MAT ESRP Adjunct Faculty

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition.

AMNH's Richard Gilder Graduate School's Master of Arts in Teaching Earth Science Residency Program ( MAT ESRP) is seeking a part-time Adjunct Professor to co-teach Foundations of Education in the Urban Context, a graduate-level course for urban science teachers. The Adjunct Professor will design and be the lead professor of the course. The Adjunct Professor will collaborate and co-teach with a member of the MAT Museum faculty.

Foundations of Education in the Urban Context ( EDU 650) is a three-credit course with variable-length class sessions taught in the spring and summer at AMNH. This course is designed for middle and high school Earth Science teachers in urban settings in New York State. Constitutional, historical, linguistic, religious and educational policy topics addressed in this course will help participants locate their own learning experiences and those of their students within the context of the multiple waves of public school reforms. This is a required course for the MAT Program. It is designed to include 30 hours of onsite teaching at the Museum and 15 hours of application during the school-based residency.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

The expected salary for the Adjunct Professor is $145/hour. This position is overtime-eligible.

Pay will be determined based on several factors. The hiring range for the position at commencement is based on the type of work and the scope of responsibilities. The salary and placement offered is based on a number of individualized factors, including, but not limited to, skills, knowledge, training, education, credentials, areas of specialization and depth and scope of experience.

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