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Qualifications:
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Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a related content area or education.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, tutoring, or facilitating learning
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with students, colleagues, administrators, and support staff.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive learning environment that values and respects diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and individual differences.
Preferred Qualifications
• Two or more years of experience teaching or working with high school-aged students; student teaching experience will be considered.
• Graduate-level coursework completed or in progress in education or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver engaging, student-centered learning experiences for high school students.
• Experience designing, implementing, and adapting curriculum
• Ability to foster student curiosity, engagement, and academic growth through interactive and experiential learning opportunities. |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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A successful high school instructor and curriculum revisionist blends academic expertise, instructional design, teaching, and interpersonal skills. They must be both designers of learning experiences and mentors who inspire students, ensuring the curriculum is rigorous, engaging, and aligned with future academic pathways.
● Teaching experience working with high school students
● Subject matter expertise
● Knowledge of learning theories, pedagogy and adolescent development
● Awareness of digital tools, learning management systems (Canvas), and emerging educational technologies.
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Position Summary/Job Duties:
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Instructor and curriculum reviser for the Medical Sciences: Human Anatomy and Pathology for the Accelerated Learning Program. Program dates are July 11th - July 23rd, 2027. The instructor’s main role in the program is to revise curriculum and be a teacher and a facilitator of learning. Instructors can expect to work with a class size of up to 18 high school students.
Course description listed below:
How do the body's organ systems work together to sustain life, and what can studying anatomy, disease, and modern medical science teach us about the world of healthcare? In this course, we will explore the structure and function of the human body by studying its major organ systems and the ways they work together to maintain our health. Combining anatomy, physiology, and pathology, the course examines the relationship between normal body function and the diseases and disorders that can disrupt it, with a strong focus on medicine and clinical applications.
Through hands-on laboratory experiences, students will perform multiple organ dissections to examine anatomical structures firsthand and connect form with function. Students will investigate how organ systems interact, how the immune system responds to infection, and how genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors influence health and disease. Using real-world medical case studies, students will learn how to analyze symptoms, interpret evidence, and explore how healthcare professionals diagnose and manage disease. Students will examine a variety of diseases and disorders that affect one or multiple organ systems, examining how they influence physical health, daily life, and overall well-being while exploring the roles of the immune system, genetics, and environmental factors in disease development and progression. Students will also explore how modern diagnostic tools, laboratory testing, medical imaging, biotechnology, and emerging technologies contribute to disease detection, treatment, and prevention. As part of the course, students will participate in an off-campus laboratory experience, where they will learn biotechnology techniques used to analyze bacterial genomes and gain firsthand insight into the laboratory methods that support modern medicine and scientific research. Furthermore, students will explore the diverse world of healthcare professions, gaining insight into the wide range of clinical, scientific, technical, research, and public health careers that contribute to patient care and the healthcare system.
By the end of the course, students will have developed a comprehensive understanding of the major human body organ systems, from the cellular level to the whole organism, the interconnectedness of these systems, the effects of disease on health and daily life, and the clinical and scientific approaches used to investigate, diagnose, and address health challenges.
Instructors and Curriculum Designers are responsible for:
● Developing an engaging course with activities and lessons designed to provide high-quality and learning for advanced high school students.
● Developing curriculum following Badger Precollege templates and process (Complete Curriculum Packets including course information, weekly schedule, daily lesson plans, presentation slides, and supplemental materials).
● Completing all hiring requirements and trainings required by Human Resources at the UW-Madison and Office of Youth Protection.
● Participating in Pre-Program Staff Orientation.
● Attending instructor check-in meetings scheduled throughout the program.
● Attending opening and closing day events July 11th and July 23rd, 2027
● Leading daily instructional sessions M-F 9:00-: 4:00pm, July 12th - July 23rd, 2027, for a group of 7-18 students
● Completing post-program student evaluation materials.
Instructors can expect to teach eager, curious students with a strong interest in the subject matter who are interested in a learning experience that they would not have in their traditional classroom. For more information, please visit our website at https://precollege.wisc.edu/alp.
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Institutional Statements:
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
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