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Teaching Assistant and Marker Positions

Department of Industrial Engineering

The following positions are open for theÌýSummerÌýTerm 2025 (May - August).

ÌýTo apply, please mark 1, 2, or 3 after any position you are interested in. 1 implies high priority, 2 implies medium priority, and 3 implies low priority. A blank indicates you are not willing to accept that position.

You can choose as many 1s, 2s, and 3s as you want. You are also welcome to mark a 1 for the marker position for a course but leave the TA position blank or vice versa.

**IMPORTANT**

***For TA Positions***

Applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab times and also exams
(please check the academic timetable onlineÌýfor lab dates and times.)

Definitions:

Teaching Assistant (TA):Ìýan employee hired for the hours indicated to assist an instructor in the presentation and delivery of a course, who is required to directly interact with students and whose duties include a combination of the following: tutoring, marking, demonstrating, monitoring labs, conducting discussion groups/tutorials, proctoring, field trips and assisting withÌýonline teaching and other duties of a similar nature.

Marker:Ìýan hourly paid employee hired for the hours indicated to mark and/or grade the written work of students, whose duties include such tasks as marking tests and/or marking exams.

Available Positions:

Course descriptions are available online. Please note any course-specific qualifications before applying.

IENG 3304 - Data Management & Analytics
Part of term: May 5 - June 13
Positions: 2 x TA (65 hours); Marker (65 hours)
NOTE: For this TA position, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab times, and must know or be willing to learnÌýRÌýquickly.

IENG 3320 - Analysis and Design of Production Systems
Part of term: May 5 – June 13
Positions: TA (65 hours)
NOTE: For TA positions, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab times.

IENG 3334 -ÌýIndustrial StatisticsÌý
Part of term: June 23 – August 1
Positions: TA (65 hours); Marker (65 hours)
NOTE: For this TA position, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab times, and must have taken a similar multi-variate statistics course.

IENG 3337 -ÌýBusiness Operations & Entrepreneurship
Part of term: June 23 – August 1
Positions: TA (45 hours)

IENG 3345 -ÌýOperations Research: Stochastic and Non-Linear Models
Full term: May 5 – August 1
Positions: TA (65 hours) Marker (65 hours)
NOTE: For this position, applicants MUST have successfully completed this course (or equivalent).

IENG 8891 - Co-op Report Reader
Positions: Marker (65 hours)
NOTE: Industrial engineering studies and/or experience, and excellent English editing skills required. Preference will be given to those with previous experience in the Dalhousie Engineering Co-op program.

Required criteria:

• Have completed this or a similar academic course with a grade A- or better;
• For graduate courses, must have completed a graduate course in the subject;
• Enthusiasm for teaching and learning;
• Empathy for students;
• Precision in marking and giving technical advice;
• High proficiency in reading and writing in English;
• Work permit (for international students).

Optional criteria:

• Have experience in teaching/teaching assistance/marking (if qualified to TA a course, then previous experience as a TA will give priority);
• Graduate-level course in a similar subject (for undergraduate courses);
• Training in being a TA or Marker from the Center for Learning and Teaching.

Instructions:

When applying, please provide the following to ieng@dal.ca:

• A brief CV or resume
• An academic transcript, if not from Dalhousie
• Note the position/s that you're applying for in order of preferenceÌý
• Your banner number

Deadline: April 24, 2025 at 4pm –Ìýno exceptions.

Notes:

Some jobs may beÌýcancelled or reduced in hoursÌýif enrollment is too low; hours may be increased if enrollment exceeds expectations. Final decisions on cancellation/reduction/increase will occur by the start of the course.

Candidates are advised to seek training in Teaching Assistantship from CLT if they have not already done so.

TA’s may be required to help invigilate quizzes and examinations.

There are only limited positions available in the summer, therefore many highly qualified applicants may be unsuccessful.