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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING 鈥� SCIE 1111.03 WRITING FOR THE SCIENCES

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1

POSTING DATE: December 12, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 16, 2022 (late applications might be considered if positions not filled)

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POSITION: Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 WINTER TERM, 2023 (up to 12 x 65 hour assignments; 130 hour assignments are also possible)

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DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Faculty of Science

PAY RATE: As per Agreement, CUPE Local 3912

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JOB SUMMARY: SCIE 1111, Writing for the Sciences, is a Writing Requirement course in the Faculty of Science. The class covers: Communication, scientific style, grammar and punctuation, sentences and paragraphs, APA and CSE referencing, graphics, the scientific paper (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and Abstract), and ethics.

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This class will be held in-person in Winter 2022, with the tutorials offered at times set out in the University timetable: https://dalonline.dal.ca/PROD/fysktime.P_DisplaySchedule

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Duties of the Teaching Assistants include: (1) prepare and run two 50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 11 weeks and grade tutorial exercises, (2) guide/advise students with preparation, (3) grade and provide feedback on four assignments, (5) grade four tests, (6) grade and provide feedback on a final manuscript, (6) grade a sample of posters as part of an in-class online conference, and (8) attend weekly tutorial/marking meetings.

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QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students with excellent writing, communication, and organizational/time-management skills. Background in science is an asset, as is experience with SCIE 1111. Reliable access to the internet is necessary.

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY E-MAIL BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO: Dr. Tim Juckes, at tjuckes@dal.ca

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Include in your application (1) a cover letter explaining your qualifications/experience as they relate to this position, (2) your r茅sum茅, and (3) a sample of your writing. Interviews will likely take place in the week following the application deadline.

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

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麻豆传媒 is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness.听 The university encourages applications from qualified 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.