Sessional Instructional Assistant

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**CUPE Local 3902 (Unit 3) Job Posting**:
**Sessional Instructional Assistant (**Tutor) Position**

Posting Date: June 28, 2023

Program: _Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research_

Sessional dates of appointment: _Fall 2023, September - December_

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**Course title: HAD5307H Introduction to Applied Biostatistics**:
**Course Description**:
For each statistical method, this course will be focused in teaching: “what is it” and “how to do it”. Topics covered in this course include: data types, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, testing for the difference between two groups (analysis of means, rates and proportions), constructing 95% confidence intervals, nonparametric analyses sample size and study power estimation, testing for trend, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, simple and multiple linear regression, logistic regression, survival analysis-life table and Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards models.

The final part of the course focuses on how to build a good multivariable model by assessing details such as the number of variables allowed and statistical fit. Computing is also part of this course. Knowledge in SAS or other equivalent statistical packages (such as SPSS, STATA, MINITAB etc.) is a prerequisite of the course. Students are recommended to get training in a statistical packages (SAS) prior to taking this course.

**Course Details**:
Class schedule: 3 Hours Weekly

Estimated enrolment: 35

**Qualifications**:

- A PhD or Masters level education with experience in using statistical packages (i.e. SAS)
- A robust understanding of statistical methods
- Past teaching experience related to statistics and statistical-based analyses, preferably at the graduate level
- Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Quercus), PowerPoint, as well as on-line collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikkis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video-conferencing)

**Key functions of Sessional Instructional Assistant (Tutor)**:

- Help students in using SAS statistical packages for data analysis.
- Grade all assignments in conjunction with the course instructor, including giving feedback, tabulating marks.

**Salary**: Commensurate with experience

**Closing Date: July 24, 2023**
- This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement._
- It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail._
- Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement._



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