Lab Teacher

Location: Oʻahu 

Type: Paid, Part time (@ 20 hours/week)

Start Date: January 2024

Overview

Pop-Up Labs for STEAM (PULS) is looking for creative, thoughtful, and hard-working young professionals to join our team.

About Us

PULS (under the fiscal sponsorship of Oʻahu Resource and Conservation Development Council), operates a mobile lab (upcycled shipping containers) to schools across Oʻahu. Our mission is to merge STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts+design, and mathematics) and sustainable learning to help young people discover their potential in these fields and inspire commitment to protecting our Earth. We believe students need to see the relevance of STEAM to the complex environmental issues confronting people and nature and to aquire the skills theyʻll need to be creative problem solvers and powerful advocates. PULS operates a mobile lab to provide enrichment opportunities to K-6 schools and youth organizations around Oʻahu.

Position Summary

This is an ideal position for a graduate student, recent graduate, or someone with a flexible work schedule. The candidate is required to have a car for transportation to the lab sites, mainly Windward Oʻahu.

Desired Experience

• Knowledge, experience, and/or interest in teaching youth, preferably in the sciences and sustainability fields.
• Demonstrated experience initiating, developing, and/or executing lesson plans and/or projects.
• Familiarity with environmental and social issues facing Hawaiian communities.
• Knowledge of a particular topic (e.g. corals, or trees) or a STEM field is a plus; not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelorʻs degree in a STEM discipline, environmental studies, education, or related field.
• Outstanding ability to connect with students to inspire an interest in STEM.
• Dedicated to ensuring a start-up non-proft achieves success.
• Abiality to work varied hours, days, and locations each month.

Please send your resume to Pam Weiant, Program Director, pulshawaii@gmail.com. Learn more about us PULS on social media and website. We would like to hold interviews in December.