Description
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Upper-Level Science Instructor
The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Illinois’ premier visual and performing arts high school, seeks an upper-level science instructor for the 2026-2027 school year. (Note: The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a different school than “ChiArts”, a CPS school.)
The Academy’s educational model is co-curricular: students engage in rigorous, college-preparatory academic classes for five hours each day before being immersed in 3-5 hours of professional-level training in Dance, Media Arts, Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, or Visual Arts.
Students at The Academy are characterized by an extraordinary sense of purpose and community. Many continue with the arts after high school; alums include hit songwriters, Grammy Award winners, Broadway stars, internationally acclaimed dancers, and award-winning filmmakers and writers. Students also pursue degrees and careers outside of the arts: many alums are working in the fields of science, mathematics, technology, business, law, and medicine.
This position will likely include a course load of 4-5 science courses, with an emphasis on chemistry and introductory physics, as well as electives for juniors and seniors.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience teaching science to adolescents in a high school setting. Successful teachers at The Academy are deeply passionate about their subject area and its pedagogy, believers in the ethos of independent schools, committed to ongoing communication with colleagues and families, and have the interest and energy to uphold a rigorous curriculum while having a greater degree of autonomy than is typical at a larger high school. While a master’s degree is preferable, it should not discourage others from applying.
The salary for this position begins in the $40’s.
Please submit a thoughtful cover letter and resume via email to Melinda Zacher Ronayne, Head of School: employment@chicagoartsacademy.org. The Academy is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culturally diverse faculty, and all qualified applicants — regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law — are strongly encouraged to apply.
