HE436-Health & Human Rights -F26 Internal Posting for CTF Members Only

Wilfrid Laurier University • Waterloo, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Human health and wellbeing are inextricably associated with access to fundamental human rights. When human rights (e.g., access to food and housing, experiencing forms of discrimination), are violated, various pathways to ill-health become evident. This course will cover the links between public health policies, political circumstances, and social and economic conditions on the health of individuals and populations using a human rights framework. Important domains of the health and human rights associations will be used to ensure that students have a broad understanding of key concepts, and are able to apply them in research methods, program development, policy analysis, healthcare delivery, and leadership positions.

Requirements

• PhD in Health Policy, Community Health, Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology, Community Psychology, or Sociology.
• Internal member of the CTF bargaining unit as defined by Article 13.7.2.17.
• CV (required).
• Candidate Application Form (CAF) (required).
• Names and Contact Information for Referees (required for external applicants).
• Evidence of Good Teaching (required for external applicants).
• Verification of highest degree (required for external applicants).

Nice To Haves

• Cover Letter (optional).
• Teaching Dossier (optional).
• Sample Course Outline (optional).

Responsibilities

• Teach HE436-Health & Human Rights course.
• Develop and deliver lectures.
• Apply human rights framework to public health policies, political circumstances, and social and economic conditions.
• Ensure students have a broad understanding of key concepts and can apply them in research methods, program development, policy analysis, healthcare delivery, and leadership positions.
• Mark and grade assignments and exams.
• Coordinate large classes or multi-section courses as per Article 28.3.

Benefits

• Supplementary Remuneration for marking and grading allowance (see Article 28.2).
• Coordination of large classes or multi-section courses (see Article 28.3).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree