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TEACHING ASSISTANT

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, NS B3H 3E2

POSTING DATE:  June 22, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  July 15, 2022

POSITION: TA 90 – MGMT 3701: Resource and Environmental Problem-Solving 1: The Community as a Living Laboratory, Fall 2022

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School for Resource and Environmental Studies

RATE OF PAY: TA90 According to the CUPE Agreement ($2197 gross pay)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for assisting the primary instructor for MGMT 3701.03 “Resource and Environmental Problem Solving – 1: The Community as a Living Lab”. The Teaching Assistant reports directly to the Instructor under the guidance of the Director of the School for Resource and Environmental Studies.  

REQUIREMENTS:  The Teaching Assistant must be a graduate student at Dalhousie University, possess a background in environmental studies or related field, skills in Brightspace, and, especially an aptitude for and experience in mentoring undergraduate students in collaborative research in the broader community. The Teaching Assistant must be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the position and about coaching 3rd year students to conduct applied, problem-solving research, mostly for their first time.

Specific skills sought include effective communication skills, and knowledge and experience in qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed-methods in scholarly research. Roles broadly include giving feedback on online student discussions, providing project guidance and mentorship, marking assignments, and coaching undergraduate students related to project management and effective communication in scholarly writing and with project partners outside university.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include a covering letter and a résumé or curriculum vitae and should be sent to:  

Dr. Heather Cray via email (hcray@dal.ca). 
School for Resource and Environmental Studies
Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS

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.