Online NLP in Healthcare: Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading Canadian university located in Vancouver is seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the NLP Extraction and Analysis of Clinical Documents course. This role involves coordinating course content, responding to student inquiries, and grading assignments. Ideal candidates will be enrolled in a graduate program related to data science or health sciences with strong knowledge of NLP and excellent communication skills. This position offers a pay range of $38.65 to $40.16 CAD per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a relevant graduate program.
• Strong background in data science, health sciences, and natural language processing.
• Proven communication skills and ability to collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Update course content on Canvas according to new announcements.
• Respond to student inquiries in weekly discussions.
• Grade assignments and manage course feedback.
• Attend weekly office hours to assist students.
• Document issues with course content for future improvement.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of natural language processing

Statistics

Machine learning

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Education

Enrolled in a graduate program related to data science or health sciences/medicine disciplines

Tools

Canvas

Jupyter notebook

Job description

A leading Canadian university located in Vancouver is seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the NLP Extraction and Analysis of Clinical Documents course. This role involves coordinating course content, responding to student inquiries, and grading assignments. Ideal candidates will be enrolled in a graduate program related to data science or health sciences with strong knowledge of NLP and excellent communication skills. This position offers a pay range of $38.65 to $40.16 CAD per hour, depending on experience.