MPH Core TA Position: PHI 513 - PHI 513: Analytic Skills for Public Health II
Description:
MPH COMMON CORE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Position Title: Teaching Assistant
Course: PHI 513 Analytic Skills for Public Health II (3 credits)
Supervising Faculty: PHI 513 Stephanie Farquhar and Canada Parrish
Hours per week: 20
Start Date: December 16, 2022
End Date: March 15, 2023
Application Deadline: Friday, October 14, 2022
Position Summary
The School of Public Health MPH Common Core is seeking two Teaching Assistants (TAs) for PHI 513, Analytic Skills for Public Health II. Each position is 20 hours per week during the Winter 2023 quarter. Beginning with the academic year 2020-2021, the MPH program includes six courses, taken as a single cohort by all MPH degree students, in the first year of study. These TAs will support the teaching of 1 course (PHI 513), with anticipated course enrollment of approximately 160 students. PHI 513 will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:50pm.
Course Description
This course will introduce qualitative and mixed methods and their relevance to rigorous public health research and practice. This course places a strong emphasis on qualitative data analysis as an integral dimension of the mixed-methods approach. The first part of the course will describe contexts for and types of qualitative research questions, introduce frameworks, study designs and sampling approaches in qualitative research, and apply methods for data collection and analysis. The second part of this course focuses on mixed methods research and the integration of quantitative measures of magnitude and frequency with qualitative measures of meaning to produce rich contextual understandings of complex behaviors, cultures, and characteristics.
Additional Details:
Hours per week (approx.): 20
Specific Job Functions
- Assist in course coordination and implementation
- Attend class sessions
- Present lectures (potentially) and facilitate discussions
- Grade assignments
- Update and maintain course Canvas site
- Request or acquire necessary equipment
- Prepare and maintain course participation records
- Communicate with students, and respond to student requests and emails in a timely manner
- Review literature and assigned readings
- Provide assistance for Dedoose qualitative data analysis software
- Other tasks, as necessary
Required Qualifications
Minimum standing of current graduate student in the School of Public Health
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Canvas and Dedoose; prior experience as a teaching assistant
Experience with qualitative and/or mixed methods research
Salary
Commensurate with academic eligibility
How to Apply:
Application Procedure
Please submit an application, CV or resume, cover letter, and transcript (unofficial copy is fine), via the MPH Core Application Google Form. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 14, 2022.
- Application for PHI 513
- **Note that you must be signed into a Google account (UW or preferred Gmail account) in order to submit this application** If you’re having problems, please contact ovbrunt@uw.edu