Opportunity Description

• Seeking TAs for approximately 6-10 hours per week for the following tasks: § Must be able to attend weekly class meetings
  • Monitor class participation
  • Introduce and assist guest speakers as needed
  • Participate in class discussion, offer suggestions, guide discussion
  • Assist with maintaining Canvas
  • Host virtual office hours
  • Assist with grading papers and assignments, contingent on instructor need
  • Candidates must be comfortable managing online learning and skilled with associated technology

How to Apply 

• Application deadline: August 7th
  • MPH STUDENTS – Apply via Handshake only (Handshake job number posted below)
  • PhD STUDENTS – Apply by emailing application materials to Natalie Dionne (natalie [dot] dionne [at] emory [dot] edu) and cc the course instructor
• Application Materials
  • CV
  • Cover Letter
  • Unofficial Transcript
  • Email Natalie Dionne (natalie [dot] dionne [at] emory [dot] edu) with any questions 

Open Positions 

1.)  EH 581 – Public Health Consequences of Disasters

• Handshake Job #3843626
• Wednesday, 5:30 – 7:20pm / Online
• Judy Kruger (jkruger [at] emory [dot] edu)
• Course Description:
  • This course considers public health aspects of preparedness and management of natural and man-made disasters, including hurricanes, floods, and biosecurity threats, with an emphasis on understanding their complexity and impact. The course is taught using texts, peer-reviewed articles, and presentations by top field experts. The course is designed to stimulate understanding and to encourage an exchange of ideas regarding lessons learned from the past and the implications for current and future polices and disaster planning.

2.)  EH 584 – Built Environment and Public Health

• Handshake Job # 3844357
• Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:50pm / Online
• Arthi Rao (avrao2 [at] emory [dot] edu)
• Position Details: 1
  • 5hr/week position, as opposed to the standard 6-10hr/week. See Handshake posting for more info.
• Course Description:
  • This interdisciplinary course, examines how cities and neighborhoods can have both positive and adverse effects on human health, and produces recommendations to improve these outcomes. This seminar is an elective planning and public health course that explores the interconnections between these fields and equips students with skills and experiences to plan healthy communities. This course covers planning and public health foundations, natural and built environments, vulnerable populations and health equity, and health policy and global impacts. This course is cross-listed with the Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning program and is an elective course offered through the Emory Environmental Health department.