Employer: Phillips Exeter Academy
Title: History Instructor
Location: 20 Main Street, Exeter, NH 03833
Job Duties:
- Teach all levels of History (four classes per trimester),
including courses on Asian Economic History, Asian History,
Economic History, and U.S. History as indicated by teaching
experience, research & publications, and/or graduate-level
coursework.
Instruct through lectures, demonstrations, and discussions,
often around a Harkness table. In order to meet the intellectual
needs of the school’s talented and highly motivated students,
teachers are expected to be dedicated to daily preparation for the
best possible classes.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects
and communicate those objectives to students.
Prepare, administer and grade tests and assignments.
Prepare materials and classrooms for all class activities.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet
students’ varying needs and interests.
Maintain accurate and complete student records. Observe and
evaluate students’ performance, behavior, social development and
physical health.
Enforce all administration policies and rules governing
students.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity and to
serving the needs of a diverse and inclusive community with
diplomacy and tact.
Advise student clubs and organizations, and serve on committees
as needed.
Reside in campus housing and play a critical role in
cultivating Exeter’s community-centered student dormitory life,
with regular dormitory duty per week.
Serve as mentor to student advisees throughout the student’s
time at Exeter, and serve as the main liaison between the advisee’s
family/guardian and Exeter.
Job Requirements:
Master’s or equivalent degree in History, or related field.
20 months (two academic years) of part-time or full-time teaching
experience as a Teacher, Teaching Assistant, or Instructor at
secondary level or post-secondary level.
Experience must include teaching Asian Economic History. Will
accept coursework in this area at the level of Master’s thesis or
higher in lieu of experience teaching Asian Economic History
classes.
Criminal and driving background checks required.
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private boarding school. For their
first 10 years of employment, full-time regular faculty members are
required to live in Academy-provided housing during the months that
school is in session and students are in residence. In exchange for
this housing, responsibilities such as dorm supervision and student
advising are assigned to the employee. During the summer months
when school is not in session, faculty members may maintain
occupancy of their assigned residential unit.
