"Full-time, Short-term Leave Replacement Faculty - Chemistry"

About the Bard Early Colleges

The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that, for many young people, college can and should start at an earlier age. Acting on this belief, Bard Early College enables students to begin serious college study in place of the traditional 11th and 12th grades, at no cost to students or families. The Bard Early Colleges offer a unique home for young people’s intellectual ambition: as both tuition-free, branch campuses of Bard College and public high schools, they award a high school diploma and a Bard College Associate in Arts degree (and 60 transferable credits) by the end of the 12th grade. Students are taught by Bard College faculty in undergraduate, seminar classes, all deeply rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, in Bard College’s commitment to excellence in teaching, and in Bard’s mission as a private college in the public interest.

Now entering its third decade, the Bard Early College network enrolls over 3,300 young people in campuses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.

Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Bronx, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education, invites applications for a short-term, full-time faculty member in Chemistry to join our faculty for the campus beginning approximately 1/2/26 (for approximately 9-12 weeks) to fill a leave replacement position. This is an approximately 9-12 weeks appointment that is full time, with an expectation of teaching 4 Chemistry courses.

Position Duties

BHSEC Bronx seeks candidates for an approximately 12 week leave replacement to teach 3 sections of 10th grade Regents chemistry and one chemistry elective. Successful applicants will be innovative teachers, encouraging collaborative laboratory investigations and group work, allowing students to learn from one another and develop their communication and teamwork skills. The successful candidate will provide students with challenging and meaningful tasks that promote problem-solving and inquiry-based learning, emphasizing real-world applications of Chemistry.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Commitment to working with students individually and in small groups through tutoring, office hours and advising outside of regular class time.
• Communicate regularly with administrators, parents and other stakeholders about student progress and engagement.
• Participate fully in the life of the school, including student advising, club advising, and committee service.

Location: Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Bronx, 1619 Boston Road, Bronx, NY 10460

Start Date: Approximately January 2026

End Date: March or April 2026

Duration: Short-term, Full-time, approximately for a 9-12-week duration

Compensation: Approximately $12,000 for the 12-week duration, depending on experience

• The ideal candidate will have demonstrated exemplary educational practices, with a demonstrated interest in engaging and challenging younger students with diverse racial backgrounds, economic backgrounds, and a variety of approaches to learning and/or needs for learning supports.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a continued interest in the ongoing work in their field.
• The ideal candidate will understand cultural differences and purposefully help to uplift ideas from underrepresented groups to improve the equity balance in education.
• The ideal candidate will exhibit an inclusive philosophy that supports all students and their capability to succeed regardless of differences and challenges.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have both college and high school teaching experience and demonstrate interest in motivating and supporting all students to excel at college level coursework.
• Preference will be given to those candidates who have earned a Ph.D. in their field.

To apply, please upload a letter of interest and curriculum vitae through the Interfolio job application link provided here: https://apply.interfolio.com/179047
Then Click on the "Apply Now" button found on the upper right corner of the Interfolio page.

Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled.

Questions: Contact the school Principal, Siska Brutsaert at sbrutsaert@bhsec.bard.edu. Please indicate in the subject line of your email that it is an Inquiry about the Short-term, Full-time Chemistry Leave Replacement Position at BHSEC Bronx.