Institutes
The Institutes offer you two-week employment opportunities to work with gifted students currently in grades nine through twelve. Positions could entail working one or two sessions at a single site, or one to two sessions at different sites. These two-week courses occur at Duke University and New College.Classes vary in size from 24–36 students and meet six to seven days a week for instruction, discussion, research, and field trips.Due to the intensive nature of the institutes, instructional team members are also responsible for some residential aspects of the programs. Likewise, administrative and residential team members work with the instructional team to supervise students during non-class activities and in the residence halls. You should possess a genuine interest in the academic, social, and emotional growth of adolescents, exhibit maturity, a positive attitude, and a willingness to serve as a role model.
Positions
- Administrative: on-site director, academic coordinator, residence life coordinator, operations coordinator, office assistant
- Instructional: instructor, teaching assistant
- Residential: residential counselor
Program Dates
| Program Site | Session | Administrative | Residential/Instructional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University West Campus | 1 | June 9–June 30 | June 12–June 30 |
| Duke University West Campus | 2 | July 3–July 21 | July 3–July 21 |
| New College Institute | 2 | July 7–July 28 | July 10–July 28 |
Duke University Institutes (Durham, NC)
| Session 1 |
|---|
| Pre-Law Institute: Human Rights Advocacy |
| Leadership Institute: Leading Strategically In The 21st Century |
| The Institute Of Human Genetics |
| The Institute Of Clinical Psychology |
| Institute Of Architecture: Living Green/Building Green |
| The Futures Institute: Shaping Tomorrow Now |
| Session 2 |
|---|
| The Institute Of Human Genetics |
| Pre-Law Institute: Controversy In The Court |
| Institute Of Advanced Cancer Therapies |
| The Philosophy Institute: The Public and Its Problems |
| Institute Of Advanced Mathematics: Dynamical Systems And Chaos Theory |
| The Institute Of Clinical Psychology |
New College Institutes (Sarasota, FL)
| Session 1 |
|---|
| The Institute Of Amphibian Biology And Conservation |
| Songs From The Sea: Inst Of Sensory Biology & Neuroscience Of Marine Organisms |
| Wonders In The Waves: Inst Of Marine Research And Biological Study Of Sea Life |
| Water: The Institute Of Science, Technology And Sustainability |