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Environmental Science Teaching Assistant 鈥� Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Closing Date:听December 14,听2022
Position:听Teaching Assistant for ENVS 1200: Environmental Challenges听Winter Term 2023
Salary:听听1 TA at 90 hours as per CUPE Collective Agreement
Job Description:
Teaching Assistants听(TAs)听will lead undergraduate students in tutorial sessions covering a variety of topics in introductory-level environmental science.听TAs will grade tutorial assignments and student participation. The tutorials are designed to be hands-on to provide opportunities for small group听activities and听discussions. Each TA will lead two 1.5-hour tutorials per week for听approximately听11听weeks听and spend time preparing for and grading tutorials and lab reports.听TA will also be responsible for invigilating the midterm and final exam and assisting听with grading the exams.
The TA 90 position,听in addition to the responsibilities listed above, will听also听assist with听communicating with students via email听in terms of missed tutorials and exams, creating rubrics, proofreading handouts, and grading student essays.
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Qualifications/Experience:
Successful applicants must be听a听senior undergraduate,听graduate,听or professional student at 鲍鱼tv University in a field related to environmental science/studies or with undergraduate education in a field related to environmental science. TAs must be reliable, energetic, and enthusiastic about the tutorial topics.听Experience with basic statistical packages would be an asset.听They must also be comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students.
To apply, please email your听cover letter and听r茅sum茅/CV to听susan.gass@dal.ca.
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the class 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 Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, 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
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