University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Responsibilities or duties

The intern will commit to:

• Assisting the Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, the course directors, and the visiting faculty with their teaching.
• Helping with the grading of student assessments, essays, reports, tests, and/or exams.
• Supporting the drafting and editing of teaching and learning materials, including on the university’s Learning Management System (Canvas).
• Responding promptly to student and administrative requests during the employment term.
• Supporting students through various modalities, including office hours.
• Adhering to the UGHE Code of Conduct:

UGHE aims to foster an environment in which all members work productively and equitably in pursuit of academic, professional, and personal excellence. The community supports expression, inquiry, intellectual honesty, respect for the dignity and diversity of others, and openness to constructive change. The community will be tolerant and supportive, characterized by civility and consideration for others. All community behavior must be in accordance with Rwandan law.

Adhering to the UGHE Honor Code:

As members of the UGHE academic community, we are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, we make common cause with those in need, we listen to learn from others, and we operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Experience needed

• Master’s training focused on health psychology, health sciences, and global health.
• Experience teaching, mentoring and/or coaching health science-oriented students, utilizing active learning approaches.
• Experience adapting teaching strategies to accommodate learners of different backgrounds and with different levels of pre-existing content familiarity.
• Training and experience in health psychology and/or clinical education with a focus on global settings.
• Enthusiasm to work with an academic team to develop and employ diverse pedagogical strategies.
• Experience working or teaching in Rwanda and/or other relevant contexts.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

• Assisting the Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, the course directors, and the visiting faculty with their teaching.
• Helping with the grading of student assessments, essays, reports, tests, and/or exams.
• Supporting the drafting and editing of teaching and learning materials, including on the university’s Learning Management System (Canvas).
• Responding promptly to student and administrative requests during the employment term.
• Supporting students through various modalities, including office hours.
• Adhering to the UGHE Code of Conduct:
• Adhering to the UGHE Honor Code:

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience adapting teaching strategies to accommodate learners of different backgrounds and with different levels of pre-existing content familiarity.
• Enthusiasm to work with an academic team to develop and employ diverse pedagogical strategies.

• Master’s training focused on health psychology, health sciences, and global health.
• Experience teaching, mentoring and/or coaching health science-oriented students, utilizing active learning approaches.
• Training and experience in health psychology and/or clinical education with a focus on global settings.
• Experience working or teaching in Rwanda and/or other relevant contexts.