Job Title: Math Instructor: Part-Time Position
PVN ID: LA-1804-002452
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Pre-College Academic Programming Department (www.laguardia.edu/pcap) is seeking a part-time Math specialist to provide comprehensive math tutoring services. PCAP’s mission is to support low income adults and out-of-school youth as they apply to college, matriculate, and persist through their first year at LaGuardia Community College.

Work will include a variety of instructional and assessment duties including the following:

  • Design and deliver comprehensive math tutoring services, including the creation of supplemental instruction materials, to first year college students for up to 8 hours per week
  • Provide support services for students experiencing mathematics difficulties
  • Evaluate students for strengths and weaknesses in mathematics
  • Conduct outreach via phone and email to eligible students
  • Meet with tutoring coordinator to update her on student participation and progress
  • Implement data collection, entry, and reporting procedures for the First in the World: Back on Track program
  • Other related duties as assigned

This is a grant-funded appointment subject to the availability of continued funding.

Located in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College was founded in 1971 as a bold experiment in opening the doors of higher education to all; we proudly carry forward that legacy today. Serving 50,000 students annually, many of them immigrants and more than 2/3 coming from families that earn $25,000 or less, LaGuardia is a nationally recognized leader among community colleges for boundary-breaking success educating underserved students. Visit www.laguardia.edu to learn more.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree Required. Master’s degree in mathematics, secondary mathematics, education, adult education or related field preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years teaching experience in adult education, secondary or postsecondary education classrooms
  • Familiarity with the CAT Math Exam
  • Strong conceptual understanding across mathematics, including, but not limited to: mathematical thinking, arithmetic, college algebra, geometry and statistics
  • Demonstrated understanding and use of inquiry-based and constructivist pedagogies
  • Demonstrated use of interdisciplinary approach to math instruction, including problem centering, contextualizing and other strategies
  • A minimum of two years’ experience and demonstrated skill in improving students’ mathematic skills and reasoning
  • Experience working as a member of a project team or department that includes, but is not limited to: teachers, faculty, support professionals and administrators
  • A commitment to supporting college readiness & success for underserved students; an understanding of college access and transition issues
  • Ability and skill to motivate and lead non-traditional learners to persist and thrive in new collegiate and academic environment
  • Experience working with a diverse adult or out-of-school youth student population, preferably in a higher education setting.
  • Some evening work may be required.

To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and a sample of a recent lesson or unit plan designed to develop students’ mathematics skills. Applicants should upload the cover letter and work sample as one attachment.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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
Pre-College Academic Programming Departm
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$40.00-$40.00
Hour(s) a week
8.00
Closing Date
Jun 16, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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