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POSTING DATE: 26 June 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 July 2020
POSITION: Teaching Assistants for SUST 1000.06, What is Sustainability? FALL TERM 2020
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell
PAY RATE: 130 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($3173 gross pay).
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Tutorial Teaching Assistants will be responsible for supporting students with online tutorials, monitoring online discussions and grading assignments for SUST 1000.06 "What is Sustainability?", during the Fall 2020 term. This class is part of the innovative undergraduate program in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) offered by the College of Sustainability. Core courses in the ESS program draw from virtually every academic discipline on campus and take an issues-based and trans-disciplinary approach to curriculum in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues.
Each Teaching Assistant will support about 25 students in synchronous and asynchronous tutorial activities. TAs must complete course readings and view online lecture material. TAs may be required to assist with the preparation of online tutorials. TAs will grade written assignments and student participation for approximately 25 students (one tutorial section). TAs will be expected to provide constructive feedback on all writing assignments. SUST 1000 satisfies the 鲍鱼tv Writing Requirement, so activities and assignments aimed at improving writing proficiency are a significant component of the overall tutorial curriculum. Assignments include two short position papers, four lecture reflections, and a major research paper in several stages.
TAs are required to participate in an orientation and training session (online) at the start of the term as well as online TA meetings during the term that will be scheduled in consultation with the successful candidates. TAs must also view the weekly Environment, Sustainability, and Society lecture series (online). Tutorial section assignments are determined in consultation with the successful candidates in August.
It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with the course instructors and fellow teaching assistants. TAs report directly to the course instructors and the Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Successful applicants must be 鲍鱼tv students or recent (2 years) 鲍鱼tv graduates with experience or background in a field related to Environment, Sustainability and Society. TAs must be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the tutorial topics, proficient at writing in the English language, and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students. Experience with Brightspace is an asset. 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 IN WRITING BY THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include a cover letter and a r茅sum茅 with contact information for two references. Applications should explicitly highlight previous teaching and/or mentoring experience (academic or otherwise). Applications should be sent by email to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit .
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POSTING DATE: 26 June 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 July 2020
POSITION: Markers for SUST 1000.06 What is Sustainability? FALL TERM 2020
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell Building Suite 1401.
PAY RATE:听 $16.61/hour as per CUPE Collective Agreement
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Markers will assist course instructors with grading quizzes and final exams. Markers will also assist course instructors with Brightspace gradebook tasks, and will monitor the timeliness and consistency of grade submissions by the SUST 1000 TAs.
Markers must view all lectures (online, asynchronous) and must read all assigned readings.
Payment is hourly as per CUPE collective Agreement, but it is anticipated that this position will take 90 to 120 hours. Markers must work collaboratively with each other and with course instructors to develop exam questions, answer keys, and calibrate their grading.
Markers report directly to the course instructors and the Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be 鲍鱼tv students or recent (2 years) 鲍鱼tv graduates with experience or background in a field related to Environment, Sustainability and Society. 听Markers must be concurrently or previously employed as SUST 1000 TAs.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include a cover letter and a r茅sum茅 with contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by email to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit .
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POSTING DATE: 26 June 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 July 2020
POSITION: Markers for SUST 1000.06 What is Sustainability? FALL TERM 2020
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell Building Suite 1401.
PAY RATE:听 $16.61/hour as per CUPE Collective Agreement
WORK ASSIGNMENT: SUST 1000 literacy diagnostic markers will grade two rounds of assignments. Round 1 will be near the beginning of the term (26 September 鈥� 3 October), and Round 2 will be at the end of the term (9 鈥� 16 听December). Please be sure that you can commit roughly 12 hours of marking time for each one-week round of marking (24 hours total) when applying to one of these four positions. Markers must work collaboratively with each other and with course instructors to calibrate their grading. Markers must be available for a two-hour online training session, date TBD in communication with the selected applicants. Payment is hourly as per CUPE Collective Agreement, but it is anticipated that this position will take 26 hours (24 hours marking and two hours online training/marking calibration). These positions will be entirely remote and do not require physical presence on campus.
