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Lab Demonstrator Opportunity Winter term 2020 (REPOST)
POSTING DATE:  December 4, 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 9, 2020

​Position:  Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 2000, Radiopharmacy, W2021 (January 2021-April 2021)

• 14 sessions @ 2.5 hours synchronous online lab, 45 min prep, 2.5 hour asynchronous support
• Mondays and Wednesdays 1530 – 1800
• Total 48hrs
• PAY RATE: $20 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Visual demonstration of set-up/preparation of equipment, procedure, and analysis for the online learning experience.  Engage, stimulate, challenge and monitor student participation in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Facilitate discussion on theory and practical applications of lab content. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner and participate in post-lab discussion board. Communicate with professor of record on student progress and lab expectations/outcomes.

LAB TOPICS: Operation of a dose calibrator, preparation and quality control of lyophilized kits using radioactive material, dose calculation, assay and dispensing techniques, organization of a daily plan in radiopharmacy, receipt and storage of radioactive shipments and associated maintenance of records, contamination monitoring of workspace and personnel, in addition to dispensing and delivery of interventional medications.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Above average understanding of radiopharmacy subject matter. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master's degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing, specifying the course name, with a current CV by the application deadline to:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager​
School of Health Sciences, Dalhousie University
​irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the 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. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.