Instructor Needed for SPH 480: Research Methods in Public Health - Public Health-Global Health Major
Description:
About the Major
The Public Health-Global Health Major is a School-wide, interdisciplinary liberal education program with approximately 600 students who have a variety of academic and professional goals.
About SPH 480
Research Methods in Public Health is the third course in the Integrated Core Sequence required of all majors. The course covers quantitative and qualitative study design and provides an introduction to implementation science.
Additional PH-GH Major Instructor Responsibilities
In addition to teaching, instructors in the Public Health-Global Health Major are expected to hold office hours and make themselves available to meet with students as needed; convey student issues to program staff for problem-solving and program improvement; course and program assessment; attend PH-GH Major instructors meetings; contribute to the mission of the PH-GH Major through opportunities such as admissions, honors, strategic planning, policy development, SPH Undergraduate Symposium, among others.
Course Learning Objectives:
After completing SPH 480, students will be able to:
- Apply the scientific method and critical thinking skills to complex public health questions
- Use evidence-based decision making and critical thinking skills to examine public health problems and potential solutions
- Identify appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to answer public health research and evaluation questions
- Compare and contrast various methods and tools to assess the health of populations
- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs used in both discovery and implementation research and evaluation
- Critically evaluate the public health scientific literature
- Communicate scientific arguments
- Understand the regulatory framework governing research with human subjects
- Demonstrate proficiency in transferrable basic research skills
Qualifications
Candidates are expected to possess the following:
- An advanced degree in public health, epidemiology or a related field;
- Domestic or international research experience;
- Fluent in research and evaluation methods;
- Knowledgeable in qualitative methods and implementation science;
- Evidence of teaching, or commitment to grow professionally as an instructor;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Experience with and enthusiasm for undergraduate education and education pedagogy;
- Familiarity with and commitment to the mission and values of public health and global health; and
- Understanding of and commitment to supporting the needs of underrepresented and first-generation college students.
- Interest and available to co-teach the course
Please submit an application, a letter addressing your interest and experience alignment, and a CV via the SPH 480 Application Google Form by Wednesday, July 24, 2024. **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 joehk@uw.edu.