Shoals Marine Laboratory – Teaching Assistant (high school)

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Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is jointly
operated by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Cornell University. SML offers outstanding experiential, place-based education focused
on understanding and sustaining our marine environment. Adjunct faculty at SML are experts in their field of study and help inspire the next
generation of students towards careers in marine and environmental science and sustainability. All SML programs are infused with in our
ethos of responsible natural resource use and management, valuing scientific and community collaboration, and public service.

Teaching assistants will live in residence at SML, located on Appledore Island, Maine. Employment for this position is being offered
within the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering at UNH. This position is contingent on SML meeting course enrollment targets.
Decisions to cancel credit courses are at the sole discretion of SML and will be made on a rolling basis. The position is also contingent
upon successful completion of a background check process.

Duties/Responsibilities

Teaching assistants will be expected
to follow the teaching plan established by your course faculty.

Tasks will include, but not be limited to:

• Assist
  course faculty with all aspects of delivering the course curriculum
• Assume the lead in preparing for field trips and lab
  exercises
• Assist SML staff with daily and weekly program-related duties that include stocking labs and
  classrooms

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Academic experience in the subject
  matter. Associated field and/or lab experience is preferred but not required.
• Provide supervision and support to students in the
  classroom and lab.
• Help with administrative tasks that may include grading, record keeping, collections management
• Assist
  SML staff with creating a supportive learning environment for all students

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong
  knowledge of the subject matter
• Relevant field experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to
  manage time, materials and tasks efficiently

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA or BS in subject matter area preferred but
  not required

Compensation Pay Range

$700/Weekly

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a
safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against
children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will
also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification
research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a
188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains.
There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate
programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life
experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The
University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an
environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified
individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital
status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and
internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human
Resources

Location:
Durham

Salary Grade:
Period Activity

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