Teaching Assistant/Intern  at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Title: Teaching Assistant/Intern 

Reports to: Head, Humanities and Social Sciences

Program: MBBS/MGHD

Duration: September 1 to November 30

Location: UGHE campus, Butaro, Burera diistrict

Position Overview

Between September and November 2023, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is seeking an intern to assist in the teaching of humanities and social science courses.

As a Teaching Assistant, the intern will support instructors by being present in class, grading papers, overseeing the online course material, and compiling, creating, and updating lesson plans as necessary. The intern is required to assist in the teaching of the following courses: Community-based Training (CBT101), Gender and Social Justice (HUM103), Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine (HUM102), and Communication and Writing Skills (ENG101 & ENG102). 

Responsibilities 

The intern will commit to:

• Helping the course directors, visiting faculty, and the head of humanities and social sciences in their teaching.
• Working together with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences' Academic Administrative Assistant
• Assisting in the grading of student tests, essays, reports, and/or assessments.
• Supporting the creation and revision of instructional materials, particularly those used on Canvas, the university's learning management system.
• During the work term, swiftly responding to administrative and student inquiries.
• Providing assistance to students via a variety of channels, such as office hours.

Following the UGHE Code of Conduct

The goal of UGHE is to provide an atmosphere where all members can work effectively and fairly toward achieving their own levels of academic, professional, and personal excellence. The community encourages intellectual honesty, respect for others' dignity and differences, and an openness to positive change. It also encourages expression and research. The neighborhood will be welcoming and tolerant, with a focus on respect for others. Every member of the community must act in conformity with Rwandan law.

Following the UGHE Honor Code

We are tenacious and determined in our pursuit of social justice as members of the UGHE academic community, we stand with those in need, we listen to others to learn from them, and we conduct ourselves with honesty and humility while upholding academic integrity and intellectual curiosity.
 

Experience and Qualifications

• Master’s training focused on social sciences, English, or global health. 
• experience working with kids interested in health sciences while using active learning techniques. 
• experience changing instructional techniques to accommodate students with various backgrounds and levels of prior knowledge of the material.
• a desire to collaborate with an academic team to create and use a variety of teaching techniques. 
• working or teaching experience in Rwanda or other related areas. 
• outstanding spoken and written English. 

Candidates should also submit the following materials in addition to this application: a curriculum vitae, an undergraduate degree, and a cover letter outlining their interest in UGHE and any relevant experience. 

All qualified applicants will be given consideration for employment by UGHE, an equal opportunity employer, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, handicap status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Organizational Profile

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a brand-new type of university that aims to educate the world's future leaders in the provision of healthcare. The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) program was offered by the university when it opened in Rwanda in September 2015. Students are given the tools to both alleviate suffering at the bedside and promote transformational, systemic changes to the healthcare system through an educational experience that is specifically founded in the values of equity. Additionally, UGHE provides its model for health care delivery through a selection of personalized Executive Education certificate programs designed to help professionals learn key skills essential to improving health care delivery systems.
 

UGHE is a program of Partners In Health (PIH), a well-known non-profit organization whose goal is to give the underprivileged access to healthcare. PIH has created a plan to provide top-notch healthcare to some of the world's most disenfranchised people over the course of over three decades of functioning alongside public sectors in several nations. Nowhere has this influence been more noticeable than in Rwanda, where PIH's sister organization Inshuti Mu Buzima and our government partners have been at the forefront of innovation for the past ten years.

Members of the UGHE community are persistent and steadfast in our pursuit of social justice, join forces with those in need, listen to others and learn from them, act honestly and modestly, and promote academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity is looking for team members who share these principles.

Commitment to Protecting Against Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Exploitation:

At UGHE, we are dedicated to preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and other forms of systemic abuse while minimizing risk and vulnerabilities. This includes the community members who benefit from our work as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus. Pre-employment investigations of various kinds shall be conducted in accordance with UGHE policy.

The UGHE will ask candidates' former employers for details regarding any discoveries of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment, and any other type of systemic abuse or occurrences that were being investigated at the time the applicant left work.  The job seeker confirms their comprehension of our hiring practices by submitting an application.