Position Title
Part-Time Academic (MATH 1215.03: Life Sciences Calculus) - Winter 2027
Department/Unit
Mathematics & Statistics
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Job Summary & Key Responsibilities
The Part-Time Academic will teach a section of the half-credit course, MATH 1215 Life Sciences Calculus, during the Winter Term (January – April 2027). The section is lecture section 02 and is scheduled MWF from 1135 – 1225.
Responsibilities include course preparation, lectures, grading, and student feedback. The successful candidate will maintain 3 hours of scheduled student hours each week.
Course Description:
This course emphasizes the application of calculus to the life sciences. The concepts and content studied include derivatives, techniques of differentiation, logarithmic and exponential functions, optimization, basic ordinary differential equations, integration, and techniques and applications of integration.
Qualifications/Requirements of Position
- A combination of M.Sc. degree in Mathematics or Statistics and previous teaching experience is required. Completion of a PhD or PhD in progress is considered an asset.
- The successful applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of the subject matter.
Salary Range/Pay Rate
Per CUPE Collective Agreement
Additional Information
All offers of employment as a Part-Time Academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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