TA/STA Statistics for Neuroscientists

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Work type: Temp Part-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Education/Training/Instructional Design
Department:29020100 - MD-NEUROSCIENCE-GENERAL

Classification Title:

 OPS - Time Limited

Job Description:

TA/STA for Statistics for Neuroscientists GMS 6025C is heavily hands-on "lab" based and TA/STAs are expected to help guide students in their skills and knowledge development during the process through effective small-group teaching methods. In-class time is ~4 hours/week and grading/office hours is expected to take an average of 1-5 hours/week depending on the cohort and grading efficiency. The anticipated enrollment is only 9 students, and many assignments and in-class problems will be in small groups.

Role and Tasks:
In-Class Guidance: Rotate through groups working on in-class problems to help them refine their planning, approach, programming, and interpretation.
Office Hours: Be present and available to guide students to develop their own understanding and solutions to worksets/problems.
Canvas Discussions: Check for and respond to questions posted by students within a reasonable timeframe (~daily).
Grade Assignments: Grading will emphasize guiding skills development, not simply marking for points (i.e., code review).

Expected Salary:

$19.00 - $21.00 per hour

Minimum Requirements:

Experience with RStudio, Rmarkdown, and Tidyverse functions, particular for data carpentry and data visualization (ggplot2). Experience with General Linear Model statistics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_linear_model in R (lm function).

Preferred Qualifications: Prior successful teaching experience focused on technical/mathematical/statistical topics for diverse background/skillset students.
Strong R/Tidyverse knowledge. Experience with effective (and recognizing/avoiding ineffective!) visualization of complex data and an solid understanding of the Grammar of Graphics (Wilkinson) and other related frameworks.
Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume. 

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: No

 

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