Teaching Assistant

Overview

The Public Health Program teaches five core disciplines of public health: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health Science, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Also, students gain depth through coursework in a chosen specialized public health concentration in either Community Action for Health or Global Health and Health Equity and Criminal Justice. Students complete their Culminating Experience through a field study internship integrating core sills and knowledge acquired through the Program's didactic phase in a public health setting with one of our many well-established collaborative partnerships. Partnerships include local departments of health, community organizations and non-governmental organizations engaged in public health activities or international institutions in Bolivia, Cambodia, and Ethiopia. Lastly, students complete the Capstone Course choosing an applied project which consists of a formal written manuscript and public presentation; or a comprehensive exam demonstrating their mastery and ability to integrate and apply core public health principles to issues that may confront public health professionals.

This Teaching Assistant (TA) position will be entirely virtual for the opening of the Epidemiology course. The TA will need to be available to offer
homework review sessions and office hours on PST time zone.

Pay: $16/hr - $25/hr depending on experience

Responsibilities

TA Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Assist hiring course instructors:
• Assist in development of course materials and activities
• Grading course assignments
• Responding to student questions related to course assignments
• Assist in coordination of guest lecture participation
(instruction and program operations are currently facilitated remotely)
Time Commitment:
• Approximately 5-10 hours per week during spring, summer, and fall semesters
• Instruction schedule varies, work hours follow TUC's regular work schedule of Mon-Thurs from 8:00 AM - 5:00PM and Fridays from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Qualifications

• MPH degree or equivalent
• Excellent computer skills
• Experience using Canvas or a similar course management tool
• Extremely well-organized, self-starter
• Patient and creative with students as they learn new concepts
• Meets deadlines and responds on-time to requests
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Team player who can also work independently