Summer Faculty Position - Creative and Academic, Sadie Nash Leadership Project, NYC

Summer Faculty Position - Creative and Academic

Posted on: January 8, 2013

Posted by: Sadie Nash Leadership Project

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ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP) offers educational programs to provide young women with an opportunity to analyze and explore leadership through rigorous coursework, experiential and skill based learning, and youth-designed activism projects. Every aspect of the program is designed to support and develop young women to both visualize themselves as leaders and actualize their leadership. Our mission is to strengthen, empower, and equip young women as agents of change in their lives and the world.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Faculty teach the coursework component of the Summer Institute in both Newark or New York City, a rigorous program that enables high school aged youth to develop ideas, questions, and concerns as they explore leadership, social justice and activism. We are interested in courses that connect with our mission and also connect with the identities of the young women in SNLP. We are seeking faculty to teach creative and academic classes. Classes take place 2 times a week for 90 minutes per session. Faculty will receive $1,500 for six weeks of teaching and for participating in professional development sessions.

Creative courses should have a hands-on focus on the arts (music, dance, visual arts, theater, writing, etc.) Past examples include:

• Poetry in Motion
• Her Photographic Journey
• Capoeira: Warrior Dance and Movement

Academic courses should explore different subjects, social issues or topics through a critical lens. Past examples include:

• Critical Feminist Analysis of Hip Hop in the 21st Century
• "What you Say!?" Language, Identity, & Social Groups
• Public Health and Young Women's Lives

All courses should be rigorous, engaging, and relevant to the young women we work with. Courses should employ popular education approaches and be highly interactive.

Please note: Positions are available in both New York City, and Newark, New Jersey and placements will be made at the discretion of SNLP. Please only apply if you are willing to work at either site you are placed. Both sites are located close to public transportation.

We are also recruiting for Core faculty, feel free to apply to any and all.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Each Creative and Academic faculty member will:

• attend a mandatory professional development training and orientation on June 25th 2013 and July 2nd 2013

• teach one course twice a week for 6 weeks from July 8th-August 16th 2013 (each class period is 1.5 hours)

• be available to check-in with students and program staff for at least 1 hour per week outside of class (total work time per week: 4 hours)

• conclude their course with a project or final presentation at our end of summer celebration on August 16th 2013

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for faculty members who:

• can teach with an understanding of our philosophy and goals, and actively support our mission

• see and respect the students as teachers

• are fun, interesting, intellectual, engaging and creative

• utilize interactive and innovative activities and teaching strategies that address different learning styles

• ask the students to examine their world critically and through the eyes of a leader

• reflect an awareness of the unique needs of young women in New York City and Newark, New Jersey

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If you are interested in serving as Faculty in the Summer Institute, we ask that you submit a:

1. Cover letter

2. Resume

3. One-page proposal for the course(s) you are interested in teaching

Your one-page course proposal should be formatted as follows:

• Description: A one to two paragraph description of your course; including whether you would identify your course as a creative or academic.

• Rationale: A brief rationale as to how the course fits into the overall SNLP mission, philosophy or goals.

• Outcomes: The outcomes you hope to achieve during the summer program. We are looking for tangible outcomes such as: the knowledge, skills, or attitudes you hope to impact.

• Topics: A topic outline for the 12 sessions of the course. You do not need to describe each class, but please show the direction of the course and the topics you expect to cover

It is important to us that you teach something you are passionate about. Please feel free to choose and design class structure, reading materials, projects, and other aspects of the course that you believe will enhance the young women's experience in the classroom. We actively encourage creative and experimental ways of teaching, and are willing to consider different possibilities.

The deadline for faculty applications is Monday, March 4, 2013

NO CALLS PLEASE

SNLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are looking for a diverse applicant pool and strongly encourage people of color, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community to apply.

Email materials to: faculty@sadienash.org (WITH THE SUBJECT LINE: CREATIVE or ACADEMIC FACULTY)

Please visit our website: www.sadienash.org for more information.

Thank you for your interest in our work and in this position!

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157 Montague Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, United States

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Start date

July 8, 2013

Application deadline

March 4, 2013

Education requirements

4-year degree

Employment type

Part time

Temporary

Professional level

None specified

Salary range (annual, U.S. $)

1,500 - 1,500

Job function

Newark, Youth Work, Teaching Artist,Activism, Social Justice, Arts, Youth,Leadership, NYC, Teaching, Young Women,Education, Women's Studies, Feminism

Owner's areas of focus

Youth, Education, Women