Biology Teacher

Manara School's Mission

Manara School provides exceptional students with a world-class education based on ethics, academics, and diversity. We expect our students to become the passionate leaders required to shape a more prosperous and equitable world.

About Manara School

A co-educational, residential school located in El Gouna, Egypt, Manara's mission is to provide exceptional students with a world-class education based on ethics, academics, and diversity. We expect our students to become the passionate leaders required to shape a more prosperous and equitable world. Manara matriculated its inaugural class of eighth grade students in the fall of 2023, and will grow to be a school for 8th through 12th graders by 2027. Manara admits and generously supports students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, and all students board on campus.

Manara School is seeking to hire a faculty member to teach biology for its 2025-2026 academic year. All faculty contribute to the evening and weekend residential program as well as to the academic program, and most live on campus.

The faculty member will teach biology to tenth-grade students. This laboratory course will focus on teaching the fundamentals of biology through hands-on activities and experiments and on developing students understanding of scientific inquiry and scientific methods.

The successful candidate will report to the Dean of Academics and will also work in close collaboration with the Dean of Students with regard to their residential duties.

Responsibilities

• Teach four course sections with responsibility for around 60 students (depending on the department and nature of the courses)
• Coach or direct three seasons of student sports and/or activities
• Advise a group of students
• Serve as a dorm parent or be part of a dorm team
• Supervise evenings and weekends on a rotational basis as part of a duty team
• Supervise study halls, as needed
• Contribute to special events, as needed, such as community service events, trips, and outdoor excursions
• Serve on assigned committees (such as discipline, accreditation, curriculum, etc.)
• Attend and contribute to all school programmatic events (such as school meetings and assemblies, admissions events, faculty and student orientation, parent weekends and meetings, faculty meetings)
• Any academic, supervisory, educational or other activities that are typically recognized (internationally, regionally or locally) as part of the job title or part of boarding school activities, and work as assigned by direct supervisor or the Head of School

Qualifications and Requirements

Fundamentally, Manara's teachers are knowledgeable, joyful, and caring mentors, both in and out of the classroom. To help Manara students develop as leaders, faculty empower and guide them towards exercising curiosity, problem-solving, perseverance, resilience, and responsible decision-making. As faculty members with the once-in-lifetime opportunity to help build a new, world-class residential school program, our teachers will manifest flexibility, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit, and will celebrate the school's Egyptian identity within a diverse global context.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate

• Educational qualifications (at minimum, a Bachelor's degree), or other evidence of deep knowledge in their subject area
• Passion for their subject area and a demonstrable love of learning
• Joy in spending time with teenagers and helping them find their way through adolescence and young adulthood
• Mastery of engaging and age-appropriate pedagogical strategies, including differentiation, student-directed inquiry, and experiential learning
• Demonstrated success in a boarding environment or similar setting where they have provided care and mentorship for students outside the classroom
• Experience teaching students who are multilingual learners, or an eagerness to develop this skill set
• Patience, kindness, and a collaborative work style
• Interest in our Egyptian culture and the motivation to embrace it

Compensation and Benefits

Manara offers competitive salaries and benefits and supports generous professional development opportunities. Compensation includes housing (most faculty live on campus) and meals during the school year. Manara faculty will also enjoy an exceptionally inspiring, supportive, and collaborative working environment.