Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Faculty for Leadership course
Reports to: Director, Institute of Global Health
Program: Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) and MBBS (MD) program
Location: University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Rwanda

Position Overview
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is committed to providing an academic experience rooted in global health delivery and equity. UGHE seeks a faculty, an educator, who can use a creative approach coupled with the energy and dedication to:

• develop, modify, and deliver the Leadership and Management (L&M) module of the MGHD program.
• develop, modify, and deliver the leadership training for the MBBS (MD) program.
• be the lead faculty in teaching the Leadership and management courses in other academic programs at UGHE.

The faculty should also demonstrate experience teaching and developing academic training programs, a robust research portfolio, and leadership. The faculty will be required to teach other courses at UGHE, according to the expertise.

The faculty is expected to be in Rwanda. Responsibilities
Teach (60%)
• Be the lead faculty in the online L&M module on the MGHD program for the MGHD program.
• Be the lead faculty in teaching the L&M courses on the MBBS (MD) program and other academic programs at UGHE.
• Adapt and deliver the aforementioned UGHE-developed L&M module to promote student mastery in leadership and management skills.
• Design/modify L&M workshop curriculum/materials and deliver and supervise the delivery of the workshop.
• Utilize dynamic and outcome-driven teaching practices (including team-based and problem-based learning approaches) to develop students’ critical thinking abilities and technical expertise.
• Oversee the ongoing design, instruction, coordination, and evaluation of the course.
• Contribute to the evaluation of students in a timely and comprehensive manner, consistent with UGHE monitoring and evaluation protocol and course assessment criteria.
• Serve as course instructor in all modules of MGHD and MBBS as either in the lead or supporting role where skills and expertise apply, course may include Health Policy and Political Economy, Principles in Global Health Equity, Managing Global Health Care Delivery, practicum and other executive education courses.
• 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 (MGHD, MBBS and others) undertaking research initiatives related to the course
• Mentor and guide students through the academic year for their ongoing professional growth
• Supervise and mentor UGHE’s junior faculty in professional development, including but not limited to education, research, management and communication skills.

Provide Strategic Leadership (10%)
• Oversee and continuous improvement of the L&M module and integrating of the MGHD into UGHE’s future degree offerings, in partnership with UGHE’s Director of IGH, other academic department heads, and non-academic staff.
• Manage, mentor, and supervise a growing MGHD staff and faculty team.
• Cultivate a strong body of teaching faculty.
• Oversee the development of new delivery models and modalities for the L&M module
• Participate in different academic and non-academic committees at UGHE
• Be willing to take academic, non-academic committee and ad-hoc responsibilities as assigned by the UGHE leadership
• Oversee the continuous monitoring, evaluation, and quality improvement for all aspects of the L&M, in partnership with MGHD team.
• Provide input in the strategy and direction for Global Health Education at UGHE.
• Serve as a leader for academic developments including global health learning, teaching, research.

Conduct and Accompany Research (10%)
• Undertake research leading to peer-reviewed publications focused on global health delivery and equity.
• Accompany and mentor student and alumni-driven global health research linked to their UGHE training.

Qualifications
• PhD training in leadership, especially focused on global health setting, equity/health disparities
• Experience teaching and mentoring health science-oriented master’s level, utilizing active learning approaches.
• Experience adapting teaching strategies to accommodate learners of different backgrounds and with different levels of pre-existing content familiarity.
• Advanced training and experience in health, research, or clinical education with a focus on global settings and equity-driven initiatives
• 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,

Benefits of Working at UGHE
UGHE faculty will be working at both Kigali city and at our campus in Butaro, Northern Rwanda. The campus is situated in a scenic area with a mild climate year-round. UGHE also offers a competitive salary and health care benefits. Faculty moving to UGHE from outside of Rwanda for this position will receive a relocation allotment and an annual stipend for travel to their home countries for themselves.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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