Ransom Everglades School invites applications for full time, upper school faculty members in the STEM Department, beginning in August 2021. The STEM Department (combining Science and Mathematics & Computer Science) represents the school's commitment to interdisciplinary thinking and to STEM as a core element of the curriculum. Ransom Everglades offers a range of courses in biology, chemistry, and physics, a rigorous math curriculum including Calculus BC w/Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra, along with computer science, data science, engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, marine science, and other electives. The department seeks candidates to help grow the curriculum, especially in computer science, engineering, robotics, and maker education.

A 40,000 square foot LEED-certified STEM Center opened for the start of the 2020-21 academic year.  State-of-the-art labs for life, chemical, and physical sciences, fully equipped workshops for making and engineering, and collaborative workspaces invite experimentation, creativity, and collaboration.  With our new STEM Center, Ransom Everglades is further poised to equip students with the skills of modern innovation.  Learn more about our STEM center here.

Members of the STEM department contribute to the department’s ongoing discussions about interdisciplinary and experiential learning, research, innovative assessment practices, and best practices in the use of technology in education. Candidates must embrace the school’s value for inquiry-based, student-centered learning and the school's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ransom Everglades expects its faculty members to participate in department meetings, student activities, and otherwise be engaged in the life of the school. Prior independent school teaching experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Teams/OneNote and/or Google Classroom, are preferred. Applicants must have at least a Master’s degree in a STEM field and be comfortable using the Microsoft Suite and G Suite platforms.

While the search committee will entertain applications from candidates of all backgrounds, preferred are those who can enrich interdisciplinary ties within STEM, such as across computer science, robotics, and maker education. Candidates who can contribute experience and expertise in the following areas are especially encouraged to apply:

Computer Science:  The advent of open source resources such as GitHub and Instructables have given the world new ways to learn and collaborate.  RE seeks to develop curriculum in AI and machine learning, app development, web design, data analysis and visualization, and related areas, in addition to scripting code in several languages and design environments.  For this area, prior teaching experience in computer science is strongly preferred.

Engineering: Experience in any of the following is beneficial: coding, mechatronics, circuitry and programming, design (including CAD) and fabrication capabilities including 3D modeling and printing, and use of machine-shop fabrication equipment.

Physics:  Ransom Everglades offers an introductory physics course, as well as AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, and both the electricity & magnetism and mechanics curricula of AP Physics C.