Teaching Assistant, Biomedical Informatics

Company description:

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore

Job description:

Job Purpose

Support faculty and course owners in the teaching delivery and teaching administration of Biomedical Informatics programmes, with a primary focus on the MSc in Biomedical Informatics.

Key Responsibilities

• Support faculty in preparing teaching, tutorial, workshop and assessment materials.
• Provide onsite support for lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical sessions, including classroom setup and teaching logistics.
• Maintain Canvas course sites, including uploading teaching materials, announcements, assignments, rubrics and learning resources.
• Support assessment administration, including setting up submissions, tracking deadlines, checking submissions and maintaining assessment records.
• Collate and maintain marks and grading records, and follow up with faculty on outstanding marks or grading matters.
• Support students on teaching related matters including Canvas, course materials, submissions and assessment timelines.
• Support capstone teaching activities including project tracking, presentations and assessment related coordination.
• Maintain teaching files, assessment documents, Canvas records and course delivery documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Preferably 1 to 3 years of relevant teaching support, academic support or industry experience.
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems such as Canvas.
• Basic knowledge of data analytics, AI, programming or related technical tools would be advantageous.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with good attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple teaching and assessment timelines and work closely with faculty and students.
• Proactive, service oriented and comfortable providing onsite teaching support.