Employment Opportunities

School setting: Blair Academy is a co-educational, grade 9-postgraduate boarding school situated on 463 hilltop acres just minutes from the Delaware Water Gap and approximately one hour west of New York City.  The school is 80 percent boarding, possesses exceptional facilities and faculty housing, and is committed to the continuing education of the faculty. Learn more about our campus and programs at the School’s website at www.blair.edu.

Position available: Blair Academy announces an opening for a science teacher. We are searching for an enthusiastic, student-centered and collegial teacher who will share in the responsibility of ensuring that our teaching of science at Blair is cohesive, inquiry-based and appropriately challenging across our four-year sequence. 

The strongest applicants will have the following qualifications:

• Ability to teach introductory and advanced principles of biology at the high school level; 
• Interest in project-based, inquiry-based and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching science;
• A passion for teaching students science at the 9th-grade level;
• A BA/BS in the sciences or education and an advanced degree a plus;
• Openness to incorporating hands-on, technological, innovative and analytical elements into lesson plans; and
• A strong commitment to collaborating with colleagues to create curricular materials.

Typical job responsibilities include:

• Teaching up to four sections of biology;
• Coaching or assisting with a sport for two seasons or with activities for three seasons;
• Advising a group of six to eight students; and
• Providing supervision for boarding students in the dormitory outside of the class day.

We seek candidates who:

• Seek and respond to feedback with a growth-oriented mindset;
• Embrace inquiry, discussion, and collaboration as methods for teaching and learning;
• Practice cultural responsiveness and demonstrate an appreciation for how our students’ identities may inform their behavior and performance;
• Marry a passion for content area with investment in evidence-based teaching strategies
• Wish to be a part of a collaborative team;
• Will approach every aspect of our shared work as a way to build and deepen relationships, since building relationships is at the heart of everything we do at Blair;
• Are motivated to help our students meet their aims by maintaining high standards while also practicing care and flexibility;
• Demonstrate an investment in helping to build our community as one that is supportive, healthy, inclusive and diverse;
• Show an ability to juggle multiple priorities and responsibilities; and
• Enjoy working with adolescent students, in particular.

How to apply:  First, send your resume and a letter of interest to Leucretia Shaw, Dean of Faculty Life, at shawl@blair.edu, followed by another email with transcripts (which may be unofficial) and three professional references. Pieces may be sent separately, if necessary.

Blair Academy seeks and supports faculty members who enliven and strengthen our community through their contributions to our classrooms, extracurricular activities and their desire to bring people together in a welcoming, inclusive community. We are committed to hiring people from a diversity of backgrounds. We do not discriminate against any applicants, as we ensure equal employment opportunities for all. 
 

Blair Academy announces a part-time opening for an enthusiastic, student-centered and collegial coach/manager who will share in the responsibility of coaching Blair’s robotics team, managing our makerspace and training student makerspace technicians to facilitate evening use of that space.

Typical job responsibilities include: 

• Coach Blair’s robotics team;
• Complete all administrative duties related to Blair’s participation in the FIRST Tech Challenge league on an annual basis;
• Promote and advance the usage of the maker space across academics and extracurricular experiences at Blair;
• Manage the maintenance of that space and equipment to ensure a productive, safe, professional, and fun environment for students and staff;
• Other responsibilities could include after-school activities, open shop nights, and other workshops and events; and
• Assist in maintaining budgets, reports and statistics related to the maker space. Assess hardware, software and supply needs; arrange for purchases.

The strongest applicants will have the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor of science degree or higher in computer science, engineering or related degree preferred; 
• Experience with a variety of tools that bridge the real and electronic world, such as generative artificial intelligence, 3-dimensional printers, sensors, servos, Arduino devices and Lego Robotics; 
• Prior experience coaching a high school level robotics team; and
• Strong programming skills and experience working with a variety of tools and equipment.  

We seek candidates who: 

• Seek and respond to feedback with a growth-oriented mindset; 
• Practice cultural responsiveness and demonstrate an appreciation for how our students’ identities may inform their behavior and performance; 
• Wish to be a part of a collaborative team; 
• Will approach every aspect of our shared work as a way to build and deepen relationships, since building relationships is at the heart of everything we do at Blair; and 
• Are motivated to help our students meet their aims by maintaining high standards while also practicing care and flexibility.

How to apply: First, send your résumé and a letter of interest to Leucretia Shaw, Dean of Faculty Life, at shawl@blair.edu, followed by another email with transcripts (which may be unofficial) and three professional references. Pieces may be sent separately, if necessary. 

Blair Academy seeks and supports faculty members who enliven and strengthen our community through their contributions to our classrooms, extracurricular activities and their desire to bring people together in a welcoming, inclusive community. We are committed to hiring people from a diversity of backgrounds. We do not discriminate against any applicants, as we ensure equal employment opportunities for all.