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LAB DEMONSTRATOR JOB POSTINGS (7 positions)
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
±«Óãtv University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2
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POSTING DATE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 02 July 2013
APPLICATION DEADLINE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 08 July 2013
DEPARTMENT:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý School of Health Sciences
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01 POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab DemonstratorÌýÌý DMUT 3010, Sonography of Abdomen and Superficial Structures III September-December 2013,
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý approximately 3 hrs/week for 10 weeks
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab time:Ìý Wednesdays, 1535 - 1755
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PAY RATE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý $20.00 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: Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.Ìý Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Good understanding of vascular ultrasound is required. Current CARDUP and/or ARDMS certification required.Ìý Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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02 POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1000, Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fall (September-December 2013) - 6 hrs/week for 10 weeks
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PAY RATE: $20 per hour
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. Review submitted labs and provide written feedback to Professor of Record. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.
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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.
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REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in nuclear medicine technology.Ìý Good interpersonal skills required for work with students. Good understanding of fundamental instrumentation subject matter. Current CAMRT registration. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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03 POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1010, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation I)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fall (September – December 2013) - 6 hrs/week for 10 weeks
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PAY RATE: $20 per hour
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. Review submitted labs and provide written feedback to the Professor of Record. Hard copy image capability directly from work station is required. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Lab topics: image manipulation of clinical data, SPECT phantom preparation, SPECT acquisition and processing, image filtering.
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REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in nuclear medicine technology.Ìý Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Good understanding of fundamental instrumentation subject matter.Ìý Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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04) POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 3100, CT for Hybrid Technologies
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fall 2013:Ìý 6 hours/week for 1 week
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PAY RATE:ÌýÌý $20 per hour
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a computed tomography lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible. Students will do one clinical lab covering the use of power injectors in computed tomography.
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REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in computed tomography. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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05) POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator for NUMT 3220, General Imaging I, Clinical Education
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fall (September 2013 to December 2013) – 5 hours/week for 15 weeks
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PAY RATE:ÌýÌý $20 per hour
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Under guidance from faculty the successful candidate will evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students and faculty in a nuclear medicine clinical setting. The primary responsibility will be to serve as a clinical resource guide providing clinical evaluation and competency assessment. The successful candidate will collaborate with school faculty to ensure course objectives are met and provide remedial assessments as required. This discipline specific course integrates theory to practice in all aspects of nuclear medicine general imaging. Systems include: CNS, GI, GU, Endocrine, Respiratory, Skeletal and Tumour/Inflammatory.
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REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training and substantial experience in nuclear medicine technology with demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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06) POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator Clinical Education Course NUMT 3240, Pediatric Nuclear
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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fall (September 2013 to Dec 2013) – 5 hours/week for 12 weeks
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PAY RATE:ÌýÌý $20/hr
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Under guidance from faculty the successful candidate will evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students and faculty in a pediatric nuclear medicine clinical setting. The primary responsibility will be to serve as a clinical resource. The successful candidate will collaborate with school faculty to ensure course objectives are met and provide remedial assessments as required. This discipline specific course critically evaluates the theory and practice of pediatric nuclear medicine. Topics include: developmental and psychological aspects of children and families, immobilization techniques, sedition, and pediatric pathologies encountered in nuclear medicine.
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REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in nuclear medicine technology as well as currently working in a pediatric environment. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.
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The successful applicant must meet with the Nuclear Medicine Team in September 2013 to review course expectations and timelines.
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07) POSITION:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Demonstrator RADT 1000, Skeletal Radiography
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý September-December 2013, 12 sessions @ 3 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each week
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PAY RATE: $20.00 per hour
WORK ASSIGNMENT: The instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1000, which consists of twelve lab sessions. For nine of these lab sessions the lab instructor will be responsible for reviewing/discussing radiographic images and related anatomy and assisting students with their learning.
The remaining three labs include introducing the students to the diagnostic imaging department and co-invigilating a lab test. Each lab session is sub-divided into two sessions to accommodate small group learning. These labs are conducted in radiographic exam rooms within the QE II Diagnostic Imaging department.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations, recent clinical experience and experience precepting students are required.Ìý 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 and master’s degree preferred.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES CLEARLY LISTING THE POSITION(S) OF INTEREST BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
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Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator
School of Health Sciences
±«Óãtv University
Bethune Building, Room 629
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, N.S.Ìý B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca
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All offers of employment as a lab demonstrator are conditional uponÌý sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.
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±«Óãtv University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.
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We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however only successful candidates will be notified.