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Posting Date:  February 11 2019
Application Deadline: February 25, 2019

POSITION: Online survey assistant [March 2019]

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Campus, Truro

PAY RATE: Negotiable between $15 to $20/h based on the relevant experience

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Online survey assistant will facilitate completing two online based surveys and summarize the responses

Duties include, but are not limited to:

1.       Populate, disseminate, and analyze an online Google Survey (pre-prepared questions – must be familiar with the Google Survey platform);

2.       Prepare list of respondents and distribute the survey through e-mail;

3.       Collect the responses and summarize the responses into a report with tables and graphics.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:

Past experience of conducting online surveys. The candidate should maintain the confidentiality of the work according to the policies of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE SEND YOUR C.V. BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe
vrupasinghe@dal.ca
Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Cox Institute
Agricultural Campus
Truro, NS.

OR: Gisele.Mazerolle@dal.ca

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action Employer.

The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.

Botanical Garden Unit Summer Horticultural Intern

Botanical Garden Unit, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Duties:    Duties will include providing a learning opportunity in:
all aspects of landscape maintenance
 mowing; spring clean-up; pruning; planting; transplanting; landscape
construction; machinery maintenance; equipment operation and other related duties as required.     

Qualifications: Must be enrolled as a student for 2019-2020.
Experience in landscape maintenance an asset.
Ability to work flexible hours.
Own wet gear and safety boots required.
Experience with ground maintenance machinery an asset.
Current First Aid, WHMIS and OH&S training will be considered assets.
Valid Nova Scotia’s driver’s license and certification in defensive driving.

±á´Ç³Ü°ù²õ:ÌýÌý  35 hours/week; full time hours
¶Ù³Ü°ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýÌý  April 22 - August 30, 2019
°Â²¹²µ±ð:Ìý   As per the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Pay Scale
Application Deadline:    March 4, 2019
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýÌý  Darwin Carr, Botanical Garden Coordinator
e-mail: darwin.carr@dal.ca
To apply:    Submit resume (including 3 references) and cover letter to:

Darwin Carr
Botanical Garden Coordinator
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Bicentennial Botanical Garden  
Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences Dept.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, Faculty of Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 5E3
Fax: (902) 893-1404  E-mail: darwin.carr@dal.ca

Submissions must be received by mail or delivery by 4:30 P.M. or by fax or e-mail by midnight on the closing date.