Teaching Experience for Postdocs (Sept 2024)

Interested in teaching introductory college biology to young college students? Consider this position, available immediately, at the Bard High School Early College Manhattan (New York). The school is a public/private partnership that gives access to college courses to public school students in NYC at no cost. See the listing here: https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/descriptions/?id=4193594

Position Description

Bard High School Early College - Manhattan, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Biology, beginning immediately for this Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 with the possibility to continue. BHSEC, a national model in the field of public school reform, enables talented and highly motivated students to move in four years from the ninth grade through the first two years of college, earning an Associate of Arts degree from Bard College as well as a high school diploma. The academic program emphasizes small class size and a commitment to teaching a diverse student body.

BHSEC Manhattan implements a “Physics First” curriculum, offering a conceptual Physics course in ninth grade, Chemistry in tenth grade, and then General Biology in the first year of the college program. Nearly all students elect to take at least one semester of science in the second year of the college program. The successful applicant will teach three sections of a college lab-based introductory biology course as well as the future possibility of substituting a teaching college science electives in your area of expertise.