HE100 A and B Instructional Assistant positions

Position Posting - Instructional Assistants - HE 100: Health Issues I

Five Instructional Assistants are required for HE 100 A and HE 100 B (Fall Term, 2021). HE 100 is an introductory course, examining a wide range of individual and community level health issues from a physiological, social science and public health perspective. Topics will include defining health, determinants of health; health behaviour change and health promotion; psychosocial health and stress management; introduction to medical language and the body in health & disease; cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer; nutrition, physical activity and health body weight;  pregnancy and childbirth.​

Duties: The IAs will assist in grading assignments, proctoring and grading midterm and final exams, and facilitating/staffing post-assignment and midterm exam reviews. 

Qualifications: 4th year Honours Health Sciences student, who has completed HE 100 with a minimum grade of 'A'. The ideal candidate is self-directed, highly organized, a critical thinker, with a strong interest in a wide range of health-related disciplines. 

Hours of work: 65 hours (~5 hrs per week). Note that the workload for these positions will not be consistent across the term, with some weeks requiring more or less than 5 hours per week.

Successful candidates must be available during the final exam period in December. 

Rate of pay: 21.70/hour

Please apply to healthsciences@wlu.ca  with a cover letter and resume (be sure to include proof of the grade (LORISscreenshot) you acquired in the course) by Monday, August 23, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.