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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4H6

POSTING DATE:                             December 7, 2021 
APPLICATION DEADLINE:          December 14, 2021

POSITION:               Multiple Teaching Assistant(s) for Winter 2022

DEPARTMENT:       English

PAY RATE:              As per CUPE Collective Agreement

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The Department of English intends to appoint a Teaching Assistant(s) (TA130) who will be responsible for working with the course instructor to ensure that the course runs efficiently and that student evaluations are prompt with appropriate feedback. Evaluation of student performance will be shared between the TA and the course instructor. The TA reports to the course instructor and is to attend both the class and tutorials for each course.

TA # 4
ENGL 1015 Literature: How it Works             

                        Lectures:      Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:35-15:55

                        Tutorial 04: Thursdays 14:35-15:55 

TA # 8

                        ENGL 1025 Literature: Why it Matters

Lectures:      Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:35-15:25

Tutorial 03:  Fridays 14:35-15:25

TA # 15

                        ENGL 1050 Pulp Fiction: Writing Requirement

Lectures:      Wednesdays 17:35-19:25

Tutorial 04:  Mondays 17:35-18:25

*Appointments will be subject to sufficient student enrolment and departmental requirements.

**Teaching assistants are expected to attend both the lectures and the tutorials.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:   Minimum of a BA Honours in English, with graduate work or previous post-secondary teaching experience preferred.

Applications should consist of a letter requesting consideration, including the names of referees who can be approached if the candidate has prior marking or tutoring experience; it should be understood that a graduate applicant’s file will be consulted for academic background.  Anyone applying who is not a current graduate student in the department should therefore include a C.V. and transcripts in the application to provide that academic background

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Dr. Kathy Cawsey, Teaching Assistant Coordinator
Dalhousie University, Department of English

                                    P.O. Box 15000

                                    Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Email:  pamela.decker@dal.ca   

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.