Job Description
Education Unlimited® provides academic summer camps & pre-college summer programs for students entering grades 4-12. Our summer programs include public speaking camps, college admissions prep programs, science camps, summer acting camp, writing camps, computer camp, leadership camp, video production camp, and college tours.
Applications are currently being accepted for the below online teaching position.
- Astrophysics (Gr 9–12, Online): July 27–31
- Mon - Fri 830 am to 130pm with a 1 hour lunch
- Synchronous course taught Via Zoom and Google Classroom
- 7-8 academically motivated high school students
- $975 - $1075 compensation
- Curriculum provided
Astrophysics Course Description:
Beginning from the cosmic chaos, astrophysics will delineate the foundation goals of the field by tracing the evolution of the universe from its origins through to modern times and probing into its future fate.
Students will delve into the depths of the cosmos to push their understanding to the very frontier of the unknown, and perchance beyond that! Students embarking on this adventure will be introduced to the wave-particle duality of light, radiation, and stellar evolution, illuminating their curiosities in the process. They will then explore advanced topics in cosmology such as supermassive black holes, spacetime fabric, and mapping the large-scale structure of the cosmos. Studies will culminate with Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
The curriculum is supported by computational simulations of dark matter and galactic formation, physical demonstration, student-led discussions, and thought experiments. Observational astronomy will be interlaced into the course using solar and night sky observational telescopes, focusing on techniques for identifying the constellations and naked-eye astronomy. Students will pursue their final research in a self-selected specification of interest. Projects vary but are all relevant to modern professional research and exploration, such as observational astrophysics, astroparticle physics, or physical cosmology. Their final research projects will incorporate real data from working telescopes and research laboratories.
Qualifications:
Instructors are usually year-round science teachers, are studying science at the graduate level, or have some other significant teaching/mentoring experience in the area of astrophysics.
- 2+ years’ experience teaching astrophysics or significant subject matter knowledge.
- Experience working with middle or high school-age students in an academic setting preferred
- Bachelor’s degree is required; preference is given to those with an advanced degree.
- Ability to connect with and explain complicated concepts to high school age students
- A passion for science education.
- A calm and professional demeanor.
- Self-motivation and follow-through.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
