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TITLE: Instructor, College First Program – FILLED
PURPOSE: To deliver an eight-week hands-on summer science and internship program for students in grades 10 to 12. The instructor will design and deliver an informal ecology- and nature-based curriculum with emphasis on outdoor field investigations, and oversee student mentorship assignments.
College First is a high-school internship program at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is a paid internship for eight weeks during the summer and monthly meetings during the school year. A school bus provides transportation from designated stops starting as early as 7 a.m. to bring students to the Garden by 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Students leave the Garden at 3 p.m. each day.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
DEPARTMENT: Center for Teaching and Learning
REPORTS TO: Coordinator of Secondary Education
SUPERVISES: Students in the College First program
COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS: N/A
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Be available to work for 40 hours/week from June 20 to August 26, 2011. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of combined experience teaching science in either formal and/or informal education settings to high-school-aged students, an ability to conduct outdoor field and conservation science, and familiarity with computer technology.