THE SPENCE SCHOOL

UPPER SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER

Part-Time (75%), to begin August 2024

Overview

Spence’s Science Department seeks an experienced educator to join a department committed to collaboration, pedagogical inquiry, and to empowering girls and women in the sciences.

Responsibilities

• Teach three sections of Upper School Biology

• Collaborate with teaching teams to design curriculum, assessments, and teaching methods.

• Participate in department-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy, and curriculum

• Possibly serve as an Upper School advisor

Qualifications

• Finds joy in working with children and in school life

• Approaches work with optimism, energy, kindness, and a sense of humor

• Demonstrates cultural competency and skills by engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences

• Demonstrates constructivist pedagogical skill, an appreciation for the science and the craft of teaching, and a love of science as a discipline

• Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team

• Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community

• Possesses sustained experience teaching Upper School Biology

• Has an advanced degree or equivalent experience

Spence is committed to an equitable program and a diverse faculty and student body. We, therefore, actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.