Earth Sciences Postings
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FALL 2023 (1237) SESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
Course: EASC 301 Igneous Petrology
Location: Burnaby Campus
Duration: August 28 - December 22, 2023
Application Deadline: June 29, 2023
Online application form
FALL 2023 (1237) TEACHING ASSISTANT (TA) POSITIONS
Appointment Period: August 28 - December 22, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 10, 2023
| COURSE | TITLE | CAMPUS | TA/TM/SI | INSTRUCTOR |
| EASC 101 | Dynamic Earth | Burnaby | TA | van der Flier-Keller |
| EASC 106 | Earth Through Time | Burnaby | TA | Hansen |
| EASC 202 | Introduction to Mineralogy | Burnaby | TA | Staples |
| EASC 206 | Field Geology 1 | Burnaby* | TA | Staples |
| EASC 207 | Introduction to Applied Geophysics | Burnaby | TA | Calvert |
| EASC 209W | Environmental Geoscience | Burnaby* | TA | Turner |
| EASC 210 | Evolving Earth |
Burnaby | TA | Hansen |
| EASC 302 | Sedimentary Petrology | Burnaby | TA | Dashtgard |
| EASC 304 | Hydrogeology | Burnaby | TA | Flowers |
| EASC 309 | Global Tectonics | Burnaby | TA | Gibson |
| EASC 310W | Paleontology | Burnaby | TA | MacEachern |
| EASC 315W | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | Burnaby | TA | Allen |
| EASC 421 | Volcanology | Burnaby* | TA | Williams-Jones |
Earth Sciences Teaching Assistant/Tutor Marker Hiring Priorities
Duties, Responsibilities and Term of the Appointment for Teaching Assistants (TA) and Sessional Instructors
All successful aplicants must demonstrate completion of the required safety training prior to the start of the course. Safety training requirements for each course are listed here. Retraining is not required if certification is still valid.
https://www.sfu.ca/science/covid-policies/safety/safety-training.html
TA/TM duties and scheduled hours will vary from course to course.
Applicants are expected to be available for the entire term of the contract.
Qualifications for TA/TM positions in the Department of Earth Sciences: A bachelor's or master's degree in Earth Sciences, or equivalent. The Department of Earth Sciences includes a wide range of specializations and, in order to be appointed, a person must have sufficient knowledge in the discipline of the course to interpret the course material, as demonstrated by either having taken the course or equivalent, or through graduate‐level research in the subject area.
W COURSES (EASC209W, EASC310W and EASC315W): Applicants must have above average technical writing skills and be able to critique and assess written assignments and reports.
FIELD TRIPS/SCHOOLS: TA must be available to travel on evenings/overnight/weekends, possess valid BC Class 5 (or equivalent) Driver's license, submit a current Drivers Abstract and valid First Aid Level One (minimum). EASC 206, EASC 209* and EASC 421 will involve overnight out of town travel. TAship for EASC209 will be field only, no lab.
TAs and TMs must be available to invigilate exams and TMs must be able to collect exams and course work for marking from, and return (once marked) to the SFU Burnaby Campus.
Note: All external applicants (non‐EASC) must email a statement of interest, and CV to eascmgr@sfu.ca by application closing date.
Access the Earth Sciences Teaching Assistantship Application Form here https://advance.science.sfu.ca/easc/ta_applications (SFU email account required)
Questions contact Tarja Vaisanen, Department Manager by email.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only successful applicants will be contacted and shall receive written confirmation.
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