Job Description

Job Title:  Mandarin Language and Literature (Bard High School Early College Bronx)

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

Start Date: September 2023 

Duration: Full-time, ongoing

Compensation: The compensation for teaching these classes is based on the NYC DOE salary scale found on this page: https://www.uft.org/your-rights/salary/doe-and-city-salary-schedules/teachers-salary-schedule-2018-2021

The position may be funded by either Bard College or the NYC Department of Education

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 3,000 young people in campuses in 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 faculty member in Mandarin Language and Literature to join our faculty for the campus’s founding academic year. 

Position Duties 

BHSEC Bronx seeks candidates able to teach Mandarin language, literature and culture at the high school and college levels. Candidates must be able to teach Mandarin language at all levels; the ability to teach Chinese literature in English is desirable. Successful applicants will develop and implement innovative lesson plans and classroom activities that promote communicative competence. The successful candidate will integrate cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives into the language classroom, emphasizing the real-world applications of language skills.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Participate in curriculum development (especially for new elective courses). 
• Commitment to regular and ongoing professional development.
• 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.  

Qualifications:

• 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.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Asian, China, Chinese, Diversity, dual enrollment, early college, equal access, equal opportunity, Equity, High school students, historical society, language, legal studies, literature, and Mandarin. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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