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Head of Teacher Learning (Part-time 6-month contract, Remote location)

The Mill Institute, inspired by the work of philosopher John Stuart Mill, is leading a movement of K-12 and post-secondary educators to change the way students engage with the most heated issues facing society. We work with instructors and administrators to bring viewpoint diversity and open inquiry into educational settings. We aim to create spaces where students can be curious about anything.

The Mill Institute at UATX is hiring a part-time Head of Teacher Learning (approx. 15 hrs/week) to help us develop a set of professional development offerings for high school teachers.

This position will report to the Executive Director of the Mill Institute.

Responsibilities include:

Translating selected Mill Institute educational resources into virtual teacher professional development modules
Planning and overseeing a set of professional development offerings delivered in Spring of 2025
Initiating a state accreditation process for Mill Institute professional development offerings
Working alongside the Mill Institute Executive Director to deliver customized professional development programs, when requested
Other duties, as needed, including participation in Mill Institute Teacher Fellowship virtual sessions

Job requirements:

Min 2 years of experience developing and delivering adult education programs, preferably in high school settings
Min 3 years of teaching experience, preferably as a high school classroom teacher (while we will prioritize candidates with classroom experience, we will also consider people with teaching experience in other settings)
Experience and comfort with educational program delivery in virtual environments and how it differs from in-person teaching
Excellent writing and editing skills
Experience in entrepreneurial settings

The right person will be:

A strong, highly organized, multi-tasker who takes pleasure in turning messy details into well-defined systems
A people person who enjoys highly collaborative teams and is comfortable teaching in a wide variety of settings
Able to turn written content around quickly and adhere to short-term deadlines
Able to engage with, and hopefully enjoy, self-directed work
Able to break down large projects into smaller pieces with minimal guidance

Preference will be given to people who have both 1) held positions teaching high school students and 2) have also developed teacher professional development sessions.

How We Work. We are a small start-up team that operates very quickly. These traits also make us flexible and open to new ideas. We are highly self-directed, as we all work remotely from different cities. We have a lot of fun together, but we also get down to business as needed. As a team, we value direct communication and challenge each other’s ideas frequently as a way to make them better. Because we are such a young organization, we are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, who enjoys carving out poorly defined projects and turning them into clear plans of action.

$30 - $35 an hour

15 hrs per week. 6 months in total, with the possibility of extending upon review.

EEO / AA STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

UATX & The Mill Institute do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.