Part-Time Academic BIOL/ENVS 4001: Environmental Impact Assessment - Fall 2025

Dalhousie University; Halifax; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dalhousie University seeks a teaching assistant for BIOL/ENVS courses to enhance the Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate. Responsibilities include designing tutorials, supervising class markers, and developing curriculum to widen the program's appeal, ensuring an interactive educational experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with course design and delivery.
• Strong communication skills for managing tutorials.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead synchronous tutorials for multiple student groups.
• Prepare lectures on EIA-SEA policies and responsibilities.
• Manage discussions and assist with academic integrity cases.

Skills

Curriculum Development

Academic Integrity Oversight

Course Administration

Education

Relevant Master's Degree

Tools

Brightspace

Job description

This position will assist in the on-line delivery of BIOL/ENVS 4001 for the Fall 2025 term, and the planning for BIOL/ENVS 4006 Environmental Impact Assessment Review, and expanded Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate including 4 new classes. The position reports to the Chair of the department and works under the supervision of the EIA Course Professor and EIA Certificate Coordinator. The EIA course is the capstone course of the EIA Certificate and is a training course in how to conduct EIAs and SEAs (Strategic Environmental Assessments of a policy). PTA teaching duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• Design, lead, and mark 5 synchronous tutorials for multiple groups of students.
• Design tests and assignments.
• Maintain a Brightspace Discussion Board to answer questions about tutorials.
• Supervise the class markers.
• Prepare three lectures on Present and Evolving EIA-SEA Federal Policy, Indigenous Peoples Participation, and comparison of Federal-Provincial roles/responsibilities.
• Manage the class web site.
• Assist with class administration as needed by the Professor including overseeing Academic Integrity cases.
• Produce a term-end list of recommendations for improving the class for next year.

The EIA Certificate, the most popular in the Faculty of Science, is planning to be available to a wider group of applicants including non-degree students. This position will work with the coordinator to build a comprehensive and phased plan to both increase EIA Certificate availability and to improve existing requirements. This work can include an online study of other similar EIA programs, curriculum development, consultations, designing an administrative-business plan and liaison with Faculty personnel as necessary.