Lab Demonstrator HLSC 4P07 Fall D2-2

Brock University • St. Catharines, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy for a Lab Demonstrator in HLSC 4P07 for the Fall D2-2 term. The nominal workload for this position is 10 hours per week, consisting of 6 hours demonstrating and 4 hours of marking and lab preparation. Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. The incumbent will work under the direction of the Senior Lab Instructor, be familiar with laboratory procedures, present an introduction to the lab, demonstrate laboratory techniques, teach and assist students during the lab, maintain safe lab conditions, be responsible for lab preparation and cleanup, mark lab reports, and attend meetings as needed.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Health Sciences or a related discipline is required.
• For Brock undergraduate applicants, the incumbent must be in their fourth year (honours) and must have successfully completed this course.
• R statistical programming knowledge, including tidyverse packages (dplyr, ggplot2) for data manipulation and visualization.
• Familiarity with the analysis of administrative and clinical health databases (e.g., CIHI data holdings) or population health surveys (e.g., CCHS, NHANES) and core methods (data cleaning, cohort creation, descriptive statistics, and regression modelling of binary and time-to-event outcomes).
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to explain technical material to students and provide constructive feedback.
• Punctual in attending classes.
• Meet appropriate deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience teaching or demonstrating in a statistical computing or data analysis lab is an asset.
• Experience or training with synchronous and asynchronous course support.
• Proficiency with online delivery tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Brightspace).
• Available to provide feedback in person and, when required, online.

Responsibilities

• Present an introduction to the lab
• Demonstrate laboratory techniques
• Teach and assist students during the lab
• Maintain safe lab conditions
• Be responsible for lab preparation and cleanup
• Mark lab reports
• Attend meetings as needed

Benefits

• Compensation is paid according to the qualifications the employee holds.
• Flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level