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Master Gardener
Department:Ìý Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Pay rate: Commensurate with education and experience
Ä¢¹½AV is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development.Ìý Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Ä¢¹½AV is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our more than 20,000 students coming from outside the province.Ìý Our 6, 000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.
The Faculty of Agriculture, Ä¢¹½AV is a small research-intensive campus located in Truro, NS.Ìý Offering technical, undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture, environment and related life and social science disciplines, the Faculty of Agriculture educates future leaders and generates knowledge and innovative solutions for healthy, sustainable societies.
Ä¢¹½AV is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), 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 visitÌý.
Key Responsibilities:
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinate, develop course modules
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Teach online courses ÌýÌý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Responsible for all aspects of coordinating the program, developing course modules, communicating with students online, teaching online courses and test preparation and evaluation; organizing and presenting at the summer school.Ìý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý This position works collaboratively with the Instructors in Horticulture, Manager Botanical Garden Unit and Extended Learning.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The position reports to the Chair of the Department.
Qualifications:
At least one year experience in teaching in a postsecondary educational institution, Excellent oral, written communication skills, collegiality and interpersonal skills. Online teaching experience is critical. A Masters degree with two years experience in Landscape Horticulture is required.
Applications should include a resume.
If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing by the application deadline to:
Dr. Wang-Pruski
c/o Margaret Savard
Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Ä¢¹½AV
50 Pictou Rd, Suite 280
Truro, NSÌýÌý B2N 2R8
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