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Job Title: Environmental Sustainability Instructor

PVN ID: BA-2505-006855

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Job Description

General Description

The Baruch STEP Academy is an academic enrichment program focusing on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and providing college preparation. Managed through the Research Foundation of CUNY, we serve 250 middle and high school students throughout the city each year.

+ Website: https://step.baruch.cuny.edu

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Course Title: Environmental Sustainability

Course Description: Students will explore the history of human impacts on the global ecosystem. This course will study the main threats to the preservation of Earth's natural resources. Students will focus on how to create a sustainable future that supports environmental justice. This course is designed for students interested in careers in climate change or environmental science.

Summary of Responsibilities:

The STEP Academy at Baruch College is seeking to fill a summer instructor position for the high school program. The course will introduce high school students to an intensive science subject for a month. The goal of the course is to engage students in an exploratory science experience, not provided in a standard classroom. Instructors will prepare students to participate in the annual showcase displaying research posters, projects, and/or oral presentation.

The Summer 2025 Program will run for 16 sessions: July 7 - July 31 from 9am-2pm (Mondays through Thursdays ONLY).

Schedule: Monday through Thursday from 9am to 2pm + weekly one hour faculty meetingSalary: The pay rate is $45 an hour for a total of $4,500. This includes 72 hours of instruction (including lunch) and 28 hours for campus orientation, weekly staff meetings, and prep work. Only applicants that submit a cover letter will be considered. Deadline for submission is May 26th. Request for interviews will start immediately.

Other Duties

+ Prepare and teach original course curriculum for a max of 20 students

+ Evaluate student and group performance

+ Provide staff with measurable results in student learning through assessments

+ Monitor and maintain student attendance records

+ Reassess curriculum to account for students' needs, interest, and understanding of material

+ Plan for end of semester project

+ Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

+ Availability for each program day from 9am – 2pm

+ Degree in environmental science or related STEM

+ Experience in a teaching capacity in subject area

+ Experience with designing/implementing a course curriculum

+ Have a strong classroom management style

Preferred:

+ Prior experience working with middle or high school students

+ Possess innovative and creative instructional methods

+ Enthusiasm for designing original, self-directed curriculum

+ Have a strong classroom management style

+ Demonstrated ability to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department

Status Part Time

Pay Range $45.00-$45.00

Hour(s) a week 21.00

Closing Date Jul 15, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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