SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS
3 Positions, 25% Time Each
Spring Semester 2007

Position:	Teaching Assistants (3 positions)
Course:	PubH 6342 (Epidemiologic Methods II)

Course Description:	This intermediate course 
covers methods and techniques for designing, 
implementing, analyzing, and interpreting 
observational epidemiologic studies, including 
cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional 
studies.  It is the second course in a four-
course sequence on the theory and practice of 
epidemiology.  This course is designed primarily 
for masters and doctoral students in 
epidemiology.  

Duties:	1.	Attend each class session
		4:15 – 5:30pm on Tuesday and 
Thursday
2.   Assist instructor in preparing materials 
for class
3.	Maintain regular office hours to answer 
students’ questions
4.	Assist in grading student assignments
5.	Possible class lecturing (1-2 sessions)

Duration:	January 11, 2007 through May 27, 
2007
Hours:	25% (Hours to be arranged)
Location:	1300 South Second Street, Suite 
300 (WBOB)
Pay Rate:	Current hourly pay rates for 
teaching assistants in the School of Public 
Health are:	$15.71 for those with bachelor’s 
degrees
$20.10 for those with master’s degrees
$24.47 for those with doctoral degrees

Qualifications:	Successful candidates will be 
graduate students working on a Masters degree or 
PhD in the School of Public Health.  

Application Deadline 	Open until filled
Contact: 	James Pankow, Ph.D.
	Phone:	(612) 624-2883
	Fax:	(612) 624-0315
	E-mail:	pankow@epi.umn.edu
This position is contingent upon enrollment and 
current registration as a graduate student at 
the University of Minnesota.  Failure to 
register by the end of the second week of 
classes (fall semester) will result in 
termination from the teaching assistantship.

The University of Minnesota is an equal 
opportunity educator and employer.