Math Instructor

Job Description and Position Requirements

The College of Education Equity is seeking to hire a math instructor for its Upward Bound program.

• Deliver 20–30 hours of math content for diverse high school students from across Pennsylvania from July 6–10 in-person at the Altoona campus.
• Attend 10 hours of professional learning and orientation programming beginning in May through the start of the Summer Academy in June.
• Meet with the Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for a pre‑summer one‑on‑one.
• Create a course scope and sequence to be delivered to the Upward Bound Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator by June 1, 2025.
• Participate in weekly instructional staff meetings during the summer academy.
• Potentially serve as a second authorized adult in another course.
• Participate in a scheduled “Meet Your Instructor” panel during the first week of the summer academy from 1‑2:30 pm on Thursday, June 18.
• Build authentic, meaningful, and professional relationships with participating students.
• Maintain all course materials.
• Attend all scheduled course sessions.
• Maintain attendance records.
• Communicate efficiently and clearly with all Upward Bound staff and Residential Mentors.

• Must have at least a bachelor’s degree with relevant teaching experience, or be an undergraduate student majoring in Education or a related field, or have extensive teaching assistant experience and have earned a minimum of 30 college credits by June 2026.
• Ability to provide own transportation to Altoona campus for instructional days.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with high‑school youth from diverse backgrounds.
• Capacity to model maturity, sound judgment, common sense, and professionalism.
• Ability to enforce program and university policies consistently and objectively.
• Must pass all required background checks for working with minors.

• Summer Academy Dates:
  Monday, June 15 – Friday, July 24.
• Math Instructional Week at Altoona Campus:
  July 6 – July 10.
• Meet Your Instructors:
  June 18 (via Zoom).

• Paid mandatory professional learning is held remotely starting in May through the start of the summer academy;
  Math Instructors must be able to access Zoom.
• Paid mandatory one‑on‑one with the Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator is scheduled at your leisure before or during the month of June.

• Daytime and afternoon class sessions from 9:30 AM – 12 PM and 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

• $35.00 per hour for all work.
• The expected total hours worked for this position is 75 hours, including all curricular planning, class instruction, and other relevant duties.
• Room and board may be provided during all residential weeks with additional programmatic responsibilities.
• Program‑related admission fees (tickets for museums, science centers, and other activities) are provided, if applicable.

This position requires additional clearances beyond applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

Penn State is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814‑865‑1473.