Markers report directly to the Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Successful applicants must be senior undergraduate, graduate or professional students at 鲍鱼tv University. Students having graduated within the past two years will also be considered. Applicants must have experience in literacy and/or writing coaching, as well as a background in a field related to Environment, Sustainability and Society. Experience with marking is an asset, as well as experience using Brightspace as a TA or marker.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE. Applications must include a brief cover letter outlining relevant literacy and/or writing coaching experience as well as a r茅sum茅 with contact information for two references. 听Applicants who are available and interested in more than one 26-hour position are asked to state this in their cover letter as double appointments will be considered. Applications should be submitted as one PDF file. Applications should be sent by听别尘补颈濒听to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.
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POSTING DATE: 26 June 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 July 2020
POSITION: Teaching Assistants for SUST 40001.03 and SUST 4002.03, Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) Capstone. FALL 2020 and WINTER 2021 TERMS
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: College of Sustainability, Mona Campbell building, Suite 1401
PAY RATE: 65 hours in each Fall & Winter terms as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($1587 gross pay per term).
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Teaching Assistants are responsible for leading group work sessions and providing support for SUST 4001 and SUST 4002: "Environment, Sustainability and Society Capstone." This fourth-year class is part of the ESS (Environment, Sustainability and Society) undergraduate program. Core courses in the ESS program draw from virtually every academic discipline on campus, and take an experiential and trans-disciplinary approach in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues. This culminating class offers students the experience of working on a wide variety of sustainability issues with an external client (community groups, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, government departments etc.).
Capstone Teaching Assistants are required to meet online with small groups during synchronous class times each week. In addition, responsibilities include preparing for tutorials, assessing student participation and assisting in the grading of some course assignments. TAs guide student teams through the various stages of "knowledge mobilization projects" 鈥� response to RFPs (Request for Proposals), literature review, research methods, and the delivery of an oral presentation and written reports to clients. TAs are expected to provide significant and constructive feedback on written assignments.
It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with the course instructors, fellow teaching assistants and College staff. TAs are required to participate in weekly instructional team meetings via zoom on Wednesday 11-noon. TAs must be available during the synchronous class times on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12:30pm - 2:30pm (Atlantic) in both Fall and Winter terms. Online interaction will not occur during the entire 6 hours each week. The precise schedule will vary. TAs report directly to the course instructors and the Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants must be graduate or professional students at 鲍鱼tv University or recent (2 years) alumni. Applicants must have experience or background in a field related to Environment, Sustainability and Society. Applicants must possess exceptional communication skills 鈥� both oral and written. Familiarity with business writing (Request for Proposals, project proposals and final reports, etc.) is an asset. Familiarity with Brightspace online learning tool is an asset. TAs must demonstrate initiative, be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the class project topics, and comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students. Previous teaching/tutoring experience is an asset. The College of Sustainability will request an acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors before the st
art of the fall term.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE. Applications must include a cover letter and a r茅sum茅 with contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by email to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit .
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笔翱厂罢滨狈骋听顿础罢贰:听26 June 2020
础笔笔尝滨颁础罢滨翱狈听顿贰础顿尝滨狈贰:听10 July 2020
笔翱厂滨罢滨翱狈:听Teaching Assistants for听厂鲍厂罢听2000.06,听Local听Governance,听Citizen听Engagement听and听Sustainability. FALL TERM 2020
顿贰笔础搁罢惭贰狈罢/尝翱颁础罢滨翱狈:听Online
笔础驰听搁础罢贰:听110 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($2,685 gross pay).
奥翱搁碍听础厂厂滨骋狈惭贰狈罢:听Tutorial Teaching Assistants will be responsible for leading tutorials and providing support for SUST 2000.06 "Local Governance, Citizen Engagement and Sustainability", during the fall 2020 term. This class is part of the innovative undergraduate program in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) offered by the College of Sustainability. Core courses in the ESS program draw from virtually every academic discipline on campus, and take an experiential and trans-disciplinary approach to curriculum in order to understand the realities behind complex sustainability issues.
