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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
FACULTY OF HEALTH, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4H6
POSTING DATE: July 13, 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 19, 2022
POSITION: Teaching Assistant
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Faculty of Health, College of Pharmacy
PAY RATE: According to CUPE Agreement Local 3912
WORK ASSIGNMENT:
A Teaching Assistant in a problem-based learning (PBL) unit is responsible for guiding and facilitating a small group of eight to ten students through a formalized learning and problem-solving process. Teaching Assistants meet with their assigned student group for 6 scheduled hours per week at specified times. Length of units vary. Teaching Assistants are also expected to attend a weekly teaching assistant meeting, as well as provide regularly scheduled verbal assessments and written evaluations to students. Preparation for tutorials is an expectation. Teaching Assistants are trained, and peer evaluated within the College of Pharmacy. Teaching Assistants will be report to the Associate Director, Education.
Year 1 – 10 positions – approx 9-10 hrs per wk for varying number of wks in X & Y Term
Year 2 – 8 positions – approx 9-10 hrs per wk for varying number of wks in X & Y Term
Year 3 – 9 positions – approx 9-10 hrs per wk for varying number of wks in X & Y Term
Year 4 – 10 positions – approx 9-10 hrs per wk for varying number of wks in X Term
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:
Must have formal education in the health sciences. Expertise in the subject matter is not needed.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE:
pharmued@dal.ca
Undergraduate Curriculum Administrator
College of Pharmacy
Dalhousie University
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 (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), 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
Dalhousie’s vaccine mandate has been suspended at this time, and employees no longer need to provide proof of full vaccination. However, health and safety risks to our community will continue to be monitored and a vaccine mandate may be reinstated if necessary.
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