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Teaching Assistant and Marker postings (Department of Philosophy), Application Deadline September 13, 2021

Posted by Department of Philosophy on September 8, 2021 in Job Postings

TA130, TA 110, TA 90, Marker positions

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Dependent on enrolments and our graduate students’ assignments, but may include:

Introduction to Philosophy (writing and non-writing intensive sections), Ethics in Science, Philosophical Issues of Feminism, Justice in a Global Perspective, Philosophy of Sex and Love, Social/Professional/Ethical Issues in Cognitive Science, Ethics and Health Care.

May include advising and tutoring students, as well as marking essays and tests. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the potential for the University to return to online teaching for the Fall term of 2021, TA duties may be carried out online as well as in-person.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: TA 130; TA 110; TA 90: BA (Honours) and preferably MA in Philosophy. Familiarity with topics of each class and experience as a TA preferred.

Marker: BA (Honours) in Philosophy Preferred. Familiarity with the particular topics and issues covered in the course is strongly preferred.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITIONS, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
Dr. Greg Scherkoske, Department of Philosophy,
Dalhousie University, McCain Building, Halifax B3H 4R2
[gs@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 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 https://www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity .