Faculty Responsibilities:

• Preference to a candidate able to teach high school engineering and robotics courses.
• Based on candidate skills and experience, additional teaching duties could include upper-level science, mathematics, finance, engineering/robotics, or computer science courses.

• Teaching robotics includes working with local professional mentors, partnering with community sponsors, and periodic evening & weekend meetings with the competition team

• Develop curriculum for semester-long STEM course offerings.
• Teach an exploratory/experiential learning short course during the two-week January Term Session.
• Develop lesson plans that reflect the curricular goals. 
• Collaborate on curricular improvements as needed.
• Serve as an academic advisor to 4 - 6 students.
• Serve as a faculty advisor to student clubs and organizations as assigned.
• Participate in faculty meetings and curriculum development discussions.
• Chaperone student activities (on- and off-campus) as needed.
• Attend Assembly and other Salem Academy events 
• Adhere to school guidelines regarding grading and other recordkeeping duties.
• Maintain regular contact with academic advisors, students and their families.
• Comply with all rules and regulations established as school policy.
• Work effectively with other faculty, staff and administration at the Academy and College.
• Ability to provide instruction remotely if and/or when the need arises
• Develop and maintain a course site in Google Classroom. 
• Ability to use Google Suite products.

Administrative Duties:

• Work with the Head of School and Director of Curriculum and Instruction 
• To plan, oversee, and carry out special programming during “STEAM Days.”
• To coordinate with Practitioners in Residence and build the program to include additional partners in STEAM.
• To research summer STEM programs, scholarships, and research opportunities for students to pursue.
• Direct all aspects of summer camp programming
• K - 5th STEAM camp for girls (5-day camp)
• Middle School Intro to FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics camp for girls (5- day camp)
• Camp responsibilities include
• Working with the Marketing and Communication department to develop camp flyers and set up registration.
• Working with the Business Office on all budgeting aspects of the summer camp programs.
• Working with campus departments (dining, physical plant, etc)  to reserve spaces and make arrangements for summer camp needs.
• Interviewing and hiring camp counselors.
• Developing camp curriculum.
• Be onsite, managing the day-to-day needs during camp week.

Additional Duties (as assigned) may include:

• The ability to provide supervision in the Academy dormitory during the school day until 5:00 p.m. on some days
• Attend and support school events which occur after hours and on weekends.
• Perform all other duties appropriate to employment as determined by the Head of School.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree 
• 3-5 years of experience teaching at the high school and/or college level or comparable work experience.

• Competency with educational technology, including Zoom, Google Suite, and online learning management platforms.

• Ability to combine academic rigor with engaging instruction.
• Ability to crossover teach between the Academy and the College.

• Actively considers curriculum and pedagogy through the lenses of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Project management, organizational, and leadership skills.

• Collaborative, growth-oriented, and motivated to continue developing as a teacher.

• Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with students, parents, and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background and/or experience in a STEAM-related field or education institution