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Bard High School Early College Queens, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education, invites applications for a short-term part-time faculty member in American Literature to join our faculty for the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that, for many young people, college can and should start at an earlier age. Acting on this belief, Bard Early College enables students to begin serious college study in place of the traditional 11th and 12th grades, at no cost to students or families. The Bard Early Colleges offer a unique home for young people’s intellectual ambition: as both tuition-free, branch campuses of Bard College and public high schools, they award a high school diploma and a Bard College Associate in Arts degree (and 60 transferable credits) by the end of the 12th grade. Students are taught by Bard College faculty in undergraduate seminar classes, all deeply rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, in Bard College’s commitment to excellence in teaching, and in Bard’s mission as a private college in the public interest.

Now entering its third decade, the Bard Early College network enrolls over 3,000 young people in campuses in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.

Location: Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Queens, 30-20 Thomson Ave, Long Island, NY 11101

Duration: [Spring Semester 2026] January 27, 2026 -June 26, 2026

Job Type: Part-Time (Short Term) Leave Replacement

Compensation: $16,000 - $19,000

The position will be funded by Bard College.

The successful applicant will teach two sections of American Literature in our high school program. The focus in our high school literature courses is on developing students? critical reading skills, their ability to work with and appreciate complex texts, and the writing of informed, coherent original interpretive essays. 

• The ideal candidate will have exemplary educational practices, with a demonstrated interest in engaging and challenging younger students with diverse racial backgrounds, economic backgrounds, and a variety of approaches to learning and/or needs for learning support.
  
  

• The ideal candidate will understand cultural differences and purposefully help to uplift ideas from underrepresented groups to improve the equity balance in education and will exhibit an inclusive philosophy where all students are capable of succeeding regardless of differences and challenges.
  
  

• Preference will be given to those candidates who have earned a M.A. or Ph.D. in their field.
  
  

• Preference will be given to candidates who have high school teaching experience.

To apply, please upload a letter of interest and curriculum vitae through the specific Interfolio job application link provided here:  https://apply.interfolio.com/178463

Then Click on the "Apply Now" button found on the upper right corner of the Interfolio page. 

Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled. 

Questions:

Contact the Principal Laura Hymson at lhymson@bhsec.bard.edu. Please indicate in the subject line of your email that it is an Inquiry about the Short-term, PT Literature position at BHSEC Queens.

Bard High School Early College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. Women and members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.  

Visit https://www.bard.edu/earlycollege/about/ for more information on our schools. AA/EOE

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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