Hiring Unit

Department of Global and Public Health

Course Title

Data Literacy

Course Code

GPHL 300

Estimated Number of Positions

1

Total Hours of Work per Term

60

Position Summary

- Meet periodically with course supervisors
- Clarify course content and assignments with students
- Attend regular Zoom lectures
- Assist with evaluation/grading
- Assist with online course management
- Help prepare and facilitate class discussions, media sharing, and group work
- Uphold academic integrity and communicate concerns with course supervisors
- Respond to or share email communications from students with course supervisors as appropriate

Qualifications

- PhD candidate or 2nd-year Master’s student
- Organized and efficient with positive time management skills
- Attention to detail regarding all course aspects
- Approachable and helpful
- Familiar with course materials and assignments
- Background or familiarity with data literacy concepts, including statistical thinking, data visualization, and interpretation of datasets in relation to real-world health and population phenomena
- Comfortable assisting students in developing confidence with data-driven reasoning, graph interpretation, and foundational data science or epidemiological principles

Hourly Salary

$38.46

Position Start Date

2026-10-16

Position End Date

2027-04-28

Deadline to Apply

2026-11-01





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