TA’s wanted for Spring PH511 course
Dr. Susan Foster is seeking Teaching Assistants (TA’s) for her spring undergraduate course PH511: Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to International Health, which meets Fridays 11-2 in CAS326 on the on the Charles River Campus (during Spring semester: January 22- April 29, 2016). Ideal candidates will have two semesters of MPH coursework under them along with international experience.
TAs are hired to assist the Professor in the running of the course. The TA is required to attend classes, to assist with copying and distribution/collection of class materials, provide tutoring help to students, conduct review sessions, and manage the course Blackboard site. The TA may also be an independent grader of writing or project assignments where substantive knowledge must be used in the assessment, or in leading sections of the course independently of the Professor. Depending on responsibilities, TA’s compensation ranges between $1,250 to $1,750 per 4-credit course.
Course Description:
PH511: Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to International Health Course information:
This course will introduce students to issues of public health importance in developing countries. For each disease or public health problem considered, the class will explore its epidemiology, natural history, risk factors and contributing causes, and responses of the public health community at local, national, regional, and international levels. The course includes six sections: Core Concepts, Child Health and Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Women’s Health and HIV/AIDS, Chronic and Non-communicable Diseases, and Concluding Sessions. PH511 is appropriate for undergraduates and others who are not in an SPH degree program. Students who complete PH511 as undergraduates should not also take IH703.
If you are interested in this opportunity, send a resume, one page statement on your qualifications and motivation for being a TA, plus an unofficial copy of your student transcript to Professor Susie Foster sfoster@bu.edu.
