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TEACHING ASSISTANT/MARKER/DEMONSTRATOR POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2

POSTING DATE: 25 June 2021

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5 July 2021

POSITION: Teaching Assistant for SUST 3000.03 Environmental Decision-Making SUMMER TERM 2021 – Educational Resources Development TA

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell

PAY RATE: 65 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($1587 gross pay).

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for assisting the instructors for developing online teaching materials for SUST 3000 Environmental Decision-Making. The position will begin in early July and will end in either August or September, depending on how quickly the selected candidate completes the assigned 65 hours of work. This position can be completed online and has no in-person requirements.

Duties will include refining and developing online tutorial resources for linear-based modelling (e.g., population variability analysis), mathematical probabilities, qualitative data analysis (e.g., coding using NVivo), and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). This will include creating short instructional videos to aid students in completing the tutorial activities, and populating tutorial activities and resources directly into Brightspace. The TA reports directly to the course instructors and Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Successful applicants must be a senior undergraduate, graduate or professional student at Dalhousie University. Students having graduated within the past two years will also be considered. Expertise and experience in conservation biology, ecology, and/or ecological statistics, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, is required. Experience with Brightspace is also required. Other academic experience or background related to physical geography, earth science, risk management, environmental studies and assessments, economics, or other discipline that entails quantitative decision-support methods would be an asset. The TA must be reliable, enthusiastic about the position, and be willing to consider and engage with students from a diversity of disciplinary perspectives. The College of Sustainability will request acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors before the start of term (if applicable).

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE.

Applications must include 1) a cover letter that explains how the applicant meets the specific requirements of the position and 2) a résumé 3) contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by email to:

Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University
cos.secretary@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 candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

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