Bi196oc1 - Practical Skills for Biologists (Spring

1 month ago

Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Jan 25, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Science

**Department**: Biology

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:7243

**Position Title**: BI196OC1 - Practical Skills for Biologists

**Term**: Spring 2024 (May 1 - Aug. 31)

**Days/Times**: Online Delivery

**Hours per week/Hours Total**: Online

**Type of Course**:Online

**Anticipated Class Size**: 50

**Additional Course Requirements**: None

**Posted on**: January 26, 2024

**Posting ends**: February 11, 2024

**Position Summary**:
Learning Outcomes:

- Understand various scholarship and theory regarding the steps of the scientific method and use them effectively in their own research.

2. Take part in science communication activities using several modes of delivery and be able to evaluate the effectiveness of science communication efforts.

3. Students will be able to organize themselves as part of a team and plan and deliver projects.

4. Students will research, analyze, and synthesize information in order to complete short assignments.

5. Students will possess a broad understanding and appreciation for the importance of science communication and able to serve as ambassadors of science.

6. Students will gain skills in critical thinking, creative problem solving, and how these can be applied to solve current and future issues facing modern society.

Topics Covered:
Making observations; making observations, asking questions, and identifying problems; research: planning your approach, resources, and critical thinking; creative problem solving/generating hypotheses; designing and performing experiments; data collection, organization, and analysis; accepting or rejecting hypotheses; graphic data presentation; reporting your results; discussion sections and next steps; communication: modes and audiences; visual communication: infographics, oral communication, and public speaking; public outreach and science communication: oral communication, podcasts, radio, and audio recording; bioethics: past, current, and future issues.

**Qualifications - Required**: PhD in Biological Sciences

**Qualifications - Areas of Specialization**:
**Salary**: $5,393.08

**Application Deadline**: February 11, 2024

**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV (required)

Required for External Applicants
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching
- Verification of highest degree

Optional
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Dossier
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
**To Apply**:
Dr. Matt Smith

Chair, Department of Biology

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario

**Please Note**:
For Supplementary Remuneration for large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3

Members of the designated groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

Members of the Contract Teaching Faculty bargaining unit:

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