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LAB DEMONSTRATOR  JOB POSTINGS (n=7)
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

POSTING DATE:                      August 8, 2022                      

APPLICATION DEADLINE:      August 12, 2022

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:  School of Health Sciences/Bethune Building

NOTE: These positions will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit

Application procedures and other information follow the 7 position descriptions.

01 POSITION:    Student Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 1000, Fundamentals of Sonography I

September-December 2022, 37 hrs (3hrs/week for 12 weeks +1hr orientation),

Lab time: Wednesdays, 8:30am-1130am

PAY RATE:        $16.61 per hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Good interpersonal and leadership skills required for working with students. Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.  Completion of DMUT 2500 is required.  Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset.

02 POSITION:  Student Lab Demonstrator – DMUT 2000, Abdominal & Superficial Structures

September-December 2022, 37 hrs (3hrs/week for 12 weeks, includes prep. Time + 1hr Orientation)

                        Lab time:  Fridays, 9:05- 11:55 (note: a schedule change to Monday afternoons may be pending)

                        Location: TBD

PAY RATE:        $16.61 per hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Good interpersonal and leadership skills required for working with students. Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.  Completion of DMUT 2500 is required.  Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset.

03 POSITION:  Student Lab Demonstrator - HSCE 2020, Radiation Physics

             Fall 2021, Oct - Nov 2021

             2 hrs/week for 5 weeks (total hours =10)

             Lab time: Wednesdays 3:00 – 4:30 pm

PAY RATE:  $16.61 hour.

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The student lab demonstrator will be responsible for demonstrating, administering and supervising 3 sessions of the lab portion of HSCE 2020 (Radiation Physics) course. The labs use radioactive sources and dosimetry equipment.

 REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Experience in a medical imaging field. Excellent understanding of dosimetry. The successful applicant must enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. Senior student in Nuclear Medicine or RT(NM).  Previous teaching experience is desirable.

04 POSITION:  Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1000, Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine)

Fall (September-December 2022) –12 sessions @ 2 hours in lab and 1 hour prep  

Tuesdays and Thursdays:  1730-1930: VG Nuclear Medicine Department

Total of 36 hrs

PAY RATE: $24.51 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner.

Lab topics: Operation of radiation detectors, uptake probe spectrum and energy resolution, well counter geometry and sensitivity. Gamma cameras to include: collimator resolution and sensitivity; acquisition and analysis of planar and SPECT imaging; as well as routine quality control procedures.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty.  Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current NSCMIRTP registration and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

05 POSITION:    Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1010, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation I)

September-December 2022, 12 sessions @ 2 hours in lab and 1 hour prep

Monday and Wednesdays: 1600-1800: VG Nuclear Medicine Department

Total of 36 hrs

PAY RATE: $24.51 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible.  Clean-up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner.

 

Lab topics: SPECT phantom data acquisition and processing, image data manipulation, reconstruction methods, application of filtering and motion correction, quality control assessment of phantom images and SPECT center of rotation.

 

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty. Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current NSCMIRTP registration and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

06 POSITION:    Lab Demonstrator RADT 1000.03, Skeletal Radiography

September-December 2022, 11 sessions @ 3 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each week

Tuesdays:  8:30 am – 11:30 am

PAY RATE: $24.51 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the learning lab component of RADT 1000-Skeletal Radiography, which consists of eleven, three-hour sessions. For eight of these lab sessions the lab demonstrator will be responsible for reviewing and discussing radiographic images and related anatomy and assisting students with their learning.  They will also be responsible for marking lab assignments at the end of the lab session.

The remaining three labs include introducing the students to the diagnostic imaging department at the QEII Health Science Centre and co-invigilating a lab exam. Each lab session is sub-divided into two 1.5-hour sessions to accommodate small group learning. These learning labs are held in the radiography classroom at the School of Health Sciences.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations, recent clinical experience, and experience precepting students is required.  Excellent understanding of general radiographic procedures and imaging equipment is essential. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the radiological technology curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Undergraduate degree preferred.

07 POSITION:    Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1000.03, Respiratory Therapy Instrumentation and Techniques

September-December 2022, 12 lab sessions for a total of 48 hours for the term which will
               include lab time, lab prep, and marking.  There is no lab on Nov. 10^th due to the Dalhousie Fall
               Study Break.
               Labs are held on Thursdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

PAY RATE:         $24.51 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1000 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of competency testing.  Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the learning experience; supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are safe and meaningful; organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience; and weekly grading of submitted labs

LAB TOPICS:  non-ventilatory equipment recognition, pipelines/station outlets/flowmetering devices, medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers, patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview and auscultation, humidifiers and nebulizers. Competency testing will be completed on medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers and pulse oximetry.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: a current active practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent clinical experience in respiratory therapy practice; good understanding of fundamental respiratory therapy instrumentation subject matter; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

If you are interested in the above, please apply with a current CV, specifying the position(s) of interest by the application deadline to:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager

School of Health Sciences, Dalhousie University

irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses 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.

Please note:  Dalhousie’s vaccine mandate has been suspended at this time, and employees no longer need to provide proof of full vaccination.  However, enhanced health and safety requirements (including masks) continue to apply, in alignment with the health-care sector in general. This includes students, faculty and staff in Faculties that intersect with health-care settings.  In addition, health and safety risks to our community will continue to be monitored and a vaccine mandate may be reinstated if necessary.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.