Sessional Instructional Assistant - JSU237H1S Intro to HIV/AIDSDate Posted: 11/26/2024
Req ID: 40840
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: University College Prog
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description: Course number and title: JSU237H1: Introduction to HIV/AIDS: Health, Sexuality and Gender
Course description: A critical examination of the HIV/AIDS global pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective and with an emphasis on sexuality. The course examines the basic biology of HIV/AIDS and then covers social, historical, political, cultural, gender, and public health aspects of HIV/AIDS. Attention is given to the distinct features of vulnerable and marginalized populations, prevention, treatment, drug development, and access to medicines.
Size of appointment: 150 hours
Sessional dates of appointment: January 02, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Salary: $52.26 per hour, plus vacation pay
Minimum qualifications: PhD in public health, health studies, sociology of health, or related field.
Preferred qualifications: Research experience in sociology of health, or social determinants of health, specifically in relation to HIV/AIDS, including: a historical understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the local and global sociopolitical contexts in which it has occurred. Experience teaching health studies to interdisciplinary students from sciences, social sciences, and humanities backgrounds. Experience working with an interdisciplinary teaching team.
Description of duties: Duties may include facilitating and/or delivering guest lectures, as part of a teaching team; grading assignments, tests, and exams; responding to student enquiries; holding office hours to meet with students, if applicable; occasional meetings with supervisor and teaching team.
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