University, in a field related to environmental science/studies or with undergraduate education in a field related to environmental science. TAs must be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the course topics, and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students online.
  
  Familiarity with Brightspace is also an asset.
  
  Applications must include a covering letter and a résumé or curriculum vitae and should be emailed to: 
  
   Sue Gass Earth and Environmental Science, susan.gass@dal.ca Faculty of Science Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.​