Each Teaching Assistant will assist 24 students with online asynchronous as well as synchronous tutorial activities using a guided Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach. TAs will be required to prepare short (ca. 15-20 min. long) videos for tutorials, managing and curating online group discussions boards on a variety of topics related to their projects, and keep accurate records of attendance and grades. Tutorials will take place in form of scheduled/synchronous meetings with each group within a weekly allocated 90-minute time slot. TAs will be responsible for grade entry in the Brightspace gradebook and assigning groups in Brightspace for each of the 3 modules.
Each Teaching Assistant will grade three individual assignments and three individual reflections for their tutorial section, approximately 24 students. TAs will also help grade the final exam, and must be available for the entire final exam period, 10-20 December 2020. The final exam schedule will be posted October 1st.
TAs will be required to attend a training session at the start of term and weekly online meetings with course instructors throughout the term. Weekly meeting schedule will be determined in consultation with the successful applicants in August.
It is essential that TAs work collaboratively with the course instructor and fellow teaching assistants. TAs report directly to the course instructors and the Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
REQUIREMENTS听OF听笔翱厂滨罢滨翱狈:听Successful applicants must be 鲍鱼tv students or recent 鲍鱼tv graduates with background that is relevant to "Local Governance, Citizen Engagement and Sustainability". TAs must be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about facilitating undergraduate students through challenging problem-solving team projects. TAs must be proficient at writing in the English language. Experience with Brightspace is required, knowledge of Teams, Collaborate, Panopto and other 鲍鱼tv learning/teaching platforms are an asset. Training for these will be offered through online webinars by the Centre for Learning and Teaching. 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 IN WRITING BY THE
础笔笔尝滨颁础罢滨翱狈听顿贰础顿尝滨狈贰.听Applications must include a cover letter and a r茅sum茅 with contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by听email to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University 听sustprog@dal.ca
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit听.
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笔翱厂罢滨狈骋听顿础罢贰:听26 June 2020
础笔笔尝滨颁础罢滨翱狈听顿贰础顿尝滨狈贰:听10 July 2020
笔翱厂滨罢滨翱狈:听Teaching Assistant for听厂鲍厂罢听3000.03听Environmental听Decision-Making听FALL TERM 2020
顿贰笔础搁罢惭贰狈罢/尝翱颁础罢滨翱狈:听College of Sustainability, 1401 Mona Campbell
笔础驰听搁础罢贰:听130 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement ($3173 gross pay).
奥翱搁碍听础厂厂滨骋狈惭贰狈罢:听The Teaching Assistants will be responsible for assisting the instructors for SUST 3000 Environmental Decision-Making. Course duties will include leading online tutorials for linear-based modelling (e.g., population variability analysis), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Duties also include assisting with updating tutorials, marking assignments, exam marking, student assistance and TA meetings with the course instructors (time to be determined in consultation with successful applicants). The Teaching Assistants report directly to the course instructors and Academic Advisor and Program Manager in the College of Sustainability.
Applicants must be available for at least one of the following scheduled online tutorial times (all Atlantic Time): Monday 11:30-1:00, Tuesday 10:00-11:30, or Wednesday 2:30-4:00pm, and must indicate their availability in their cover letters.
REQUIREMENTS听OF听笔翱厂滨罢滨翱狈:听Successful applicants must be a senior undergraduate, graduate or professional students at 鲍鱼tv University. Students having graduated within the past two years will also be considered. Expertise and experience in conservation biology, ecology, ecological statistics, or geographic information systems is required. Other academic experience or background related to: physical geography, earth science, risk management, environmental studies and assessments, economics, or other discipline that entails quantitative decision-support methods would be an asset. The Teaching Assistant must be reliable, enthusiastic about the position, and be willing to consider and engage with students from a diversity of disciplinary perspectives. Experience with Brightspace is an asset. The College of Sustainability will request acknowledgment of the TA position from grad supervisors before the start of term.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY
THE听础笔笔尝滨颁础罢滨翱狈听顿贰础顿尝滨狈贰.听Applications must include 1) a cover letter that explains how the applicant meets the specific requirements of the position and 2) a r茅sum茅 3) contact information for two references. Applications should be sent by听别尘补颈濒听to:
Peter Mushkat, Interim Director
College of Sustainability, 鲍鱼tv University
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. 鲍鱼tv University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit听.
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