Variable Hours Officer

Responsibilities

• Create at least two fully developed neuroscience-focused lesson plans per year based on SNF Brain Insight Lecture topics.
• Ensure all lesson plans are aligned with national and state-level education standards.
• Archive all accumulated past SNF Teacher-Scholar lesson ideas in a centralized database.
• Attend all scheduled lectures and seminars to assist with facilitation and peer-to-peer learning models.
• Advise the Public Programs Manager on best practices for teacher professional development.
• Assist with event setup and cleanup for seminars.
• Provide additional scientific and educational resources as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of two years of experience teaching science at the high school level.
• Excellent editing and organizational skills.
• Availability for late afternoon and early evening sessions on select weekdays (including lectures at 6:30 pm and seminars from 4:30–6:30 pm).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior participation in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Teacher-Scholar Program.
• Exemplary experience in lesson plan development and curriculum design.
• Strong knowledge of curriculum standards, including Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), NYS Content Specific Curriculum Standards, and Common Core.
• Demonstrated knowledge of neuroscience content or experience teaching related fields.
• Experience communicating science to a wide audience and familiarity with teacher training.

About the Company

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University is home to the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. We host the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Teacher-Scholar Program, a professional development initiative that combines public lectures with specialized seminars to bring cutting-edge brain science to high school educators.