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» Go to news mainTeaching Assistant posting: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Closing Date:听March 30, 2023 听
Position:听Teaching Assistants for ENVS 2500: Field Methods in Environmental Science Summer Term 2023.听ENVS 2500 is an intensive field course scheduled at 9:00-17:00 from May 1 鈥� 10, 2023. The course is a combination of field and lab instruction with field trips on campus and around Halifax.
Rate of Pay:听According to the CUPE Collective Agreement
The course content includes the following topics: 听
1) wildlife sampling such as visual and auditory identification of eastern Canadian avian, amphibian, and reptile species
2)听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
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.
Requirements:听The Teaching Assistant must be a senior undergraduate or graduate student at 黑料吃瓜网. 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 黑料吃瓜网. 听
To apply, please听email your cover letter and r茅sum茅/CV to Caroline.Franklin@dal.ca.听
If applicable, please mention relevant experience with any of the above course topics in your cover letter.听
黑料吃瓜网 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.