Teacher Faculty BEAM Summer Away (Residential)
Job Description
This summer, change the lives of underserved students with exceptional potential in math.
Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM), a project of the Art of Problem Solving Initiative, Inc., is seeking instructors for a month-long residential summer camp that gives underserved students a chance to excel in mathematics. Faculty teach their own courses to bright middle school students from low-income and historically marginalized communities. Ideal Faculty candidates include college or university professors with strong teaching backgrounds, and middle or high school teachers with strong mathematics backgrounds. Junior faculty positions are also available for graduate students and early career teachers, and we encourage applications from other professionals with an interest in math education.
Courses at BEAM Summer Away can be:
- Pure math such as number theory, combinatorics, graph theory, or logic;
- Applied math such as circuit design, programming, astrophysics, or genetics; or
- Problem solving, either Math Team Strategies or Solving Big Problems.
Strong candidates will work well on a close-knit team and will be able to bring unique curriculum perspectives to the program. Experience with mathematics curriculum design for middle school audiences, with students from low-income or historically marginalized backgrounds or at Title 1 schools, and with other extracurricular outreach programs (such as math summer programs or math circles, MATHCOUNTS, programming workshops, or similar) are all beneficial. We will provide mentorship, textbooks, and other resources as needed. Beyond the classroom, we expect that faculty will create a fun and inclusive community with the students.
We’re interested in hiring people who are committed to growth. Faculty often return to work with us for multiple summers, and the feedback we get is that working for us allows them to identify and tackle growth opportunities that translate to their year-round jobs. We believe that we have as much to learn from our students as they do from us!
Location: Faculty live on a college campus near NYC or LA with the students, counselors, and other program staff for the duration of the program.
Covid-19 Note: While our intention is to hold our programs in person, we reserve the right to hold our programs virtually for the Summer of 2022 depending on community spread of COVID-19. We will continue to monitor the situation and give updates as needed. All BEAM employees that work in-person must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their first day of work as a term and condition of employment at BEAM. In addition to being fully vaccinated, BEAM requires all eligible employees to receive a booster. Proof of vaccination will be required.
Beyond being vaccinated, this role will require weekly COVID testing and that you meet the program’s masking and other safety requirements, which are laid out in BEAM’s 2022 Safety Policies. Broadly speaking, you can expect to wear a mask at all times indoors, unless you are actively eating or drinking.
Program dates:
The CA dates (for our LA students) will be June 23 to July 20, 2022.
The NY dates (for our NYC students) will be July 6 – August 2, 2022.
Compensation: $5,000 for Faculty for the time that the program runs. We will also provide room, board, and a transportation stipend. We do have a Senior Faculty position with $7,000 compensation for candidates who have grown with us over multiple summers or are exceptionally strong fits for the role. Eligibility for the Senior Faculty position will be assessed during the Faculty hiring process. For candidates graduate students or candidates with less experience teaching, check out our Junior Faculty BEAM Summer Away postings!
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time. International graduate students able to obtain CPT or OPT are welcome to apply.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the lives of young students. Our students have tremendous potential and a strong ability for abstract reasoning, but they often don’t have the same access to opportunities as their more affluent peers. As a result, they risk missing out on enrichment opportunities that favor successful STEM careers and, more broadly, deepen their relationship with math in a supportive community. They are devoted, doing many hours of math each day (and loving it). We hope that you will join us (and them)!
We are still accepting applications! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until roles are filled.
For more information and the application, contact us at emily@beammath.org or visit our website at https://www.beammath.org/summer-roles-at-beam . For information on working at our non-residential summer day camps, check out our BEAM Discovery postings!
