Employment Posting
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
Mathematics and Computer Science Teaching Opportunities
Job Description:
Who:
Johns Hopkins University-Center for Talented Youth We are seeking enthusiastic math and computer science instructors and teaching assistants to instruct in our summer programs for gifted elementary, middle, and high school students. CTY offers intense, 3-week academic programs for highly talented students from across the country and around the world.
Where:
Residential site locations around the country: California, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Day site locations in the Baltimore-Washington and Los Angeles areas.
When:
Session 1: June 26-July 19
Session 2: July 19-August 9
Instructors and teaching assistants can work one or two sessions.
Why:
CTY staff work with exceptional students, make contacts and friendships with dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable teaching experience in a rigorous academic setting.
Courses:
Include Geometry, Problem Solving & Reasoning, Applications & Modeling, Cryptology, Probability and Game Theory, Number Theory, Introduction to Robotics, and Fundamentals of Computer Science. For a complete list of history courses, including course descriptions and sample syllabi, please click here/a>.
Salary:
Instructors start at $2,100 to $3,000 per 3-week session. Teaching assistants earn $1,100 per 3-week session. Room and board is provided at our residential sites.
To Download an application and learn more about the programs and sites please visit the link below or contact us at 410-735-6185 or ctysummer@jhu.edu.
Company Description: Since 1979, the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns Hopkins University has focused on the needs of students with exceptionally high academic abilities. The CTY community includes very bright students from all over the world whose talents place them well ahead of their agemates. These students need special attention: greater academic challenges, interaction with intellectual peers, and teaching strategies designed especially for the gifted. CTY offers gifted students, and their families and schools as well, a wide range of programs and services to nurture their intellectual abilities, enhance personal development, and foster better understanding of the needs of talented youth.
Posting Date: 01/12/2008
Deadline: None specified
For more information: http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment