STEM Summer Teaching Assistant

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ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

The mission of the Stakeholder Relations Office is to develop best-in-class communications, science education, and community involvement programs that advance the Laboratory’s research and science education missions. The Office of Workforce Development and Science Education administers a variety of summer programming through its Pre-College Programs.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Assist lead instructor(s) for the Office of Workforce Development and Science Education STEM Summer programs such as but not limited to STEM Prep Summer Institute and Summer Science Explorations.  This position is on-site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support lead instructor with facilitation as needed.
• Support lead instructor in program preparation as needed.
• Enforce BNL safety regulations and program expectations.
• Assist in program development as needed.
• Support students and lead instructor in program deliverables.
• Chaperone during on-site and/or off-site activities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be an upper-level college or graduate-level student enrolled in a STEM or STEM education program.
• Ability to work collaboratively and committed to supporting students working in group settings.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Previous experience as a teaching assistant supporting summer STEM programming at a Department of Energy National Laboratory
• Previous experience teaching or assisting in a formal (classroom) or informal (out-of-school) learning environment.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• The STEM Summer Teaching Assistant will be required to attend the program orientation and organizational meetings as scheduled.
• This position is On-Site.
• The target start date is 7/7/25 and an end date of 8/8/25.
• Temporary/Full-time schedule of 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday.)

About Us

Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation’s future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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