Jobs

SEC is currently accepting resumes for the above open positions. Inquiries about the positions may be made by leaving a message at (510) 486-6566 or by sending email to: sciencecamp@lbl.gov.

Resumes may be emailed or mailed to the following address:

Attn: Staffing Committee
Science Exploration Camp
c/o/ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road
Mail Stop 90R4000
Berkeley, CA 94720

Job Descriptions

Camp Director
Senior/Junior Camp Counselors
Counselors-in-Training

Camp Director

The Science Exploration Camp (SEC) is a non-profit corporation, established in 1995, that provides a summer science and recreation program for children entering grades 2 through 6. SEC's goal is to provide a hands-on, interactive and collaborative environment in which children may explore and experience different areas of scientific research. SEC is seeking an enthusiastic, high energy director to lead this summer's camp. The camp will run for the last six weeks of the summer. It will be based at the prestigious Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Camp enrollment will be 30 children per week. Camp for Summer 2005 will run July 11 through August 19.

The Director will manage all camp activites. Primary responsibilities will include developing/augmenting exciting age-appropriate curriculum, prior to the camp opening, and conducting the morning science activities, in collaboration with other camp staff. The Director will report to the President of the SEC Board. Essential Qualifications -- Ability to develop the camp science curriculum, incorporating new activities into an existing format for a 6-week program for approximately 30 students, ages 7 to 11. Also essential are experience teaching science or math, ability to hire and develop a cohesive team of camp counselors, supervisory experience, and ability to develop and maintain a collegial working relationship with the camp staff, SEC President, the campers and parents.

The curriculum will be based on weekly science themes, which will incorporate presentations and demonstrations by Berkeley Lab or UC researchers and staff. The director will interact with researchers in their labs to develop activities that are appropriate for the campers. Presentations and demonstrations will include such topics as: electron microscopy research at the Center for Electron Microscopy; computing sciences technology such as virtual reality; and using soft x-rays for surface analysis at the Advanced Light Source.

Prior to the start of the 6-week camp, tasks to be performed will include curriculum development, pre-planning, staffing and other activities. Hours prior to camp are approximately 10 per week. During camp the Director's position will be full-time. To accommodate possible scheduling conflicts for professional teachers, teaching partners for the six week camp sessions could be negotiated.

Position is open until filled.

Senior/Junior Camp Counselors

The Science Exploration Camp (SEC) is a non-profit corporation, established in 1995, that provides a summer science and recreation program for children entering grades 2 through 6. SEC's goal is to provide a hands-on, interactive and collaborative environment in which children may explore and experience different areas of scientific research. SEC is seeking an enthusiastic, high energy director to lead this summer's camp. The camp will run for the last six weeks of the summer. It will be based at the prestigious Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Camp enrollment will be 30 children per week. Camp for Summer 2005 will run July 11 through August 19.

SEC has positions open for three camp counselors to assist the Camp Director with science activities during the morning and afternoon. Duties will incluce setting up science activities, helping campers with the science activities, preparing morning and afternoon snacks, organizing games, crafts and other recreational activities, and creating a fun and safe environment for the campers.

Applicants should be entering 12th grade or older and should: (1) have experience working with children ages 7 through 11; (2) enjoy workign with children; (3) be able to make children feel welcome in a new setting; and (4) have excellent references. Basic swimming skills are required and an interest in science and water safety instruction are desirable. First Aid and CPR training will be provided.

Applicants must be able to commit to working full time for the entire six weeks of camp and must be available for one to two days of orientation training prior to the camp's opening. To be considered as a senior camp counselor, applicants are required to have significant experience working with children in a summer camp or after school setting.

Positions are open until filled.

Counselors-in-Training

The Science Exploration Camp (SEC) is a non-profit corporation, established in 1995, that provides a summer science and recreation program for children entering grades 2 through 6. SEC's goal is to provide a hands-on, interactive and collaborative environment in which children may explore and experience different areas of scientific research. SEC is seeking an enthusiastic, high energy director to lead this summer's camp. The camp will run for the last six weeks of the summer. It will be based at the prestigious Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Camp enrollment will be 30 children per week. Camp for Summer 2005 will run July 11 through August 19.

