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DEPARTMENT:听Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science听

POSTING DATE: 14^th听厂别辫迟别尘产别谤2022听

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 21^st听September 2022听

RATE OF PAY:听According to the CUPE Agreement
POSITION(S):听听The following Teaching Assistant position is available for the Fall 2022 term:听

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WORK ASSIGNMENT:听TAs assist instructor in the presentation and delivery of courses. Duties include administration of lab periods (8-10), assistance on 2 full-day field trip outings, and marking of all lab and field trip assignments.听The successful candidate will report directly to the instructor.听听

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:听听Applicants must be senior undergraduate, or graduate students at 海角社区app University. They听must have knowledge of the subject matter being taught and听be comfortable in facilitating the learning of undergraduate students.听听

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:听How to create a stratigraphic log from an outcrop, how to use a compass for measurements, general sedimentological and geological interpretation, knowledge of the geology of Nova Scotia, knowledge of processes of deposition, understanding of stratigraphic principles and numerous branches of stratigraphy (sedimentology, paleontology, etc.), how to use a binocular microscope, experience with logging and describing cuttings, experience with core logging, experience with scintillometer and Tiny Perm for outcrop and core description measurements, and other duties.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:听Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and a resume by the application deadline to:

Lexie Arnott听

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Lexie@dal.ca听听

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the class and approval by the University.听

海角社区app University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity听