Faculty in History (Sequence at SBCCHS, Bronx, NY)

Bard College•New York City, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that many high school–age 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 History courses to students at South Bronx Community Charter High School (SBCCHS) in the Bard Sequence dual enrollment program. 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 early College electives. The Bard Sequence offers students earlier exposure to college study and the opportunity to earn 3 transferable college credits per semester. The majority of Bard Sequence students are first generation college students.

Requirements

Demonstrate a strong commitment to equity and social justice and a desire to open up opportunities for historically marginalized students.
Have a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in history or closely related field including sociology, anthropology, or political science with a focus on Latin American History, AfroLatinx History, or diaspora studies.
Masters and ABD candidates will be considered.
Understand cultural differences and purposefully help to uplift ideas from underrepresented groups.
Be committed to providing students with the support and scaffolds that they need to succeed in a college setting.
Faculty member must provide a criminal history background check, with fingerprinting and that said check indicates that no criminal history record information exists on file in either the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the State Bureau of Identification which would disqualify said employee from employment.

Nice To Haves

Have experience teaching at both high school and college levels (desired)

Responsibilities

Teach up to four sections of Bard Sequence AfroLatinx History in the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters to high school students from Bard Sequence partner South Bronx Community Charter High School.
In this interdisciplinary history course, students will closely examine the extensive and diverse histories, social movements, political mobilization, and cultures of Black people (Afrodescendientes) in Latin America.
While the course will begin in the slavery era, most of our scholarly-activist attention will focus on the histories of peoples of African descent in Latin America after emancipation to the present.
Some topics we will explore include: the particularities of slavery in the Americas, the Haitian Revolution and its impact on articulations of race and nation in the region, debates on “racial democracy,” the relationship between gender, class, race, and empire, and recent attempts to write Afro-Latin American histories from “transnational” and “diaspora” perspectives.
The Bard Sequence instructor will teach up to four sections of Bard Sequence AfroLatinx History (pending high school partner approval) in the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 at South Bronx Community Charter High School.
The Instructor will have access to curricular resources, professional development, and oversight from the director of the Bard Sequence.
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.
Faculty will also be required to check in with the director of the Bard Sequence on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to ensure the ongoing quality of the program and provide opportunities for support.
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.
Teaching involves making learning targets explicit, providing students with the time and support required to reach their goals, and a process of continuous feedback.
On progress reports, students see the skills they are working on and their proficiency levels, rather than course titles and letter grades.