Published: 02/04/2026
Class Time: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST
Dates: August 31 – September 11, 2026 (class will not be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 7th)
In-Person Course, on campus
Position Description:
The Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) will be hosting the annual two-week intensive global health course for medical residents and fellows from August 31, 2026 – September 11, 2026 (no class on Monday, September 7th). We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who will be at graduate student status by Summer Quarter. The course is held Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM for the two-week time frame. The teaching assistant does not need to be present for all sessions, though being available for the start of each day is expected. The TA will be expected to join planning meetings and to assist with coordination leading up to the course.
The Teaching Assistant’s responsibilities include:
- Updating the course schedule with assigned classrooms
- Emailing reminders to students re: class, sending out assignments (e.g., sign up sheet for student presentations)
- Communicating with speakers about scheduling, lecture content, day-of details, speaker release forms, sending Outlook calendar invites to each speaker for their scheduled lecture time and location
- Ensuring lectures run smoothly (e.g. presentation set-up, especially important for the first session of each day)
- Creating and maintaining the class Canvas page (uploading updated lecture schedule, uploading speakers’ lecture slides and references as they are received)
- Taking attendance every morning and afternoon for the 9 days
- Creating evaluations for the course
- Aggregating the evaluation results
- Set up the technology at the start of each day
- Editing the “T.A. Cheat Sheet” document during and immediately after the course, sharing tips for future T.A.s
- and other duties as assigned
Position Supervisor: Yosefa Gilon, Associate Director, Global Health at the Center for Innovation in Global Health
Hours: The commitment is ~45 hours of work (spread out before, during and after the course ends).
Compensation: A $1,000 stipend will be paid on the next pay date following the end of the course
Opportunities and Benefits: This position is an excellent professional opportunity, as the TA will work directly with Dr. Cybele Renault, Internal Medicine Program Lead for Global Health and Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine – Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Ashley Styczynski, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine – Infectious Diseases, and Medical Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Students interested in pursuing a career in medicine will learn a lot from the speakers in the course, all of whom are leaders in the field of global and planetary health.
Skills and Abilities:
- Detail-oriented and a strong self-starter, able to follow tasks through to completion with little supervision
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong interest in global health and health equity, where attending sessions would be beneficial to you
- Previous experience as a T.A. is preferred
Application: Applicants must be at graduate student status by Summer Quarter.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your current CV and letter of interest to Course Directors Dr. Cybele Renault (renaultc@stanford.edu) and Ashley Styczynski (astyczyn@stanford.edu), and Course Manager Yosefa Gilon (ygilon@stanford.edu) by 9am Monday, March 16th. Your letter of interest should summarize:
Interest in the position
Your background in global health
Experience being a T.A. (including experience setting up/maintaining class Canvas page and managing classroom technology)