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Hiring Unit:
Department of Equity, Ethics and PolicyCourse Title:
Medical Ethics and Health LawCourse Code:
INDS 302Estimated Number of Positions:
2Total Hours of Work per Term:
180Position Summary:
- Facilitating discussions with small groups of medical students.
- Recruiting and corresponding with student facilitators for discussion sessions.
- Grading assignments and providing feedback to students.
- Assisting with the development of examination questions.
- Selecting relevant case studies and developing accompanying case analyses.
- Attending lectures and introducing guest and faculty lecturers.
- Sending reminders and course-related communications to faculty lecturers and student facilitators.
- Responding to inquiries and communicating with students, administrators, and the course director regarding course-related matters.
- Converting PowerPoint presentations into standardized course formats.
- Attending meetings related to course planning, curriculum development, and administration.
- Performing other course-related duties as assigned by the course supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Must be a registered McGill graduate student.
- Academic background in a relevant field, such as medical ethics, bioethics, health law, health policy, medicine, public health, philosophy, or a related discipline.
- Having taken the INDS 302 course is preferred
- Previous coursework or demonstrated knowledge in medical ethics and/or health law.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an academic environment.
- Experience facilitating group discussions and/or teaching is considered an asset.
- Experience grading academic work is considered an asset.
Please note that Teaching Assistants will be required to be on campus to perform the bulk of their tasks in person.
How to Apply
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