Adjunct Faculty in the Humanities (Bard Sequence at SBCCHS, Bronx, NY)

About the Bard Early Colleges and the Bard Sequence The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that many high schoolage students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. The Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing college course of study in the liberal arts following the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty in seminar classes and earn college credits up to an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently with a high school diploma. Now in its second decade, the Bard Early College network serves over 3,300 students in campuses in New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington D.C. Bard invites applications on a rolling basis for a dynamic individual who seeks to teach Bard Sequence Seminar to students at South Bronx Community Charter High School. Through partnerships between Bard College and public high schools and school systems, the Bard Sequence allows students in the 11th and 12th grades to take Bard Colleges signature interdisciplinary humanities Great Books Seminar Sequence on site at their schools, taught by an instructor selected and trained by Bard. The Bard Sequence offers students earlier exposure to college study and the opportunity to earn 12 Bard College credits over four semesters. The majority of Bard Sequence students are first generation college students. In the 2021-22 academic year more than 85% of Bard Sequence students identified as Black/African American and 10% as Latinx/Hispanic. Position Description: Teach two sections per semester of Bard Sequence Seminar in the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters to high school students from Bard Sequence partner South Bronx Community Charter High School. Key responsibilities: The Bard Sequence instructor will teach two sections of Bard Sequence Seminar in the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 at South Bronx Community Charter High School. The responsibility of a Bard Sequence faculty member is to teach Bard Colleges signature humanities seminar course (The Bard Sequence) to students enrolled in high school at a partner public school. Instructors will have access to curricular resources, professional development, and a community of instructors teaching the course. Bard Sequence faculty are required to participate in pre-course training and ongoing professional development to aid in the teaching of the dual enrollment courses. This professional development is overseen by the Director of the Bard Sequence and the Bard Early Colleges, Bard Colleges Early College division. Bard Sequence faculty report to the Director of the Bard Sequence. The Bard Sequence instructor is required to make a rigorous college curriculum accessible to high school students by balancing supporting and challenging students. The Sequence instructor will be observed and evaluated by the Director of the Bard Sequence to ensure standards for rigor and support are being met. Our partner high school, South Bronx Community Charter High School organizes teaching and learning around a critical set of skills that students need for academic, career and life success. Teaching involves making learning targets explicit, providing students with the time and support required to reach their goals, and a process of continuous feedback. We use a mastery-based approach to grading so that students have a clear understanding of what they know and are able to do. On progress reports, students see the skills they are working on and their proficiency levels, rather than course titles and letter grades. Compensation: $15,000 per semester ($30,000 total for the academic year) Location: In person, South Bronx Community Charter High School, 1110 Washington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 Position Type: Adjunct Faculty in the Humanities