[Hiring] Graduate Teaching Assistant - Health Data Analytics @University of British Columbia

Role Description

The Graduate Teaching Assistant will support the course coordination and administration of the UBC Extended Learning Health Data Analytics Micro-certificate Program, a part-time, 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.

• Introduction to the Big Data Era & Opportunities for Better Health Care: Dec 29, 2026 to Mar 15, 2027
• Health Data and Visualization: Feb 16 to May 5, 2027
• Health Data Analysis and Machine Learning: Mar 30 to June 17, 2027

A Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) is needed for each course. It is possible to be a GTA for one course and one offering (~10 weeks employment), however priority will be given to applicants who can commit to more than one course or offering.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 hour/week)
• Fix and/or document any mistakes or issues identified with course content for future iterations

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a graduate program related to data science, or health sciences/medicine 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

Requirements

• Hours per week: 5-10 hours per week
• Hourly rate: $38.65-$40.16/hour depending on experience

Benefits

• Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence.
• An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.
• We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code.