Dalla Lana School of Public Health

CHL5114H Health Communications

CHL5114H Position Description

CHL5114H (formerly 5807H) is a graduate course that explores different ways of communicating about health. It covers a wide range of topics, including how our behaviour, society, politics, and culture all play a role in health communication.

Course profile

Instructor: Francisco Ibáñez-​Carrasco

Qualifications:

Knowledge of social, cultural, and social communications theories, models, frameworks. Knowledge of current Public Health and Health Communication issues and practices such as digitizing public health, patient empowerment and social media, AI and communications, health misinformation, EDIA in health communication, and knowledge mobilization. Familiarity with PPTX, MS Publisher, video, Canva, etc., and be able to assist students on literature search and research methods, as well as scholarly writing.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) hold office hours; c) manage technology (i.e. Quercus); d) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 30

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 60

Tutorials/Labs: N/A

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

CHL5226H Mathematical Foundations of Biostatistics

CHL5226H Position Description

The overall purpose of this course is to provide the mathematical foundations for the techniques is Biostatistics. A master’s-level biostatistician needs to read and understand the statistical/biostatistical literature. This is necessary to not only understand the strength and weaknesses of present statistical methods but to also be able to understand and apply future techniques that will be developed during ones career.

Course profile

Instructor: Olli Saarela; Kevin Thorpe

Qualifications:

PhD student with a strong academic background in Mathematical Statistics, Probability and Calculus.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments/exams; b) hold office hours to answer questions and provide feedback to students.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 60

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 70

Tutorial/Labs: N/A

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.

CHL5233H Statistical Programming and Computation for Health Data

CHL5233H Position Description

This course covers essential R programming and computational tools in health sciences research. Topics include data pre-processing and manipulation, data visualization, loops and functions, optimization, and package development with an emphasis on reproducibility and replicability. Throughout the course, students will aim to reproduce the analysis conducted in a published paper that provides data from open sources. Each student will create a GitHub repository for their project and update/edit their code every week using version control.

Course profile

Instructor: Aya Mitani

Qualifications:

Proficiency in R; experience with Quarto and GitHub.

Duties:

a) Attend each class to support students with in-class assignments; b) assist with assessment of the final group project; c) hold weekly office hours.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 30

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 50

Tutorial/Labs: N/A

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.

CHL5220H Introduction to Quantitative Research

CHL5220H Position Description

This course presents an introduction to epidemiologic concepts and the application of quantitative methods. Topics include measurement of disease occurrence, descriptive epidemiology, ecologic studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, measurement validity, screening, causation, random variation, bias, confounding, effect modification, randomized controlled trials, and epidemic investigation. The course utilizes a wide variety of case studies from both chronic and infectious disease epidemiology, representing both landmark studies and newer research.

Course profile

Instructor: Mohammad Reza Akbari

Qualifications:

Applicant should have a strong understanding of, and ability to communicate, epidemiologic and basic statistical concepts including measures of disease, measures of association, study designs, threats to validity, and measurement. Demonstrated ability to work well with others.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) tutorial preparation; c) hold tutorials and office hours; d) invigilate tests and exams as required; e) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 60

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 70

Tutorials/Labs:

Tutorial times to be confirmed with the course instructor. 

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

CHL5407H Categorical Data Analysis for Epidemiologic Studies

CHL5407H Position Description

This course is designed to introduce epidemiology students with some background in basic statistical analysis to the principals and methods of categorical data analysis relevant to epidemiological studies, with an emphasis on application and interpretation.

Course profile

Instructor: Catharine Chambers, Jesse T. Young

Qualifications:

PhD student, preferably in Epidemiology, with a strong understanding of basic epidemiological concepts and how they are applied. Knowledge of SAS software is an asset.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments and tests; b) hold tutorials/labs; c) hold office hours and respond to student’s emails as required; d) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 35

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 50

Tutorial/Labs: N/A

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.

CHL5103H Health Promotion I

CHL5103H Position Description

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health and its determinants (Ottawa Charter, WHO 1986; Bangkok Charter, WHO 2005). This course introduces the foundations of health promotion theory, concepts, history, strategies and practice skills. Within the course, health is defined broadly and the promotion of health is examined at individual, interpersonal and community levels. The course reflects a critical, socio-ecological approach to health and health promotion, recognizing that health is influenced by a complex interplay of biological and social factors.

Course profile

Instructor: Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco

Qualifications:

In depth knowledge of health promotion: practice, history, key concepts, behaviour-oriented theories, and strategies.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) tutorial preparation; c) hold tutorials and office hours.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 65

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 70

Tutorial/Labs:

Tutorial times to be confirmed with the course instructor. 

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.

CHL5201H Biostatistics I

CHL5201H Position Description

Introduction to statistical techniques and reasoning; descriptive and graphical methods, estimation, tests of hypotheses, applied to both means and proportions, in both paired and independent samples; simple linear regression, introduction to analysis of variance.

Course profile

Instructor: Kevin Thorpe

Qualifications:

PhD student with a strong academic background in statistics. Experience in applied data analysis using R.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) holds tutorials; c) invigilate tests and exams as required; d) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 170

Positions Available: 2

Estimated Hours: 60

Tutorials/Labs:

Tutorial times to be confirmed with the course instructor. 

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

CHL5401H Epidemiologic Methods I

CHL5401H Position Description

This course is the introductory epidemiology course for the MPH degree program in Epidemiology and provides an overview of descriptive epidemiology and an introduction to analytical epidemiology.

Course profile

Instructor: David Fisman

Qualifications:

MPH in Epidemiology or equivalent, with a strong understanding of basic epidemiological concepts and how they are applied.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) assist with preparation of course materials; c) invigilate tests and exams as required; d) hold tutorials and office hours.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 100

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 70

Tutorials/Labs:

Tutorial times to be confirmed with the course instructor. 

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences

CHL5004H Position Description

This is an Introduction to Public Health as practised in Canada and highlighting the research of DLSPH faculty. It presents students with the basic framework of fields like epidemiology, social and behavioural health, global health, occupational health and statistics. It is designed to provide a basic appreciation of the breadth of fields in public health as well as provide some insight into the work of divisions that students may not re-encounter during their Masters or PhD.

Course profile

Instructor: Lisa Forman, Aya Mitani

Qualifications:

Graduate student must be familiar with Public Health literature, have relevant experience and be open to interdisciplinary collaboration.

Duties:

a) Assist in preparing and grading assignments; b) assist with Quercus management of course materials; c) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 225

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 60

Tutorial/Labs: N/A

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.

CHL5300H Public Health Policy

CHL5300H Position Description

This is an introductory graduate-level course in public health policy. The course has four key components: a set of required readings, self-directed research and writing for assignments, a small-group weekly tutorial, and a lecture-style overview of the weekly topics. The lectures are intended to provide summative explanation, context and illustrative case studies to further your understanding of the literature.

Course profile

Instructor: Beverley Essue

Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in a related area of study; knowledge of the Public Health Policy literature.

Duties:

a) Assist in grading assignments; b) tutorial preparation; c) hold tutorials and office hours; d) other duties as assigned.

Relevant Criterion:

The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 170

Positions Available: 1

Estimated Hours: 70

Tutorial/Labs:

Tutorial times to be confirmed with the course instructor. 

Application deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025

According to current immigration regulations, to be eligible to work on campus international students must have a valid study permit, be enrolled as a full-time student and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN). You must stop working on the day you no longer meet any of the above eligibility requirements.