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TEACHING ASSISTANT   
ENVS-SUST3502 Environmental Problem Solving II - Campus as a Living Lab

APPLICATION DEADLINE: ASAP

POSITION: Laboratory Teaching Assistant, 1 x 90-hour position – Winter 2019

DEPARTMENT/UNIT:  Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

RATE OF PAY: According to the CUPE Agreement

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Teaching Assistant (also termed Teaching Mentor in the context of this course) will be responsible for assisting the Primary Instructor with ENVS-SUST 3502 Environmental Problem Solving II, Campus as a Living Laboratory. In this course, students form groups and identify campus focused sustainability and environment-related research topics to complete during the term, culminating in a final research report and Pecha Kucha presentation. Primary duties of the Teaching Mentor include attending weekly tutorials, meeting with assigned student groups to support research project development and completion, marking student assessments, and meeting regularly with the Instructor and the rest of the teaching team to align grading and discuss student progress. Teaching Mentors report directly to the instructor and work in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability. 

REQUIREMENTS: The Teaching Mentor must be a graduate student at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, and possess a background in environmental science, studies or sustainability. They must be reliable, energetic, and committed to supporting student research projects centered around campus sustainability. A scholarly background in quantitative and/or qualitative and/or mixed methods, and independent experience in conducting research is necessary.  Attendance at tutorials on Wednesdays between 10:05 – 11:25am during the Winter 2019 term (Jan-April) is required as well as availability for meetings with the teaching team and Sustainability Office to be scheduled at the start of the term.

TO APPLY: Send a CV and brief email highlighting your research experience to amy.mui@dal.ca

This is an urgent posting as the course has already begun. Duties would begin immediately.

Dr. Amy Mui
Environmental Science Program
Faculty of Science, LSC813
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø,  
1355 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Phone: (902) 494-4197
amy.mui@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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.