Senior Faculty, BEAM Summer Away

About BEAM

The mission of BEAM is to create pathways for students from low-income and underserved communities to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists. Led by staff with these same technical backgrounds, BEAM believes that pathways to STEM careers are created through community, individual support, and access to advanced work that typically lies outside most school curricula. We work to directly support students and to transition them to other supportive enrichment programs that enable their future success.

BEAM's model provides continuous support from middle school through college graduation, including intense academic summer programs for middle school students (after 6th and 7th grade), weekend classes and mentoring, and STEM-focused support through college. Our program includes not just access to learning advanced math but also support finding and applying to other opportunities, including support with college admissions and financial aid. In addition to our academic content, bringing students into community is a key part of our mission and all of our work is designed to support that goal.

BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a year-round, national program, serving 420+ students at six summer program sites and 600+ students in year-round programming in New York City and Los Angeles this school year. In addition, our BEAM National pilot program now reaches over 500 elementary-aged students in seven different states, working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work.

With our strategic plan, our team has committed to transforming the organization from a successful startup to a more mature and scalable organization that can drive change across the country.

 

BEAM Summer Away, Senior Faculty

BEAM Summer Away is a cornerstone of BEAM’s 10-year Pathway Program, providing a residential math experience where students grow as problem solvers, learners, and community members.

As a Senior Faculty member, you will teach dynamic, inquiry-driven math classes and serve as an instructional leader and mentor for Junior Faculty. You will help ensure classrooms are consistent, joyful, and mathematically rich for every student, while shaping students’ mathematical identities and supporting the growth of emerging educators.

Learn more about our 10-year program.

 

What Our Classrooms Look Like

Our classrooms are student-centered, lively, and discussion-rich. Students explore patterns, debate conjectures, justify their reasoning, and collaborate on open-ended problems. Teachers guide thinking through purposeful questions, models, and structures that promote productive struggle. We affirm students’ strengths and identities and help them grow as confident, capable problem solvers.

The Type of Math You Will Teach

Senior Faculty design and teach a course from one of the four class types:

• Pure Topics: Explorations in abstract mathematics (e.g., graph theory, combinatorics, number theory, symmetry, or tessellations).
• Applied Topics: Math connected to real-world phenomena (e.g., circuits, programming, biology, astronomy, voting theory, or data).
• Strategic Math Thinking: Contest-style and puzzle-based problems that build flexible strategies (e.g., casework, invariants, pattern recognition, and divisibility).
• Solving Big Problems: A semi-scripted course where students grapple with deep, multi-step problems that require stamina, collaboration, and proof-style reasoning.

 

The Role: Senior Faculty

We are seeking experienced educators with strong instructional skills, a deep commitment to equity, and a track record of supporting other teachers. Senior Faculty in BEAM Summer Away design and teach dynamic, student-centered math classes while serving as mentors and instructional leaders for Junior Faculty. In addition to instructional leadership, this role plays a key part in shaping a cohesive residential community and partnering closely with counselors and site leadership to support students’ academic and personal growth.

Core Responsibilities

Instruction and Curriculum Design

• Design and teach rigorous, student-centered math courses aligned to BEAM’s Summer Away offerings.
• Prepare complete lesson materials (problems, examples, pacing plans, and solutions).
• Adapt instruction to student needs while maintaining the integrity of the course arc.
• Incorporate support for multilingual learners using visuals, structured explanations, and reasoning scaffolds.
• Use diagnostic listening and formative assessment to adjust instruction.

Mentorship and Coaching

• Mentor one Junior Faculty member through regular check-ins (at least every other day).
• Observe your mentee’s teaching and provide specific, actionable feedback tied to BEAM’s instructional vision.
• Model structures, routines, questioning techniques, and problem-solving facilitation in your classroom.
• Support your mentee in lesson planning, classroom culture, pacing, and student engagement.

Supporting Collaboration Spaces

• Co-facilitate one to two collaboration sessions each week with the Academic Director for faculty and Junior Faculty.
• Contribute to productive professional conversations about lesson planning, pacing, student misconceptions, and student work.
• Foster a collaborative environment where teachers feel supported, curious, and aligned.

