Month: May 2020

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Job: Full-Time Teaching Assistant for undergraduate Botany modules (6 months) [expired]

SGUnited Teaching Apprentice Job Description
Job Title: Full-time Teaching Assistant

Job Description: This position is within the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore. This Teaching Assistant position is for two modules:

  • LSM3256 Tropical Horticulture
  • LSM3258 Comparative Botany

The Teaching Assistant will help run the following activities

  • Laboratory practical sessions,
  • Field trip practical sessions,
  • Mentor mini-project tasks for Continuous Assessments
  • Evaluate reports and invigilate tests
  • Manage  safety of the class during field trips

Basic qualifications: Bachelor (Honors) Degree in Botany, Horticulture, Life Sciences or
Environmental Studies or in a relevant field.

For more details, please see the SGUnited job description here: SGUnited JD_Tg Apprentice for LSM3258 and LSM3256 AC.pdf

Visit NUS Talent Connect to apply.

FTTA Botany

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Fri 8th May 2020: 4.00pm #SGSTEM2 (Zoom chat) – “Otters of Singapore” with Sivasothi aka Otterman

Learn about that recent Circuit Breaker sighting of a smooth-coated otter family in the heart of Singapore at Little India, and more about the origins and ecology of Singapore’s otters.

Register at: tinyurl.com/sgstem20200508 – come with questions for a conversation; it’s not a lecture!

Ref: “Family of otters frolicking outside Mustafa Centre is looking for a permanent home,” by Vanessa Liu. The Straits Times, 24 Apr 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/family-of-otters-frolicking-outside-mustafa-centre-is-looking-for-a-permanent-home