EH 584 TA Position

EH 584 TA Position

The Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health is seeking a Teaching Assistant for EH 584: Built Environment and Public Health; this course is a unique partnership between the Rollins School of Public Health and the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning; students from both RSPH and GA Tech participate in the course together bringing perspectives from both sides.  The instructor is Dr. Arthi Rao with GA Tech.  The full course description can be found here.

If you are interested in applying, forward your resume and a brief statement of interest (no longer than 1-2 paragraphs in length) to Natalie Dionne (natalie [dot] dionne [at] emory [dot] edu).  See below for details.   

EH 584 Built Environment and Public Health (2 credits)
Jointly offered course between RSPH and GA Tech
Friday, 11:00 – 12:55 pm, online, synchronous. Must be available during this time and not have other class conflicts.
Instructor: Dr. Arthi Rao (arthir [at] gatech [dot] eduavrao2 [at] emory [dot] edu)

Seeking a virtual/remote TA for 15 hours per week for the following tasks:

Typical tasks:

  • Coordinate/maintain/monitor both Canvas sites for the Built Environment and Public Health course (EH 584)
  • Attend class (mostly virtual)
  • Serve as a liaison between Emory students and GA Tech professors for course-related functions and activities
  • Assist in preparing class-related materials and lectures
  • Assist in grading and other course-related activities as they arise
  • Assist in doing literature reviews related to public health and built environment topics
  • Assist in data/statistical analysis and journal manuscript preparation

Desired qualifications:

  • Minimally, a second year MPH student
  • Prior coursework in Built Environment, Social Epidemiology or Social Determinants of Health
  • Good working knowledge of Excel and other basic database skills
  • Good working knowledge of statistical software (SAS, SPSS, R, Python, etc.)
  • Good working knowledge of Endnote
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills


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