Technical Support Specialist – SYSM-5930 (Fall) - Temporary

Georgetown University•Detroit, MI

6d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Support Specialist will be assisting with the Critical Readings in Systems Medicine Course (SYSM-5930), a core course in the Systems Medicine MS program. The course is designed for students to provide critical summaries and presentations of cutting-edge technologies used in Systems and Network Medicine. This role is necessary to provide academic and technical support to students and faculty from a person experienced and knowledgeable in the subject matter. The Technical Support Specialist (TSS) will assist the faculty by monitoring and answering students’ technical questions, assist in the creation of hands-on materials in support of the technical part of the course, and be present in class every week during student presentations for technical support. The Technical Support Specialist will be supervised directly by Dr. Sona Vasudevan, Director, Systems Medicine Program and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The mission is to enhance the student learning experience by creating materials that will provide extra support. Systems Medicine is a new and emerging field. The Critical Reading in the Systems Medicine course is a journal club formatted course where students read specific papers and present to the class to stimulate discussions. Selecting relevant papers is a huge task. In addition, students write summaries of the papers they read. The goal is to provide each student personalized technical feedback so they learn to write a summary of a research article.

Requirements

A M.S. or higher degree is required in biomedical sciences field
Systems Medicine background preferred

Responsibilities

Monitoring and answering students’ technical questions
Assist in creation of hands-on materials in support of the technical part of the course
Be present in class every week during student presentations for technical support