Teacher Special Programs; TSP - Academic Talent Development Program; ATDP

Position overview

Position title: Instructor, Co-Instructor, or Instructional Associate

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for this position is $1470 - $4442 per course. Instructor, Co-Instructor, and Instructional Associate salaries are fixed amounts associated with the number of units or length of course and the Teacher of Special Program's role within the course.

Percent time: Part Time, By Agreement

Anticipated start: Appointments are for Summer 2026. Elementary Division appointments begin early July;
Secondary Division appointments begin mid-June;
Global Programs appointments usually begin either June or July.

Position duration: One course or one academic year. Length of courses differs depending on the subject and level taught. Elementary Division (grades K
- 6): 3 weeks. Secondary Division (grades 7 - 11): 6 weeks. Global Programs (grades 7 - 11): 2 to 4 weeks.

Open date: October 30, 2025

Next review date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Oct 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

UC Berkeley's Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) offers challenging summer classes for high achieving and motivated young K- 12 scholars. Since 1982, the program has invited excelling students from the Bay Area and around the world into a unique academic community. We look for strong students from all backgrounds who are hardworking, enjoy learning, and are prepared for an intellectually stimulating and demanding summer class.

Courses are taught by outstanding public school, private school, and university instructors as well as industry professionals who have deep knowledge of their subject areas and are committed to helping students think and understand deeply.

ATDP's mission is to enable all highly motivated and prepared students to pursue their academic passions through rigorous summer coursework in a community of like-minded peers.

ATDP's Learner Outcomes state that ATDP students will be able to:

• successfully complete rigorous and challenging coursework in a chosen discipline,
• pursue their academic passions and deep interests, and
• participate in an academic community of similarly motivated peers.

Teacher Special Programs (TSP):
The TSP will teach within ATDP's summer Elementary Division (ED, grades K-6), Secondary Division (SD, grades 7-12), or Global Programs (GP grades 7-12). This involves designing, and delivering age, grade, and achievement level student-centered curricula for a particular content area within the format and time parameters of a specific course, and whose teaching philosophy is aligned with ATDP's mission and Learner Outcomes.

ATDP unites teachers who love to teach with students who want to learn. We are in constant search of qualified, temporary, part-time, high-energy, passionate, and creative instructors, co-instructors, and instructional associates (IAs) for our summer courses. While each summer's faculty cohort is generally assembled by late winter, specific openings may remain unfilled, and we will keep promising candidates in mind for future summers.

Individuals who qualify to teach in the following subjects are encouraged to apply each year:
Mathematics (ED & SD), Writing (ED & SD), Elementary Science (ED), Chemistry (SD), Physics (SD), Electronics (SD), Introduction to Engineering (SD), Intro/Advanced Biotechnology (SD & GP), Artificial Intelligence Applications (SD & GP), Advanced Robotic Engineering (SD), Earth/Planetary/ Physical Sciences (ED & SD), Programming in Scratch/Snap/Java/Python (ED & SD & GP), Algorithms & Data Structures (SD), Architectural Design (SD & GP), Art Practice (ED & SD), Business & Finance (SD & GP), Data Science or AP Statistics (SD), Entrepreneurship (SD & GP), Practice of Law (SD), Public Speaking (SD & GP), Social Psychology (SD & GP), AP Psychology (SD), Cognitive Neuroscience (SD).

Responsibility for teaching courses in ATDP's Elementary Division (grades…