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DEPARTMENT:   School of Health Sciences
REPOST DATE:  August 19, 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE:   August 24, 2020​

(1) POSITION:     Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1000, Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine)
​Fall (September-December 2020) – 6 sessions @ 2 hours synchronous online lab, 1 hour prep, 1 hour asynchronous support   
​​Tuesdays or Thursdays (To be negotiated):  1730-1930: Brightspace Collaborate
​​Total of 24 hrs

PAY RATE: $20 per hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Visual demonstration of set-up/preparation of equipment, acquisition, and processing for the online learning experience. Engage, stimulate, challenge and monitor student participation in a nuclear medicine online lab setting. Demonstrate the lab exercise in a safe and effective manner, including clean-up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Facilitate discussion on theory and practical applications of lab content. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner and participate in post lab discussion board. Communication with professor of record on student progress and lab expectations/outcomes.

Lab topics: Operation of radiation detectors, uptake probe spectrum and energy resolution, well counter geometry and sensitivity. Gamma cameras to include: collimator resolution and sensitivity, acquisition and analysis of planar and SPECT imaging as well as routine quality control procedures.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty.  Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current provincial professional licensing and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master's degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

(2) POSITION:    Lab Demonstrator (NUMT 1010, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation I)

​​​​​​​​Fall (September-December 2020), 6 sessions @ 2 hours synchronous online lab, 1 hour prep, 1 hour asynchronous support . ​Monday and Wednesdays Thursdays (To be negotiated):  
1600-1800: ​​Brightspace Collaborate
​​Total of 24 hrs

​PAY RATE: $20 per hour  

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Visual demonstration of set-up/preparation of equipment, acquisition, and processing for the online learning experience. Engage, stimulate, challenge and monitor student participation in a nuclear medicine online lab setting. Demonstrate the lab exercise in a safe and effective manner, including clean-up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Facilitate discussion on theory and practical applications of lab content. Post relevant images or information on course site in a timely manner and participate in post lab discussion board. Communication with professor of record on student progress and lab expectations/outcomes.

Lab topics: SPECT phantom data acquisition and processing, image data manipulation, reconstruction methods, application of filtering and motion correction, quality control assessment of phantom images and SPECT center of rotation.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Interpersonal skills and timely communication required for interactions with students and faculty.  Expertise of fundamental instrumentation subject matter essential. Current provincial professional licensing and CAMRT membership required. Undergraduate or master's degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.​

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Please apply by email with a current CV, citing which position(s) you are interested by the above deadline to:

I​rene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager
School of Health Sciences, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿
Irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, 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 visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.