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​PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING DEPARTMENT: Â鶹´«Ã½ Integrated Science ProgramÌý (DISP)

Faculty of Science
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2Ìý

POSTING DATE: July 21th, 2021Ìý

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 30th, 2021, or until the position is filledÌý

POSITION: Part-Time Academic DISP Writing in Science Instructor.Ìý

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Â鶹´«Ã½ Integrated Science Program, Life Sciences CentreÌý

PAY RATE: In accordance with CUPE Collective AgreementÌý
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PERIOD OF WORK: September 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022Ìý

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The part-time academic will be responsible for the continued development and teaching of the Writing in Science component of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Integrated Science Program (DISP) (seeÌý/faculty/science/integrated-science-program.html), in collaboration with other DISP faculty. The position is valued at the equivalent of 2.5 CUPE PTA units over the fall and winter.Ìý

Responsibilities are as follows:Ìý

1. Developing Writing in Science teaching materials for SCIE 1506 (Fall term) and SCIE 1507 (Winter term)
   • Develop instructions and supporting resources and rubrics for a new field trip report on coastal dunes. Align writing assignment instructions with field procedures established by DISP Faculty.
     
   • Develop Brightspace quizzes to assess student comprehension of an assigned scientific article. Ìý
     
   • Develop teaching resources for Fall and Winter writing in science workshops. Example topics include: Asking questions, anatomy of a scientific paper, citing the literature, paraphrasing and economy of expression.
2. Instruction of Writing in Science content in SCIE 1506 (Fall term):Ìý
   
   • Teach scientific writing to first year science students by preparing and delivering tutorials and exercises on the parts of a scientific paper and on the term writing assignments (~12 tutorials, Wednesdays 1630-1730) and by assisting teaching a field trip on coastal dunes (Sept 23) which is the basis for written assignments.Ìý
     
   • Consult with Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries, DISP Faculty and guest workshop hosts to determine content and logistics for workshops of Types of Scientific Articles, Mapping (GIS), and Infographics. Attend and assist teaching these workshops (~5 workshops Tuesdays 835-955 or Friday 1435-1735)
     
   • Mark and provide extensive and timely written feedback on individual sections of the coastal dune field trip report: intro + methods, results + discussion, full report (for 25-30 students).
     
   • Hire and oversee field report marking completed by two TAs (marking report sections and field reports for 25 students each)
     
     • Meet with students to discuss writing during weekly office hours (1-2 hours per week) and by email.Ìý
       
     • Fulfill administrative duties associated with the Writing in Science component (e.g., update rubrics, upload learning resources to Brightspace, upload grades)
3. Instruction of Writing in Science content in SCIE 1507 (Winter term)
   Students in Integrated Science complete research projects in Â鶹´«Ã½ and affiliated host labs in the winter term, and complete writing assignments related to their research projects (research proposal, annotated bibliography, topic sentence outline and first and final research paper drafts). In April students present their projects in a conference-style event.Ìý
   

The Writing in Science Instructor will:

• Update and teach tutorials and workshops on writing assignments (~8 at 1 hour each, Thursdays 1030-1130)
• Provide extensive and timely written feedback to 30-40 students on the following: topic sentence outline, first draft research paper, final research paper. Consider input from host labs when providing written feedback to students
• Meet with research supervisors as needed for clarification on research topics
• Meet with students to discuss writing during weekly office hours (1-2 hours per week) and by email.Ìý
• Coordinate marking with two teaching assistants who will each mark for 20 students
• Fulfill administrative duties associated with the writing in science component (e.g., update rubrics, upload learning resources to Brightspace, upload grades)Ìý
• Assist with research proposal and presentation marking