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POSTING DATE:Ìý July 29, 2020
Applicatin DEADLINE: August 4, 2020
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School of Health Sciences

POSITION 1:Ìý Ìý Student Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 1000.03, Fundamentals of Sonography I

September-December 2020, 37 hrs (3hrs/week for 12 weeks +1hr orientation),ÌýÌý

Lab time: Wednesdays, 8:30am-1130am

Location: ÌýNSHealth,ÌýCentral Zone,,ÌýSchool of Health Sciences

PAY RATE:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $16.61 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Ìý

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Good interpersonal and leadership skills required for working with students. Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.Ìý Completion of DMUT 1500 is required.Ìý Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset. Ìý

POSITION 2:Ìý Ìý Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 3010.03, Sonography of Abdomen and Superficial Structures IIIÌý

​​​September-December 2020, 37 hrs (3hrs/week for 12 weeks, includes prep. Time + 1hr orientation)
Lab time:Ìý Wednesdays, 1605- 1755

Location: NSHealth,ÌýCentral Zone,​,ÌýSchool of Health Sciences​

PAY RATE: $20 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Ìý

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.Ìý Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Good understanding of vascular ultrasound is required. Current Sonography Canada and/or ARDMS certification required.Ìý Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Ìý

POSITION 3: ÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1000.03, Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine)​

Fall (September-December 2020) – 6 sessions @ 2 hours synchronous online lab, 1 hour prep, 1 hour asynchronous support

Tuesdays or Thursdays (To be negotiated):Ìý 1730-1930:
(location) Brightspace Collaborate

Total of 24 hrs Ìý

PAY RATE: $20 per hourÌý(This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Visual demonstration of set-up/preparation of equipment, acquisition, and processing for the online learning experience. Engage, stimulate, challenge and monitor student participation in a nuclear medicine online lab setting. Demonstrate the lab exercise in a safe and effective manner, including clean-up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Facilitate discussion on theory and practical applications of lab content. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner and participate in post lab discussion board. Communication with professor of record on student progress and lab expectations/outcomes. Ìý

Lab topics: Operation of radiation detectors, uptake probe spectrum and energy resolution, well counter geometry and sensitivity. Gamma cameras to include: collimator resolution and sensitivity, acquisition and analysis of planar and SPECT imaging as well as routine quality control procedures.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.Ìý Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty.Ìý Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current provincial professional licensing and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Ìý

POSITION 4:Ìý Ìý Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1010.03, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation I)

​September-December 2020, 6 sessions @ 2 hours synchronous online lab, 1 hour prep, 1 hour asynchronous supportÌý Ìý

​​Monday and Wednesdays Thursdays (To be negotiated):Ìý 1600-1800:
(location) BrightspaceÌý Collaborate
Total of 24 hrs Ìý

PAY RATE: $20 per hourÌý (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)​

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Visual demonstration of set-up/preparation of equipment, acquisition, and processing for the online learning experience. Engage, stimulate, challenge and monitor student participation in a nuclear medicine online lab setting. Demonstrate the lab exercise in a safe and effective manner, including clean-up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Facilitate discussion on theory and practical applications of lab content. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner and participate in post lab discussion board. Communication with professor of record on student progress and lab expectations/outcomes.

Lab topics: SPECT phantom data acquisition and processing, image data manipulation, reconstruction methods, application of filtering and motion correction, quality control assessment of phantom images and SPECT center of rotation.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.Ìý Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty.Ìý Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current provincial professional licensing and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

POSITION 5:Ìý Ìý Lab Demonstrator RADT 1000.03, Skeletal Radiography

Septe​mber-December 2020, 11 sessions @ 3 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each weekÌýÌý

​Tuesdays:Ìý 8:30 am – 11:30 am

​PAY RATE: $20.00 per hourÌý(This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the learning lab component of RADT 1000-Skeletal Radiography, which consists of eleven, three-hour sessions. For eight of these lab sessions the lab demonstrator will be responsible for reviewing and discussing radiographic images and related anatomy and assisting students with their learning.Ìý They will also be responsible for marking lab assignments at the end of the lab session.

The remaining three labs include introducing the students to the diagnostic imaging department at the QEII Health Science Centre and co-invigilating a lab exam. Each lab session is sub-divided into two 1.5-hour sessions to accommodate small group learning. These learning labs are held in the radiography classroom at the School of Health Sciences.Ìý Ìý

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations, recent clinical experience, and experience precepting students is required.Ìý Excellent understanding of general radiographic procedures and imaging equipment is essential. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the radiological technology curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Undergraduate and master’s degree preferred.

POSITION 6:Ìý Ìý Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1000.03, Respiratory Therapy Instrumentation and Techniques

​September-December 2020, 10 lab sessions for a total of 40 hours for the term which willÌý

Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýinclude lab time, lab prep, and marking.Ìý There is no lab on Nov. 12th due to the Â鶹´«Ã½ FallÌý

Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýStudy Break.

Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLabs are held on Thursdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

PAY RATE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý $20.00 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1000 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of competency testing.Ìý Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the learning experience; supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are safe and meaningful; organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience; and weekly grading of submitted labs

LAB TOPICS:Ìý non-ventilatory equipment recognition, pipelines/station outlets/flowmetering devices, medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers, patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview and auscultation, humidifiers and nebulizers. Competency testing will be completed on medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers and pulse oximetry.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: a current active practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent clinical experience in respiratory therapy practice; good understanding of fundamental respiratory therapy instrumentation subject matter; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate or master’s degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Ìý

Please apply by email with a current CV, specifying for which position,Ìýby the above deadline to: Ìý

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager

School of Health Sciences, Â鶹´«Ã½

irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

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

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We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.