Health Data Analytics Graduate Teaching Assistant
Offer summary
Qualifications:
Enrolled in a graduate program related to data science or health sciences/medicine., Advanced knowledge of data science, statistics, and machine learning., Experience or education in health data analytics or health sciences., Excellent communication skills and familiarity with Canvas..Key responsibilities:
- Assist with course content updates on Canvas.
- Respond to student inquiries in weekly discussions.
- Grade assignments and assign final grades.
- Attend weekly office hours and document course issues for future improvements.
Job description
Student (JFG)
Job CategoryCUPE 2278 Teaching Assistants
Job Profile
CUPE 2278 Hourly Graduate Teaching Assistant 2
Job TitleHealth Data Analytics Graduate Teaching Assistant
DepartmentResearch and Experimental Medicine Support | Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range$38.65 $38.65 CAD Hourly
Posting End DateAugust 7, 2025
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
October 31, 2025
Hours per week: 510 hours per week
Supervisor: Dr. Anita Palepu, Head, Department of Medicine and Colead for Data Science and Health Research Excellence Cluster
Project Overview:
The Graduate Teaching Assistant will support the course coordination and administration of the UBC Extended Learning Health Data Analytics Microcertificate Program, a parttime, 100% online program designed for health professionals to learn foundations in data analytics in a health context. The program consists of 3 courses, each 5 weeks in duration. Each course is offered three times through the calendar year. We anticipate each course cohort to be up to 25 students.
1. Introduction to the Big Data Era & Opportunities for Better Health Care
2. Health Data and Visualization
3. Health Data Analysis and Machine Learning
A Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) is needed for each course.
- Work with the Course instructor to ensure course content is up to date on Canvas (e.g. updating announcement dates, assignment due dates, Zoom office hours)
- Respond to student’s questions in weekly discussions on Canvas
- Mark submitted assignments according to provided rubrics with Gradebook and assign student final grades
- Attend weekly office hours as needed (1 hourweek)
- Fix and or document any mistakes or issues identified with course content for future iterations
- Enrolled in a graduate program related to data science, or health sciencesmedicine disciplines
- Advanced knowledge of data science, statistics and machine learning
- Education or work experience in health sciences, health data analytics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Familiarity with Canvas
Required profile
Experience
Other Skills
- Collaboration
- Communication
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