Teaching Assistant - EXMD 601

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Hiring Unit:

Dept of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine

Course Title:

Real World Applications of Data Science and Informatics

Course Code:

EXMD 601

Estimated Number of Positions:

1

Total Hours of Work per Term:

45

Hiring Unit: Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine

Position Summary:
Assist with organization of course materials on myCourses. Assist in the conduct of interactive lab- sessions. Grade midterm and assist in grading in-person final presentations. Provide assistance to students on conceptual clarification and communicate areas of confusion to the instructor.

Qualifications:

• ONLY Current Masters or Doctoral student at McGill. Preferably M.Sc. or PhD Student in any field; Public Health, Epidemiology, Clinical and Translational Research, Experimental Surgery, Computer Science and/or related fields.
• Graduate teaching experience is preferred and an asset.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada
• English required, (written French would be a plus)
• Experience in developing, curating, designing, coding innovations or being involved in digital health initiatives, or with programming language experience and experience in machine learning and health informatics. An understanding of the digital health space, is expected but not essential. Good Communication skills.

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Hourly Salary:

$38.46

Position Start Date:

2027-01-05

Position End Date:

2027-04-30

Deadline to Apply:

2026-11-01

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