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Teaching Assistant and Marker job postings: Sustainability, Summer 2023

Posted by College of Sustainability on March 31, 2023 in Job Postings

Teaching Assistant (130 HOURS) for SUST 1400.03, Exploring Sustainability

POSTING DATE: 31 March 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 April 2023

POSITION: Teaching Assistant (130 HOURS) for SUST 1400.03, Exploring Sustainability. SUMMER TERM 2023

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1 May – 15 August 2023

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell Building Suite 1401.

PAY RATE: 130 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($3719 gross pay)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant (TA) will be responsible for supporting learning for SUST 1400.03 ‘Exploring Sustainability’. This online course is a part of the undergraduate program in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) within the College of Sustainability. Core courses in the ESS program draw from a number of academic disciplines on campus and take an experiential and trans-disciplinary approach to curriculum in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues.

Each TA will help guide students through multiple course components. TAs will view online lecture videos and complete course readings. TAs will grade reflective papers, a multi-stage research project, and final essay, as well as provide guidance and feedback on those assignments. TAs require personal access to a computer and high-speed internet. TAs will be familiar with the Brightspace learning site. TAs will respond to student emails in a timely and professional manner and keep accurate records of grades. A mandatory training session will be held at the start of the semester, to be scheduled in consultation with successful applicants.

It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with each other and the course instructor. We are hiring one 90-hour TA and two 130-hour TAs to support SUST 1400. If you are interested in both positions but have a preference, please indicate this in the application form.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be Dalhousie students or recent (2 years) graduates. Applicants must have experience and a background in a field related to ESS. Experience with teaching, facilitation and marking is an asset. TAs must be highly proficient in written communication in the English language; experienced using Brightspace learning software as a part of a course teaching team; reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the tutorial topics; and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students. The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors by email before the start of term.

If you are interested in the above position please apply by completing the application form:

https://forms.office.com/r/hqYkrdb077

Applicants will be required to sign in with their Dalhousie Net ID and Password to access the form, and will be asked to upload a resume and include contact information for two references. If you are interested in more than one SUST TA or Marker position please complete the application form ONCE for all positions.

Questions? Contact: College of Sustainability Program Secretary cos.secretary@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.  

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

 

Teaching Assistant (90 HOURS) for SUST 1400.03, Exploring Sustainability

POSTING DATE: 31 March 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 April 2023

POSITION: Teaching Assistant (90 HOURS) for SUST 1400.03, Exploring Sustainability. SUMMER TERM 2023

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1 May – 1 August 2023

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell Building Suite 1401.

PAY RATE: 90 hours  as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($2575 gross pay)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant (TA) will be responsible for supporting learning for SUST 1400.03 ‘Exploring Sustainability’. This online course is a part of the undergraduate program in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) within the College of Sustainability. Core courses in the ESS program draw from a number of academic disciplines on campus and take an experiential and trans-disciplinary approach to curriculum in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues.

Each TA will help guide students through multiple course components. TAs will view online lecture videos and complete course readings. TAs will grade reflective papers, and a multi-stage research project, as well as provide guidance and feedback on those assignments. TAs require personal access to a computer and high-speed internet. TAs will be familiar with the Brightspace learning site. TAs will respond to student emails in a timely and professional manner and keep accurate records of grades. A mandatory training session will be held at the start of the semester, to be scheduled in consultation with successful applicants.

It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with each other and the course instructor. We are hiring one 90-hour TA and two 130-hour TAs to support SUST 1400. If you are interested in both positions but have a preference, please indicate this in the application form.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be Dalhousie students or recent (2 years) graduates. Applicants must have experience and a background in a field related to ESS. Experience with teaching, facilitation and marking is an asset. TAs must be highly proficient in written communication in the English language; experienced using Brightspace learning software as a part of a course teaching team; reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the tutorial topics; and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students. The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors by email before the start of term.

If you are interested in the above position please apply by completing the application form:

https://forms.office.com/r/hqYkrdb077

Applicants will be required to sign in with their Dalhousie Net ID and Password to access the form, and will be asked to upload a resume and include contact information for two references. If you are interested in more than one SUST TA or Marker position please complete the application form ONCE for all positions.

Questions? Contact: College of Sustainability Program Secretary cos.secretary@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

 

Teaching Assistant for SUST 3104.03, Sustainability and the Non-Profit Sector

POSTING DATE: 31 March 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 April 2023

POSITION: Teaching Assistant for SUST 3104.03, Sustainability and the Non-Profit Sector, ONLINE, Summer term 2023

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1 May – 30 June 2023

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell

PAY RATE: 45 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($1287 gross pay)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The TAs will assist the instructor with online course administration. The TAs will grade:

  1. Weekly Learning Logs
  2. Non-Profit Leadership Profile
  3. Debate Assignment
  4. Seminar paper presentations

The course will cover:

  • the role served by Canada’s non-profit sector in promoting social, economic and environmental sustainability

  • the relationship between the voluntary sector and the public and private sectors

  • how non-profit organizations are related to civil society, citizenship, advocacy and activism, volunteerism, philanthropy, and sustainability

  • the role of non-profit organizations in achieving social justice, equity and sustainability

  • the challenges of leading a non-profit organization

  • practical skills in starting and running a non-profit organization by assisting a local organization on a needed project

Familiarity with these topics and approaches is preferred.

