Apply to Be an Instructor for the 2025 EXCEL Program
Applications are now being accepted for Master students, PhD students (who are funded by fellowships or are graduating in Spring/Summer 2025) or postdoctoral scholars to work as instructors for the 2025 EXCEL summer programs.
The EXCEL summer programs are a five-week academic/residential program open to selected incoming Northwestern first year undergraduates in the McCormick School of Engineering and Weinberg College of Arts and Science. These programs provide rigorous academic preparation and develop a community of support among participants.
The EXCEL classes meet every day from Tuesday, June 24 – Friday, July 18 (not including the 4th of July). Instructors will lead one class section for 80 mins, Monday through Friday and hold office hours twice a week. Before the summer, instructors will design a syllabus with support from the EXCEL directors.
Instructors will receive $5,500 for designing and leading the course. The estimated class size would be 10-15 students. We are currently looking for instructors for our Engineering Analysis Preview course (Linear Algebra & MatLab), Calculus (differential single variable, integral single variable, and differential multivariable) and General Chemistry courses.
Qualifications:
- BS or BA in mathematics, chemistry, engineering or related field
- Prior experience tutoring or teaching undergraduate students preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Current enrollment in a Northwestern graduate program or employment as a postdoctoral fellow
Application Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2025 by 9 AM CT
- Email a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume, with a short description of teaching/TA/tutoring experience to Ellen Worsdall
- Email statement of support from applicant’s advisor/laboratory head should be emailed directly to Ellen Worsdall
Materials will be reviewed as they are received. Upon review of materials, applicants who are further considered will be invited for an interview. Finalists will be given access to previous instructor’s course materials. If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to email Ellen Worsdall in McCormick.