Classroom Leadership and Culture

• Set clear expectations and norms for inquiry, collaboration, and respectful engagement.
• Use calm, restorative redirection aligned with BEAM’s behavioral expectations.
• Follow and model the camp’s behavior escalation ladder and partner with TAs and Academic Director on classroom culture.
• Communicate proactively with leadership about academic or behavioral concerns.
• Set clear expectations for TA roles in supporting group work, engagement, and transitions.

Community and Camp Life

• Help cultivate a joyful, consistent camp experience by engaging in the community outside of class.
• Support evening free time, independent study, relays, and other activities at least five days per week.
• Eat meals with students and colleagues to build relationships and foster a welcoming environment.
• Attend field trips (hiking days, field days, or amusement park trips).
• Participate in staff meetings two to three times per week.
• Provide emergency coverage for supervising students as needed.

Training, Communication, and Wrap Up

• Attend all pre-camp training sessions and complete onboarding requirements.
• Use BEAM communication tools (radios, shared schedules, and shared drives).
• Participate in end-of-camp wrap-up, including reflections, documentation, and curriculum archiving.

What You Bring

• Curriculum Design Expertise: Experience crafting inquiry-driven, student-centered lessons that promote deep problem-solving and mathematical reasoning.
• Classroom Leadership Experience: At least five years as a primary instructor in a school, enrichment, university, or math circle environment.
• Coaching and Mentorship Experience: At least two years supporting other educators through coaching, department leadership, mentorship, or similar roles.
• Commitment to Equity: A strong belief that mathematical brilliance exists in every community and that inclusive structures help students thrive.
• Mathematical Readiness: A strong understanding of the mathematics relevant to BEAM Summer Away courses.
• For Pure and Problem Solving courses: Comfort with proof and reasoning structures.
• For Applied courses: Ability to connect mathematics to real-world contexts.
• Growth Mindset: A reflective teaching practice and openness to implementing feedback.
• Effective Communication Skills: Skill in facilitating groups, giving clear feedback, and building supportive, trust-based relationships.
• Preferred Experience: Worked with middle school and/or high school students.

 

Employment Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US.
• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas.
• International graduate students able to obtain CPT or OPT are welcome to apply.

Exceptional Candidates Will Have

• A background in teaching enrichment math or science.
• Experience working with low-income students or from historically marginalized communities, including Title 1 schools.
• Experience supporting multilingual learners or students with diverse needs. 

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Room and board is covered by BEAM for the duration of the summer program.
• Travel from and to the camp site is covered by BEAM within BEAM’s approved travel guidelines.
• Small classes with 10-15 students and 2 adults.
• The opportunity to build deep relationships with extraordinary students in a camp setting.
• Professional development before camp to set you up for success.
• The freedom to design your own curriculum, set the arc and goals for your class, and explore student ideas deeply as they arise.
• A collaborative, supportive team of educators and staff from diverse backgrounds.

 

Details & Logistics

Program	Location	Program Dates
BSA CA	Harvey Mudd College	June 24, 2026 – July 22, 2026
BSA NY	Marist College	July 1, 2026 – July 29, 2026

 

Program Dates Breakdown:

Program	All Staff Pre-camp Training	Camp	Wrap-up
BSA CA	06/24 – 06/27 (Arrive by 3 PM on travel day)	06/28 – 07/19	07/20 – 07/22
BSA NY	07/01 – 07/04 (Arrive by 3 PM on travel day)	07/05 – 07/26	07/27 – 07/29

 

Compensation: $8,500 for the duration of the camp and $32.50 per hour for pre-work as Pre-Summer Set Up Associate.

 

Application Process

1. First Round Interview
2. Project 
3. Final Interview 
4. Reference checks & offer!

For more information and to apply, please contact us at Bruce@beammath.org.

 

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Beyond a commitment to nondiscrimination, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

BEAM is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of an individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), ethnicity, religion (including clothing or facial hair worn in accordance with the religious tenets), color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, gender (including actual or perceived sex, gender identity, and gender expression including a person’s actual or perceived gender-related self-image, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic, regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran, active military service member, or uniform service member, marital or partnership status, familial status, caregiver status, age (18 or older), predisposing genetic characteristics, disability, creed, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, unemployment status, salary history, credit history, an individual’s status as having a known relationship or association with a member or members of a protected category, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination. 

All personnel decisions will be made in accordance with the principles of equal employment opportunity and subject only to valid (job-related) requirements for employment, benefits, or promotional opportunities.