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Teaching Assistant Postings ‑ Earth Sciences ‑ Faculty of Science

Posted by Earth Sciences - Faculty of Science on December 8, 2017 in Job Postings

POSTING DATE:  December 7, 2017

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  December 15, 2017

POSITION(S): The following Teaching Assistant positions are available during the winter 2018 term:

Course Subject & Number

Course name

Supervisor

Position

Number of positions

ERTH/GEOG 1030

Introduction to Physical Geography

L. Plug

TA65

1

ERTH/GEOG 1060

Natural Disasters

J. Gosse

TA90

1

ERTH 2002

Introduction to Petrology

R. Cox

TA65

1

ERTH 2205

Paleontology

O. Sherwood

TA65

1

ERTH 2270 / 4470

Introduction to Applied Geophysics & Seismic Imaging

M. Nedimović

TA90

1

ERTH 3020

Metamorphic Petrology

J. Brenan

TA45

1

ERTH 3140

Structural Geology

D Grujic

TA65

1

ERTH 3440

Geomorphology

L. Plug

TA45

1

ERTH 4520

GIS Applications

C. Greene

TA90

1

ERTH 4530

Remote Sensing

C. Greene

TA65

1

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:  Department of Earth Sciences and potentially various field locations. PAY RATE:  According to CUPE Agreement Local 3912

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Each position is for 45, 65, or 90 hours of work as indicated in the table above.  Duties are varied and may include preparing lab/tutorial material, demonstrating the labs/tutorials, marking the labs/tutorials and assignments, and assisting the course instructor with teaching related duties. The winter term starts on January 8, 2018 and ends April 10, 2018 with the exam period continuing until April 26, 2018.  You may be expected to mark student submissions in the exam period and/or invigilate the final exam.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:  Applicants should be graduate students in the Department of Earth

Sciences, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING (preferably email) CLEARLY INDICATING THE COURSE SUBJECT & NUMBER AND POSITION BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Mike Young

Department of Earth Sciences, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ mike.young@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.  »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ 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 qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.