Description
Title: Teaching Assistant for Principles of Global Health Equity (PGHE) Reports to: Director, Institute of Global Health Program: Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Job Type: Part-time Location: Remote Duration: August 2025 โ January 2026 Position Overview The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) seeks a part-time Teaching Assistant (TA) to support the Principles of Global Health Equity (PGHE) course, delivered remotely to MGHD students between August 2025 and January 2026. Working ten hours per week, the TA will assist with grading, manage online course content, and help draft and refine teaching materials that illuminate core concepts such as equity versus equality, social determinants of health, and global disease burden. Responsibilities Working in close collaboration with the course instructors and coordinator, the TA will:
- Grade essays, reports, quizzes, and exams, providing constructive feedback that links student work to equity frameworks.
- Maintain and update the Canvas course site, ensuring readings, recorded lectures, and discussion prompts are accessible and current.
- Draft, edit, and curate teaching resourcesโcase studies, slide decks, and multimedia assetsโthat highlight real-world applications of global health equity.
- Respond promptly and professionally to student and administrative queries throughout the course.
- Uphold UGHEโs Code of Conduct and Honor Code, fostering an inclusive, respectful learning community committed to academic integrity, social justice, and intellectual curiosity.Experience and Qualifications
- A masterโs degreeโpreferably the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD), Master of Public Health, or an equivalent qualification with a concentration in global health equity, social justice, or health disparities.
- Graduate-level coursework in areas such as global burden of disease, social determinants of health, human rights in health, or implementation science.
- Prior experience serving as a TA or tutor for courses that emphasize equity-oriented analysis, team-based learning, or problem-based learning.
- Demonstrated excellence in academic writing and editing; ability to guide students in strengthening argumentative structure and evidence use.
- Reliability and flexibility, with availability of up to ten hours per week across different time zones.
- Familiarity with online learning environmentsโexperience with Canvas is strongly preferred.
- Outstanding interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with faculty, staff, and students across countries.
- A clear commitment to social justice and to advancing equitable health outcomes globally. How to Apply Applicants should submit (1) a current curriculum vitae, (2) an undergraduate degree transcript or certificate, and (3) a cover letter explaining their interest in UGHE and describing relevant experience. Organizational Profile UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system. UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the worldโs most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu BuzimaโPIHโs sister organizationโand our government partners have driven innovation for a decade. Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team. Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment: At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members โ as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHEโs policy. UGHE will request information from applicantsโ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.