We are looking for two energetic high school students (entering 9th through 11th grades) to volunteer as counselors-in-training (CITs) for each week of the camp summer program. Under the supervision of the Camp Director, the CITs will assist the other camp staff with science activities in the morning and recreational activities in the afternoon. We are looking for volunteers who have some experience caring for younger children, an interest in science, and basic swimming skills. CITs must commit to being at the camp from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day of the week(s) that they are interested in volunteering for. CITs must commit to working at least one full week. If you are interested in volunteering, please send a letter describing:

*your experience caring for or working with younger children;
*your interests in school and your hobbies;
*why you are interested in volunteering;
*the names and phone numbers of your parents;
*the names and phone numbers of two references;
*which week(s) that you are interested in volunteering for.

Positions are open until filled.

Jennifer Tune (Director)

Jennifer Tune earned her B.A. in Biology at William Jewell College in Missouri with a research focus on Hantavirus. While attending college, she worked as an interpretive naturalist and managed William Jewell's biology lab. She also had the opportunity to study abroad in Hong Kong, where she continued her biology studies while teaching English. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles and began working at California Science Center (formerly the Museum of Science and Industry) as an outreach coordinator in a partnership with Princess Cruises. At the California Science Center, she wrote the "Science On the Seas" curriculum and trained Princess Cruises youth staff to deliver science programming to 8-12 year old children vacationing onboard ships in the Princess fleet. In August 2004, she moved to downtown Oakland, and began study at University of California at Berkeley in the MACSME (Masters and Credential in Science and Math Education) program. At UC Berkeley, she is involved in research on computer-based inquiry scaffolding programs for elementary and middle school children. In Oakland, she has instructed a computer course at OASES (Oakland Asian Students Educational Services) for 10-13 year old children, and she has worked as a student teacher for a ninth grade advanced biology class at Oakland Technical High School. After completing her degree, Jennifer hopes to either teach 7th grade life science in an urban school, or to continue her career with informal science education in museums.

Alison Beaumont (Counselor)

Alison Beaumont, a native San Diegan, is currently attending UC Berkeley with only two classes to go until she earns her B.A. in Social Welfare and Art Practice. She has held a variety of jobs and internships throughout college, from working at the Homeless Action Center in Berkeley to being a costume character (a.k.a. wearing a giant koala suit) at the San Diego Zoo. Two of her favorite experiences were working with third graders in the UCB-sponsored programs, ArtsBridge and Outdoor Connections, where she led classes in performing art projects and environmentally related science activities, respectively. She has fond memories of doing science experiments as a child with her father, a researcher at the UCSD lab, and is very much looking forward to a summer working at Science Exploration Camp.

Daniel Kyle (Counselor)

Dan Kyle brings a wealth of experience working with youth of various ages and social backgrounds. Dan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with a high school English teacher for a father, and a mother who ran a
home daycare. His mother eventually switched to teaching art at the same high school Dan attended, ending any chance that he would ever misbehave in school. As a 10th grader he was a counselor at a day
camp, teaching reading to 7th graders. Little did he know at the time how influential the experience would be. After graduating from John Carroll University in 1999, he spent one year in television
broadcasting and strongly disliked it... leading him to follow the time-honored tradition of slowly transforming into his parents. After four years as a social worker counseling and tutoring kids detained by
police in Pittsburgh, PA, Dan moved to San Francisco and enrolled in the University of San Francisco School of Education. In January he began teaching English and Social Studies on the middle school
level, which he plans to do for at least the next twenty to thirty years. When not working on his university classes or devising fun classroom activities, Dan spends his time cooking, playing music, and
frolicking with his dog and cat.

Eva Bauer (Counselor)

The garden was Eva's favorite place to play as a child. She spent many hours exploring and investigating the wonders of nature. From elementary school through high school, Eva's interests centered around
science, art and classical ballet. While in college she embraced her love of biology and art and earned her B.A. in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley in June of 2004. In her senior year at UC, Eva fulfilled a
lifetime dream of doing biological research through a study abroad program at the Gump Research Station in French Polynesia. Her study centered around the microbial mats on the island of Moorea. After
graduating Eva decided to pursue Product/Industrial Design, a field that embraces science and art. She is especially interested in finding ways to inspire people to realize the value of nature through the design
of everyday objects, places and systems. She completed a portfolio for applying to graduate school (www.evaebauer.com), worked part time doing web work, and volunteered at the Exploratorium in San
Francisco during this past year. In her work at the Exploratorium she had the opportunity to work with children and adults in the Physics for Toys program, which involved hands-on activities making toys that
involved theories of physics. Eva has been accepted into the Product Design Masters Program at Stanford University and will start in the fall.