皇冠博彩app

TEACHING
ASSISTANT POSTING 鈥� SCIE 1111.03 WRITING FOR THE SCIENCES
DALHOUSIE
UNIVERSITY
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1
POSTING
DATE: January 3, 2020
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: January 7, 2020 (late applications might be considered if positions
not filled)
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POSITION:
Teaching Assistants, SCIE 1111.03 WINTER TERM, 2020 (up to 2 x 65 hour
assignments)
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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. Duties of the Teaching Assistants include: (1) prepare and run two
50-minute tutorials (5 students per tutorial) per week for 11 weeks, (2) grade four
assignments and four tests (approximately 10 each time), (3) attend weekly tutorial/marking
prep class (Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.), and (4) attend some SCIE 1111 classes
over the term (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.). Material in
this 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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QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students with excellent writing
skills. Background in science is desirable, as is experience with SCIE 1111.
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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 suitability for this
position, (2) your r茅sum茅, and (3) a sample of your writing (e.g., abstract of
a paper). Interviews will take place in the two weeks 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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皇冠博彩app 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.

Precis: TA65 position available for SCIE1111 - Writing for the Sciences, a Writing Requirement course in the Faculty of Science.

Author: Jacqueline White (jackie.white@Dal.Ca)