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About the Bard Sequence

The Bard Sequence is a program of the Bard Early Colleges (BEC) network that is founded on the belief that many high school–age students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. The Bard Sequence is an equity-based program that brings rigorous BEC dual enrolment courses to historically marginalized student populations at partner high schools and school districts. It currently serves students in the Hudson Valley of New York, Brooklyn and the Bronx, NY, Orange, NJ, Plainfield, NJ, Camden, NJ, and Washington, DC.  The Bard Sequence has awarded over 4,000 transferable college credits since its inception in 2019. 

Bard invites dynamic applicants who are passionate about their fields of study and committed to advancing equity through rigorous curricula made accessible to students with varied academic backgrounds to teach high school age students enrolled at our partner high school.  We are seeking a candidate to teach one section of Bard Sequence Social Psychology.

Course Title: Social Psychology

Course Description:

Social Psychology is the study of human behavior, emotion, and thinking in social contexts such as families, relationships, friends, as well as broader social systems. In this course you will learn about many of the ways in which we are influenced by these social systems, and how these effects are created. Many of the important concepts of social psychology were developed out of important social events and shifts throughout history; these concepts will be discussed in context as well as applied to current events. Some of the questions we will explore include:

• How does the situation we are in impact our behavior, thinking, and emotional processes?
• When do people go out of their way to help each other?
• What makes someone kind? Aggressive? Empathic?
• How rational are our decisions?
• Where do stereotypes and biases come from?
• How much control (and responsibility) do we have over our behaviors, thoughts, beliefs, and emotions?

Location: In Person teaching position at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School.
2427 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020.

Term of Employment: The contract covers the Fall 2024 Semester. 

Schedule: Start date August 22, 2024. A successful candidate must be able to teach in person, two days per week at Thurgood Marshall. 

Salary: $7,500 per section taught

Key responsibilities :

The responsibility of a Bard Sequence faculty member is to teach Bard Sequence's Social Psychology course. This includes working closely with students to develop foundational skills while also providing a rigorous college experience in the course. Faculty members will be expected to follow the Bard Sequence syllabus and any course materials that are provided.

Faculty members are expected to provide students with the support that they will need to develop these skills and succeed, including providing frequent written feedback on assignments, holding office hours, and regularly communicating student progress with partners and the Director of the Bard Sequence. 

Criminal Background Checks: Faculty member may be required to provide a criminal history background check, with fingerprinting and that said check indicates that no criminal history record information exists on file in either the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the State Bureau of Identification which would disqualify said employee from employment. Requirements for background check will be decided according the the laws of Washington DC. Bard cannot reimburse for a background check should one have to be performed.

A successful candidate will: 

• Demonstrate a strong  commitment to equity and a desire to open up opportunities for historically marginalized students.

• Have a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in psychology or a closely related field

• Have experience teaching at both high school and college levels (desired)

• Understand cultural differences and purposefully help to uplift ideas from underrepresented groups.  

• Be committed to providing students with the support and scaffolds that they need to succeed in a rigorous college setting. 

• Be willing to work with and take feedback from the Director of the Bard Sequence including direct observation and evaluation. 

• Work directly with school leadership of our high school partners including maintaining a professional relationship with faculty of the partner high school as appropriate, observation, and evaluation. 

• Provide feedback and support to students including feedback on written work, progress reports, and communication of student progress to high school leadership. 

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About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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