PHSP 501: Public Health Epidemiology

Position overview

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience in applied approaches grounded in population-based data and have excellent time management and communication skills. For graduate level courses, candidates must hold a PhD or, must be completing their PhD candidacy to grade assignments; graduate students may not evaluate the work of other graduate students. The TA will assist students' in developing an applied approach grounded in population-based data, the distributions and determinants of health, disease, disability and mortality. The TA will assist with topics including the characteristics and dynamics of health and disease in human populations, including epidemiological strategies in examining the natural history of disease and the impact of disease on the population; population health assessment, surveillance and emerging social epidemiological models that attend to complex models of causation.

Summary of duties and responsibilities

Responsibilities of the teaching assistant will include moderating discussion boards and engaging with student discussions, a willingness to contribute to development of course content, and grading written assignments. TAs are required to communicate in a timely, professional, and effective manner with students, the instructor, and administration.

Equity statement

The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous persons.