Overview
The Organization
At Thrive Scholars, our goal is to see talented economically disadvantaged BIPOC students develop inter-generational wealth and financial security, and become the diverse corporate, civic, and academic leaders our country so desperately needs.
Our comprehensive, data-driven, high-touch program model focuses on the key inflection points that can be the difference between just graduating from any college, and graduating from a top college with the grades, degree, career skills, and network needed to thrive in any career. Over our six-year program, Scholars benefit from admissions and intensive academic preparation before college and a comprehensive set of academic, personal, social-emotional, financial, and career supports throughout college.
The Program
As rising college first-years, students attend our six-week Summer Academy. At its core, Summer Academy is an academic boot camp where students learn the quantitative and writing skills they need to excel in college and in their preferred majors, with additional time devoted to personal and professional development topics. Summer Academy is a residential program held on the campus of the University of Chicago. This year, we expect to serve 200+ Scholars.
The Position
We are seeking multiple Computer Science Professors to teach an elective coding course (emphasis in Python) of approximately 20-25 students, focused on helping our students further develop the quantitative and problem solving skills they will need to excel in a range of courses at a selective college.
The course will meet during the final week of the Summer Academy program, and will include a combination of professor-led instruction and opportunities for students to engage in hands-on and collaborative work. The Summer Academy program will run from Sunday, July 2nd to Saturday, August 12th, but the elective Computer Science course will run for 3-6 hours per day, from Monday, August 7th – Friday, August 11th.
The Computer Science Professor will be supported by one Teacher’s Assistant (TA) who may be an undergraduate student, graduate student or college faculty that the Professor selects, with approval from Thrive Scholars staff. The Professor and TA are expected to be present for the entirety of the course time each day, and available for a minimum of 2 hours of office hours during the week.
The Instructor will be expected to participate in an orientation and in course planning before the program begins. Faculty and TAs will also be accountable for meeting shared learning outcomes and measurements, while still being able to maintain autonomy over instruction and day to day coursework.
Salary: The Computer Science Professor will be paid $6,000 and the TA will be paid $2,000 for the Summer.
Housing: Room and board will be provided, and covered by Thrive Scholars, for non-local faculty and TAs.
The Ideal Candidate:
Experience teaching coding-based course in a selective college setting required
Experience teaching and engaging high school students preferred
Passion for and experience working with a diverse, underserved community of high school and rising college students
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
Thrive has instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees, including remote staff. Individuals selected for job opportunities must be fully vaccinated, and show proof of vaccination status, in advance of your hire date. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving their second dose in a two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) or one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson).
If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or?sincerely-held?religious beliefs, Thrive will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to?provide?such accommodations without undue hardship to the?organization?pursuant to?applicable law.??Any such accommodation must be approved in advance of the hire date.
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Thrive Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
Knowing its importance to the success of our work, Thrive Scholars is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We appreciate your time and will review and respond to all applications received.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Knowing its importance to the success of our work, Thrive Scholars is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We appreciate your time and will review and respond to all applications received.