It is essential that the TAs work collaboratively with the course instructor. The TA reports directly to the instructor and the Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be Dalhousie students or recent (2 years) graduates. Applicants must have suitable background for the position as described above and must be proficient at writing in English. Experience with teaching and marking is an asset. Experience with Brightspace course administration is preferred. The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors by email before the start of term.

If you are interested in the above position please apply by completing the application form: 

https://forms.office.com/r/hqYkrdb077

Applicants will be required to sign in with their Dalhousie Net ID and Password to access the form, and will be asked to upload a resume and include contact information for two references. If you are interested in more than one SUST TA or Marker position please complete the application form ONCE for all positions.

 Questions? Contact: College of Sustainability Program Secretary cos.secretary@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity

 

Teaching Assistant for SUST 3301.03, Local Approaches to Sustainability

POSTING DATE: 31 March 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 April 2023

POSITION: Teaching Assistant for SUST 3301.03, Local Approaches to Sustainability. Summer term 2023 

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 16 August – 29 August 2023 

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell Building Suite 1401.

PAY RATE: 25 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($715 gross pay)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Teaching Assistant (TA) will be responsible for providing support for SUST 3301.03 ‘Local Approaches to Sustainability’. This field course is a part of the undergraduate program in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) within the College of Sustainability.  

The TA will be responsible for assisting the course instructors with supervision of two off-campus site visits, including the transportation of students as a driver of a rental vehicle, video recording parts of the visits, as well as grading and providing feedback on some student assessments. The TA must be available for several full-day (8 hour) commitments on the days of the field site visits between August 16th and 29th (these dates are currently TBD in consultation with our community partners). It is essential that the TA work collaboratively with the course instructors.  

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: The TA must have a valid driver’s license and be at least 21 years of age. Applicants must be Dalhousie students or recent (2 years) graduates. Applicants must have experience and a background in a field related to ESS, and must be proficient in written and verbal communication in the English language. First Aid Certification and video recording/editing skills are assets. Experience using Brightspace learning software as a part of a course teaching team, teaching, facilitation and marking, are assets. The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors by email before the start of term.

If you are interested in the above position please apply by completing the application form:  

https://forms.office.com/r/hqYkrdb077

Applicants will be required to sign in with their Dalhousie Net ID and Password to access the form, and will be asked to upload a resume and include contact information for two references. If you are interested in more than one SUST TA or Marker position please complete the application form ONCE for all positions.

Questions? Contact: College of Sustainability Program Secretary cos.secretary@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

 

Marker for SUST/GEOG 3102.03, Coastal Change and Adaptation

POSTING DATE: 31 March 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 April 2023

POSITION: Marker for SUST/GEOG 3102.03, Coastal Change and Adaptation, ONLINE, Summer term 2023 

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1 May - 20 June 2023

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell

PAY RATE: $23.52/hour as per CUPE Collective Agreement

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The Marker will help grade:

  • Adaptation & Resiliency (reflection; only Part 2, due June 20)

  • Flood Risk Evaluation (essay; due May 20)

  • Creative assignment (Photo/Video stormwater report; due June 10)

  • Final (take-home) exam (due June 22)  

Payment is hourly as per CUPE Collective Agreement, but it is anticipated that this position will take about 90 - 100 hours.

The course will cover:

  • Humans and our relationship to the sea

  • Threats to Northern communities

  • Impacts of sea level rise on Nova Scotian and coastal communities worldwide

  • Coastal Erosion – hard armoring and soft solutions

  • Urbanization; the growth of mega cities in coastal areas

  • Climate Change impact on Health

  • Effects of changes (toxins, salinity, sediment load, plastic) on humans, society, ecosystems

  • Impacts of flooding and erosion on communities in the global south

  • Stormwater management in Halifax 

  • Challenges and strategies for coastal-realm conservation, management, & governance  

Familiarity with these topics and approaches is preferred.

It is essential that the Marker works collaboratively with the course instructor. The Marker reports directly to the instructor and the Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be Dalhousie students or recent (2 years) graduates. Applicants must have suitable background for the position as described above and must be proficient at writing in English. Experience with teaching and marking is an asset. Applicants must be able to access Brightspace and to communicate regularly with the course instructor through a platform of choice (e.g. Skype, Zoom, Teams). The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors by email before the start of term.

If you are interested in the above position please apply by completing the application form:

https://forms.office.com/r/hqYkrdb077

Applicants will be required to sign in with their Dalhousie Net ID and Password to access the form, and will be asked to upload a resume and include contact information for two references. If you are interested in more than one SUST TA or Marker position please complete the application form ONCE for all positions.

 Questions? Contact: College of Sustainability Program Secretary cos.secretary@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity