Description
Position Title: Lecturer, Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD), Option in Global Surgery
Reports to: Chair, Centre for Equity in Global Surgery
Program: MGHD in Global Surgery
Location: University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Butaro, Rwanda
Position Overview
UGHE seeks to recruit a junior faculty in global surgery who can use a creative approach coupled with the energy and dedication to:
- Support the delivery and student assessment of the MGHD option in global surgery program
- Support research and social medicine activities at the Centre
- Coordinate, assist and teach all Global Surgery modules and related courses
- Lead several learner facing activities of the global surgery option
The faculty is expected to work full-time at the UGHE campus, located in Burera district, Butaro, Northern Rwanda.
Responsibilities
Teach (60%)
- Coordinate and support the teaching of all MGHD in global surgery modules.
- Support global surgery related continuing professional development (CPD) teaching and training
- Serve as a teaching faculty in the modules to promote student mastery in the topics.
- Deliver teaching sessions with creative pedagogy and student assessment of the modules
- Coordinate student community and learning visits
- Guide student practicum and research programs
- Coordinate virtual and in-person delivery of teaching alongside various visiting and adjunct faculty
- Contribute to the evaluation of students in a timely and comprehensive manner, consistent with UGHE monitoring and evaluation protocol and course assessment criteria.
- Utilize dynamic and outcome-driven teaching practices (including team-based and problem-based learning approaches) to develop studentsโ critical thinking abilities and technical expertise.
- Work closely with other faculty to oversee the ongoing design, instruction, coordination, and evaluation of the course.
- Respond promptly to student and administrative requests.
- Support students outside of the classroom via in person and online modalities.
Supervising and mentoring (20%)
- Mentor students and fellows undertaking global surgery research initiatives within UGHE and the CEGS including the Practicum, providing guidance on studentsโ choice of study design and analytical approach.
- Mentor and guide students through the academic year for ongoing professional growth.
- Mentor visiting students and fellows
Provide Strategic Leadership (10%)
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the MGHD in global surgery program, and the integration of the MGHD into UGHEโs future degree offerings.
- Support continued integration of social medicine into Global Surgery offerings at UGHE
- Assist in cultivating a strong body of teaching faculty.
- Contribute to the development of new delivery models and modalities for the modules.
- Participate in different academic and non-academic committees at UGHE.
- Be willing to take on academic and non-academic committee responsibilities and ad-hoc responsibilities as assigned by the UGHE leadership.
- Contribute to the continuous monitoring, evaluation, and quality improvement for all aspects of the modules, in partnership with the MGHD team.
- Provide input into the strategy and direction for Global Surgery Education at UGHE.
- Support the Pan African Surgical Healthcare Forum and other strategic initiatives housed in the Center.
Conduct and Accompany Research (10%)
- Undertake research leading to peer-reviewed publications focused on global surgical care, global health delivery and equity.
- Accompany and mentor students and alumni undertaking global surgery research linked to their UGHE training.
- Support all research and innovation streams within the CEGS
- Involved in dissemination and advocacy around Global Surgery
Qualifications
- A master's degree in Global Health Delivery, Option in Global Surgery
- Experience teaching and mentoring health science-oriented masterโs level students, utilizing active learning approaches.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
- Previous Global Surgery research experience with demonstrated broad-based Global Surgery interest
- Advanced training and experience in health, research, or clinical education with a focus on global settings and equity-driven initiatives
- Experience adapting teaching strategies to accommodate learners of different backgrounds and with different levels of pre-existing content familiarity.
- Excitement for working in a dynamic, fast-paced, startup educational environment
- Enthusiasm to work with an academic team to develop and employ diverse pedagogical strategies.
- Experience working or teaching in Rwanda and/or other relevant contexts.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Willingness to relocate to Butaro, Rwanda.
How to Apply
Applicants should provide: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) Degree, (3) A cover letter describing your interest in UGHE and relevant experience. Please upload these under the โAdditional Filesโ tab on the application page.
University of Global Health Equity is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Organizational Profile
UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.
UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the worldโs most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu BuzimaโPIHโs sister organizationโand our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.