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Environmental Science Teaching Assistants

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Closing Date: April 13, 2022, or until positions are filled

Position: Teaching Assistants for ENVS 2500: Field Methods in Environmental Science Summer Term 2022 (course occurs May 4 鈥� May 13)

Rate of Pay: According to the CUPE Collective Agreement

Job Description:

ENVS 2500 is a summer term intensive field course scheduled at 9:00-17:00 from May 4 鈥� 13, 2022. The course is a combination of field and lab instruction with students visiting field sites on campus and around Halifax.
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The course content includes the following topics: 听
1) wildlife sampling including visual and auditory identification of eastern Canadian avian, amphibian, and reptile species

2) soil sampling and composition analysis with a potential for water sampling
3) urban trees, tree diseases, and invasive pests and plants
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TA responsibilities:
Managing student groups during field trips
Providing on site instruction and guidance听
Marking assignments, tests, and quizzes
Responding to student queries
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TAs will also meet with the course instructor as needed to prepare for course activities. The position requires availability during scheduled field/lab sessions and may include before hours set-up and after-hours clean-up.

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Requirements: The Teaching Assistant must be a senior undergraduate or graduate student at 鲍鱼tv University. The following skills are required for the position: 1) effective communication; 2) ability to lead and engage students in field settings; and 3) assessment grading including provision of constructive feedback. Although not required, experience with one or more of the three course topics listed above is a definite asset.
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All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by 鲍鱼tv University.

To apply, please email your cover letter and r茅sum茅/CV to Caroline.Franklin@dal.ca.

If applicable, please mention relevant experience with any of the above course topics in your cover letter.

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.