Teacher Faculty NYC BEAM Discovery (Day Camp)
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 summer day 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 to teach pre-packaged courses are also available for graduate students and early career teachers, and we encourage applications from other professionals with an interest in math education.
BEAM Discovery Faculty will teach two classes for all 5 weeks of the program. For each of them, Faculty create their own curriculum for a class in one of the following categories:
- Logical Reasoning introduces logical reasoning including deductive logic, case analysis, working methodically, and proof by contradiction.
- Math Fundamentals leads students to understand mathematics from school on a deeper, more conceptual level.
- Math Team Strategies exposes students to problems that require creativity, primarily through math contest problems.
- Applied Math introduces students to different areas of work related to mathematics. Examples include programming, astronomy, mathematical biology (such as predator and prey models, or genetics), or estimation and Fermi 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!
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.
Location: BEAM Discovery NYC runs on two campuses; one Uptown (located in West Harlem) and one Downtown (located on the Lower East Side). The exact names of the campus locations will be provided later.
Dates: July 6 to August 16, 2022.
Compensation: $5,400 for Faculty for the time that the program runs. Part time positions are available with $3200 compensation. 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 with less experience, check out our Junior Faculty BEAM Discovery 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 because of their schools and backgrounds they often have not had the same training as more affluent peers. They are devoted, doing many hours of math each day (and loving it). We hope that you will join us (and them)!
For more information and the application, contact us at emily@beammath.org or visit our website at www.beammath.org/beam-discovery-faculty-info. For information on working at our residential summer camps, check out our BEAM Summer Away postings!
