Student Assistantship, Internship and Employment Opportunities

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Bio-Epi Graduate Student Representative (10 hr/week)

This year-long position enables graduate students in Biostatistics and Epidemiology to build professional skills, work directly with faculty, and gain experience in an academic workplace.   

The Graduate Student Representative will facilitate communication between graduate students and faculty and act as a resource for their fellow graduate students through providing advice, organizing graduate student events, etc. This may include: 

  • Assist in the coordination of student events like the Fall Open Houses and Spring Admitted Students days (meet with Admissions coordinators early in the fall)
  • Organize social/community-building events for graduate students in the Department (and/or with other graduate students in SPHHS)
  • Publish student newsletters
  • Coordinate the BioEpi Seminar and Professional Development Series
    • Solicit presenter suggestions from faculty and students
    • Coordinate post-presentation sessions with students (for career advice, etc)
    • Develop a list of questions relevant to the field of Biostatistics and Epidemiology for the speaker.  

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - EPI 600

5 hours/week TA position for EPI 600. The TA will be required to attend all course meetings (Tu/Th 10:00-11:15) and assist, as needed, as well as hold weekly office hours. 

Proficiency in SAS is required .

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - PUBHLTH 413

10 hour/week TA position for Pubhlth 413: Analysis of Epidemiologic Data, Fall 2025 for the Epidemiology Program/Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. The TA will be required to attend all course meetings (Mon-Wed 4:00 – 5:15), assist as needed, hold weekly office hours, and contribute to preparation and grading of assignments. Familiarity/comfort with Stata is preferred.  Proficiency in SAS is required

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant(s) - PUBHLTH 223: Intro to Biostatistics for Public Health 

Three Teaching Assistant positions are available Fall 25 for the undergraduate PUBHLTH 223 course in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Positions are 10 hours/week. TAs will attend weekly meetings with the instructor and other TAs, hold weekly office hours, support in-class instruction, grade assignments and exams, and perform other duties as assigned. Applicants should have a solid understanding of the material in the course. Strong preference will be given to students who are able to attend class meetings (MWF 10:10 to 11:00 AM). 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant(s) - PUBHLTH 224 for Epi

Graduate Student TA Positions: 3 Teaching Assistant Positions available Fall 2025 in Public Health 224 for Epidemiology Department.

10 hrs./week TA will facilitate in class activities and discussions, hold weekly office hours, grade homework assignments and other duties as assigned. Applicant should have a background in the course for which they are applying.  Priority will be given to students who can attend class meetings (Tu/Th 11:30 – 12:45 pm).

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Associate: Public Health 224, Fall 2025

The Teaching Associate will be responsible for coordinating and leading the course. This is a 15 hr/week position.

Eligibility: Current PhD students from the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology who are available to teach Tu/Th 11:30 – 12:45.

Preference will be given to those who previously served as a TA for 224. 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - EPI 737

TA will conduct weekly office hours, grade homework assignments and take home exams, and perform other duties as assigned. A major component of this role will be in providing extensive comments/edits on semester-long group projects. Priority will be given to applicants who have taken EPI 737 with Dr. Spracklen in the past and can attend all class meetings (M/W 2:30-3:45pm).

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - EPI 630

Teaching Assistant position available in Epidemiology 630

10 hour/week TA position for EPI 630, Fall 2025. TA will conduct weekly office hours, grade homework assignment and other duties as assigned. Priority will be given to applicants who have excelled in EPI 630 or SPHHS 615/616 and who are available to attend most class sessions (Tu/Th 1 – 2:15). 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - BIOSTATS 530-531-632

Teaching assistant (TA) for Biostatistics courses in R (Biostats 530-531-632)

The Teaching Assistant (TA) is expected to work 10 hours per week during the Fall 2025 semester.  Applicant should have prior experience with R software, in particular with tidyverse approaches to data wrangling and visualization and writing functions. Experience with git(hub), making R packages, and Shiny is preferable. 

The TA will be responsible for assisting the instructor with labs during class meeting times, grading homework assignments, answering students’ questions on the discussion board, holding regular office hours every week to help students with questions on lectures and homework, and perform other duties as assigned. TA is required to join class meeting times (TTh 830-945am). 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - BIOSTATS 540: Introductory Biostatistics

This Fall 2025 TA position supports one section of BIOSTAT 540 in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. This position is 10 hours/week. The TA will attend weekly meetings with the instructor, hold weekly office hours, support in-class instruction, grade assignments and exams, and perform other duties as assigned. Applicants should have a solid understanding of the material in the course. Strong preference will be given to students who are able to attend class meetings (TTh 2:30 to 3:45 PM). 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - PUBHLTH 345

The Teaching Assistant (TA) for PUBHLTH 345 (Public health data science: data exploration and visualization) is expected to work 10 hours per week during the Fall 2025 semester.  Applicant should have prior experience with R software, in particular with tidyverse approaches to data wrangling and visualization. The TA will be responsible for assisting the instructor with labs during class meeting times, grading homework assignments, answering students’ questions on the discussion board, holding regular office hours every week to help students with questions on lectures and homework, and perform other duties as assigned. The TA is required to join class meeting times (Tu/Th 1-215PM). 

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant(s) - PUBHLTH 460 

Teaching Assistants for PUBHLTH 640 with Biostats Instructor Nick Reich: One 10hr/wk TA and One 5hr/wk TA needed:

  • 5 hours/week TA position for PUBHLTH 460 (Telling Stories with Data), Fall 2025.
  • 10 hours/week TA position for PUBHLTH 460 (Telling Stories with Data), Fall 2025.

The TA will hold weekly office hours in person, grade homework assignments, and take on other duties as assigned. Applicant should have a background in R programming and applied statistics and data analysis, and should be familiar with using generative AI.

Office hours and other responsibilities will be scheduled around the candidate's schedule. Prior experience with PUBHLTH 460 (either as a student or a TA) is preferred but not required. R programming and knowledge of the "tidyverse" package suite is required.

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant - PUBHLTH 490Z

Teaching Assistant (TA) for PUBHLTH 490z (Statistical Modeling in Health Data Science) is expected to work 10 hours per week during the Fall 2025 semester.  Applicant should have prior experience with R software, in particular with tidyverse approaches to data wrangling and visualization, and applied statistics and data analysis (specifically linear & logistic regression).  The TA will be responsible for assisting the instructor with labs during class meeting times, grading homework assignments, answering students’ questions on the discussion board, holding regular office hours every week to help students with questions on lectures and homework, and perform other duties as assigned. The TA is required to join class meeting times (TTh 4:00-5:15PM).

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.

Teaching Assistant(s) - BIOSTATS 690A & BIOSTATS 750

5 hours/week TA position for Biostats 690A (Probability and Statistical Inference for Health Data Science), Fall 2025. Instructors: Jing Qian/Alex Knee.

5 hours/week TA position for Biostats 750 (Applied Statistical Learning), Fall 2025. Instructor: Jing Qian

The TA will be responsible for grading homework assignments, holding regular office hours every week to help students with questions on lectures and homework, and take on other duties as assigned. Applicant should have a background in R programming, and should have taken these courses or similar ones before.

Please send letter of interest and CV or resume to Deb Osowski at dosowski [at] umass [dot] edu (dosowski[at]umass[dot]edu) by Thursday, June 5 , 2025.