Teaching & Learning Coordinator

Organization Name: University of Global Health Equity

Location: Butaro, Rwanda

Eligible Citizenship: Rwanda

Role Code: R07B-Nat

Role Overview

The Teaching and Learning Coordinator will be an integral member of the team developing and delivering UGHE’s first clinical degree – a Bachelor of Science in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) integrated with a Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD). The primary role of the Teaching and Learning Coordinator will be to provide curriculum development, student support, research, and administrative support to the medical program team, particularly in courses that cover the basic health sciences. They will be involved in educational assessments and development of student learning outcomes. They will serve as a focal point for students and staff in all things related to the student experience, teaching, and logistics.

Responsibilities

Curriculum Design

• Support the design of an academically rich experience that integrates basic sciences with clinical applications using cutting-edge pedagogy
• Support the integration of the curriculum and continuity of content across multiple faculty in order to maximize student experience and to ensure students achieve desired competencies
• In collaboration with the basic sciences team, use technical content to develop pre-class assignments, instruction sequences, and lesson plans to support course delivery, post-class assignments, and overall assessment and evaluation tools
• Support technical research and quality assurance activities to support content development and lesson planning
• Support the development of program and course-specific evaluations to continuously monitor and evaluate modules within the medical program
• Prepare presentations and contribute to the development of scholarship and practical materials demonstrating the unique content and pedagogy in the UGHE medical program
• Contribute to the development and planning of basic sciences and simulation laboratory activities

Student Experience and Support Management

• Liaise with and support students during class and office hours, identify supplementary academic materials, and provide student feedback
• Participate in supplementary programming on academic writing, literature reviews, and principles of academic integrity; support and facilitate in-class instruction
• Supervise students and provide feedback to students in basic sciences and simulation labs
• Receive, collate, and respond to student feedback

Online Learning Management System

• Support the review of open-source online materials for use in flipped classes, and integrate these into modules hosted on UGHE’s learning management system
• Contribute to the ongoing management and quality assurance of modules in the foundational health sciences on UGHE’s online learning management system

Admissions

• Support the admissions and selection processes for the MBBS/MGHD program

Skills and Experience

Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required

• Bachelor’s degree in the sciences, preferably in biology, medicine, or a closely related field*
• Excellent writing and editing skills, as evidenced by experience producing reports, summaries, research papers, or other materials *
• Experience as a teaching assistant, research assistant, teaching fellow, or teacher*
• Excellent attention to detail, flexibility, and maturity, and the willingness to take initiative*
• A proven interest in medical education*
• Experience contributing to the development of a training and/or education program in a health-related field
• Basic sciences laboratory course work or laboratory research experience
• Experience evaluating the impact of programs and/or curricula
• Experience creating learning materials, including print, video, and/or online

About the Organization

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a global health sciences university based in Rwanda that is building the next generation of global health professionals—doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health and policy experts—into leaders and changemakers. An initiative of Partners In Health (PIH) and led by internationally recognized faculty and staff from around the world, UGHE is an independent, accredited university that builds on PIH’s three decades of experience in delivering health services to some of the world’s poorest communities.

Situated in the foothills of rural north Rwanda, UGHE teaches students to examine the clinical situation with a biosocial lens analysing the impact of social determinants of health, explore and benefit from community-based learning, and depart with the tools needed to create and repair broken and inequitable health systems. Integral to all UGHE’s academic programmes are the principles of gender equity, inclusiveness, social justice, global diplomacy, history, sociology, anthropology, liberal art, and the concept of One Health, focusing on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. By applying One Health and focusing its education in improving the health situation of the vulnerable through biosocial principles, UGHE breaks down traditional boundaries and norms between academic disciplines, fostering interprofessional teaching and learning. Beyond creating a community of intellectuals, UGHE is building a community of practitioners by focussing on implementation science, problem-solving research, innovative pedagogy, and intensive mentorship with its network of world-class faculty.

UGHE’s vision is a world where every individual—no matter who they are or where they live—can lead a healthy and productive life. Learn more at www.ughe.org.

Role Function: eHealth / eLearning / mHealth, Health Promotion / Education, Teaching / Training / Curriculum Development

Issue Area: Education / Health Education, Health System Strengthening, Human Resources for Health

Stipend, Benefits, and Logistics

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Note: these vary depending on placement country and citizenship.