There are many opportunities to gain teaching experience both here at Johns Hopkins and at our partner colleges and universities in the surrounding Baltimore area. Positions vary in terms of responsibilities, time commitment and compensation. All teaching opportunities count toward Phase III of the Teaching Academy’s “Signature Program.”
= Credit towards “Signature Program” Phase III
If you have never taught before you may wish to consider a mentored teaching opportunity were you work with a faculty to first observe and then help teach a portion of their course. Another great option for first time or relatively new teachers is to teach a 1-credit course through the HEART, SOUL or Summer/Intersession programs. If you aim to secure an academic career with teaching responsibilities, consider teaching a 3-credit course here at JHU or through our Collaborative Teaching Fellows Program. Please see below for information on these opportunities and more!
Need help deciding which is the best option for you?
Email [email protected] with your questions or to set up a consultation.
Please note:
If you are in a visa status sponsored by JHU, you must contact the Office of International Services ([email protected]) to determine your eligibility to engage in paid teaching activities. Failure to do so could result in a violation of your visa status.
Post-doctoral fellows that are employed at a rate of 100% FTE (Full Time Equivalent) for their research/appointment must be pre-approved before any additional work (e.g. a paid teaching opportunity) is undertaken. Please work with your department or center Administrator who will work with the Office of the Dean on the necessary approval before you accept a paid teaching opportunity.
Please understand that these policies are not to limit our support of your professional development but to protect you from being in violation of possible visa and/or funding restrictions. Both the Office of International Services and your department/center administrator will be able to review your specific case and make recommendations based on your eligibility.
Grad Students & Post-docs
| Title | Description | Disciplines/Schools | Audience | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Courses in the Humanities | The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute invites graduate students across the humanities and humanistic social sciences to submit their proposals for Blast Courses in the Humanities. Blast Courses in the Humanities are interactive, free summer courses where members of the public are invited to join an online, flexible, and fun group as you dive into five weeks of ideas, questions, and skills centered on a special topic. | Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences | | Visit Website |
| Collaborative Teaching Fellows Program | The Collaborative Teaching Fellows program aims to give graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Johns Hopkins a hands-on teaching experience with mentorship and coaching from exemplary undergraduate teaching faculty at local partner institutions such as Loyola, Goucher, Notre Dame of MD, Stevenson and Morgan State. | All JHU | | Go to Page |
| Dean’s Teaching Fellowship | The Dean’s Teaching Fellowship (DTF) of the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences is designed to foster innovation in the undergraduate curriculum, to give advanced graduate students experience teaching their own undergraduate courses, and to provide funding for graduate research. This prestigious fellowship provides graduate students an opportunity to grow both as educators and scholars by allowing them to propose, design and offer an undergraduate seminar course. | Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | | Visit Website |
| Engineering Innovation Pre-College Programs | Engineering Innovation Pre-College Programs are courses offered to high school students either online or in-person (summer only). Students can earn three college credits from Johns Hopkins University for each program they complete. | All JHU | | Visit Website |
| Gordis Teaching Fellowships | Through support from the Deans of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Gordis Teaching Fellowship program supports up to 10 fellows per year to teach small, seminar-style courses in the Undergraduate Program in Public Health Studies. Gordis Fellows receive $8,000 for teaching a course. Fellows may not co-teach a course with another student. | Bloomberg School of Public Health | | Email Natalie Boyd |
| Hopkins Engineering Applications & Research Tutorials (HEART) Program | The Hopkins Engineering Applications & Research Tutorials (HEART) program provides undergraduate students a window into cutting-edge engineering research and its applications to society. These small classes are taught in the fall by advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Students are introduced to cutting-edge engineering research and learn how that research impacts society. | School of Engineering, BME (Medicine), and EHE (Public Health) | | Visit Website |
| Hopkins Engineering Research-Opened Investigation Courses (HEROIC) | The HEROIC program provides upper-division undergraduates with a chance to learn about the frontiers of research being explored in Hopkins laboratories. These small classes are taught by advanced PhD students and postdoctoral fellows working on engineering-related projects across the institution who have distinguished themselves as exemplary instructors in the HEART program. Like HEART courses, HEROIC courses are kept small—with a limit of about 12 in each section—so students will have ample time to interact with their instructor and each other. Please see this linked flyer for details on the program and how to apply. | School of Engineering, BME (Medicine), and EHE (Public Health) | | View PDF |
| Special Opportunities for Undergraduate Learning (SOUL) | Would you like to introduce your field to undergraduates? Would students benefit from small, skill-oriented half-semester courses? Would you like to introduce undergraduates to the types and standards of research in your discipline? Then consider offering a SOUL course! | Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and other divisions on subject matters that appeal to JHU undergraduates | | Go to page |
| Teaching Apprenticeships | The Teaching Academy Apprenticeship is a professional development opportunity for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to acquire significant teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty teaching mentors. The Teaching Academy participant works closely with a faculty mentor to help plan, teach, and assess a portion of a course in which the mentee is responsible for class instruction. | All JHU | | Email The Teaching Academy |
| University Writing Program, KSAS Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Teaching | The University Writing Program invites recent Johns Hopkins PhDs and current graduate students with teaching experience to apply for one-year teaching positions. These competitive positions include participation in a fall workshop in the teaching of writing and the teaching of one or more spring sections of first-year writing (Reintroduction to Writing, AS.004.101). | Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | | Visit Website |
All Audiences
| Title | Description | Disciplines/Schools | Audience | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intersession (January) Sessions | The Office of Summer and Intersession Programs (OSIP) serves pre-college, visiting undergraduate, and JHU undergraduate audiences | All JHU |
| Visit Website |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth | The world leader in gifted education since 1979, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced pre-college students around the world. | All JHU |
| Visit Website |
| Odyssey Program | The Johns Hopkins University Odyssey Program has been the region’s award winning and lifelong learning partner for over 25 years. Open to anyone who wants to learn, our non-credit, personal enrichment course catalog is made possible by curious and collaborative alumni, faculty, staff and local experts delivering diverse workshops, travel experiences and lectures each year to JHU constituent communities far and wide. | Johns Hopkins alumni, faculty, staff, and community partners |
| Visit Website |
| Summer at Hopkins! | Summer at Hopkins offers credit-bearing two-week Pre-College programs to academically advanced high school students from around the globe. | Master’s degree in a related field. Ph.D. in a relevant discipline is preferred |
| View PDF |
| Summer (June-August) Sessions | The Office of Summer and Intersession Programs (OSIP) serves pre-college, visiting undergraduate, and JHU undergraduate audiences | All JHU |
| Visit Website |
Add a Teaching Opportunity
If you know of a teaching opportunity that should be added to this page, email the Teaching Academy.