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- Adjunct Instructor, Northeastern University, Masters of Public Health Program in Urban Health for Fall 2010 semester
The Master of Public Health Program in Urban Health at Northeastern University is seeking an adjunct instructor to teach a Social Epidemiology course for the Fall 2010 semester. This Social Epidemiology course is a graduate level, 3-hour seminar course for MPH students and other interested graduate students. Expected enrollment is 12-18 students.
It is held on Tuesday evenings from 5-7:30 p.m., September 14-December 14 on the Northeastern main campus on Huntington Avenue in Boston.
Instruction will involve preparing lectures, structuring discussion, evaluating students, and conducting other tasks to successfully teach the course as an adjunct professor. Interested candidates should have a graduate degree (doctorate preferred) in social epidemiology, epidemiology, health behavior/health education, sociology, or a related field; and should demonstrate proficiency, training, and interest in social epidemiology and the social determinants of health. The syllabus for this seminar has already been prepared. (See course description below)
Compensation is $4,125.00 for the semester. Interested candidates should send a cover letter articulating their qualifications for this position (including any prior teaching and/or teaching assistance experience, relevant prior social epidemiology/social determinants of health/epidemiology coursework and graduate credentials) as well as an updated CV to:
Janice Gibson
ja.gibson@neu.edu (Email preferred)
Northeastern University, College of Health Sciences
Department of Health Sciences
360 Huntington Avenue, 316 Robinson Hall
Boston, MA 02115
617-373-3666.
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit letters of interest and CV’s promptly as applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Course Description
Social Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health in populations, related to the social and economic determinants of health. This graduate course at Northeastern University offers a seminar in Social Epidemiology, including theories, patterns, and controversies, as well as programs and policies that can be applied to address population health inequalities. Each week, readings will include articles that will discuss how different, multilevel dimensions of inequality influence health outcomes, including socioeconomic position; race, racism, & discrimination; immigration; gender; lifecourse & developmental science; biological pathways; social relationships; housing & neighborhood context; residential segregation; corporate social responsibility; ethics. Student performance is assessed with weekly reflections; papers; class discussion; and a digital story presentation.
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