Job Description

The ideal candidate:

• will have an advanced degree in physics or chemistry, science education, or a related field, and experience teaching high school.
• will be enthusiastic about teaching both physics and chemistry toward meaningful, relevant, and high academic standards
• will be as adept at teaching ninth-grade, conceptual physics as calculus-based AP Physics C. 
• will have a growth mindset both personally and professionally
• will foster collegial interactions with one’s peers and kind, positive, productive interactions with students and parents
• may have the expertise, flexibility, and enthusiasm to teach in adjacent disciplines, especially mathematics or engineering

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Teach five sections of Upper School science (and potentially mathematics), including AP Physics C: Mechanics
• Mentor students in advisory and co-curricular activities, participate in division and department meetings, and serve in various supervisory roles.
• Facilitate an offering in the Upper School’s “Maymester” program, an experiential education program that takes place over the last two weeks of the school year.

Developing strong relationships with students and colleagues is critical for one’s success at Ranney and for the school’s successful accomplishment of its mission to “know and value every child.”

About Ranney School:

Ranney School is an Age 3-Grade 12 independent, college preparatory school based in Tinton Falls, NJ. Our school serves a diverse body of approximately 770 students from across Monmouth & Ocean Counties on the northern New Jersey shore. A secular, college-preparatory day school, Ranney is guided by a strong Board of Trustees, an experienced Head of School, Dr. John Griffith, and most notably, by a powerful mission and vision. Our mission is “To know and value every child, nurturing intellectual curiosity and confidence, and inspiring students to lead honorably, think creatively, and contribute meaningfully to society.” We envision Ranney School as a nurturing learning community, in which families, faculty, alumni and all of Ranney’s constituents collaborate to distinguish and value every child, foster individual talents, sustain powerful connections between children and adults, and graduate resilient, globally-minded citizens. We continue to foster an inclusive community that supports a spectrum of cultures, beliefs and talents to promote the intellectual growth and moral development of all members of our community. We are inspired by an awareness and appreciation for diversity, human dignity and interpersonal acceptance.

To Apply:

Please submit an application dossier compiled into one, single PDF file and emailed to Upper School Head Mr. Ted Parker ( tparker@ranneyschool.org ) and Science Department Chair, Dr. Roxanne Spencer ( rspencer@ranneyschool.org ). 

The dossier must include:

• a cover letter specific to this position at Ranney,
• a CV/resume, and
• a list of three to five professional references. References will not be checked without first notifying candidates. 

The subject line of the email should read “Ranney School Science Faculty.” Please name the PDF file with the following format: “[Applicant Last Name] Ranney Science.”

About Ranney School

Ranney School is an Age 3-Grade 12 independent, college preparatory school based in Tinton Falls, NJ. Our school serves a diverse body of approximately 770 students from across Monmouth & Ocean Counties on the northern New Jersey shore. A secular, college-preparatory day school, Ranney is guided by a strong Board of Trustees, an experienced Head of School, Dr. John Griffith, and most notably, by a powerful mission and vision. Our mission is “To know and value every child, nurturing intellectual curiosity and confidence, and inspiring students to lead honorably, think creatively, and contribute meaningfully to society.” We envision Ranney School as a nurturing learning community, in which families, faculty, alumni and all of Ranney’s constituents collaborate to distinguish and value every child, foster individual talents, sustain powerful connections between children and adults, and graduate resilient, globally-minded citizens. We continue to foster an inclusive community that supports a spectrum of cultures, beliefs and talents to promote the intellectual growth and moral development of all members of our community. We are inspired by an awareness and appreciation for diversity, human dignity and interpersonal acceptance.

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