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Middle School Science Teacher Workshop (Summer Institute)

Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking applications from eligible Middle School Science Teachers to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program, which will be held from July 6 to July 17, 2026, at their campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This hands-on career development workshop aims to provide teachers with instructional materials and ideas to enhance their teaching of STEM subjects using resources from NIST.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The NIST Summer Institute Program is a hands-on career development workshop that enables middle school STEM teachers to utilize resources from the nation's premier standards and measurement laboratory, NIST

The workshop will provide teachers with instructional materials and ideas to use in their teaching and emphasize the measurement science done at NIST

The aim is to select cutting-edge research at NIST and help the teachers translate this experience into hands-on activities involving classroom-based learning modules

In addition to obtaining ideas and activities to incorporate into lesson plans, teaching tools are provided to allow the teachers to carry out activities they learned at the NIST Summer Institute Program with their students

The NIST Summer Institute Program will offer a world-class opportunity for those teaching our nation's next generation of STEM professionals to learn more about the subjects they teach and the research in those subjects conducted at NIST and to offer a platform from which teachers can inspire their students to pursue careers in STEM

Applicants must be available to commit two (2) full continuous weeks (10 work days, Monday through Friday) from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 4:00 p.m. EDT, July 6 - July 17, 2026, to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program physically at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Qualification

Middle School Science TeachingSTEM EducationState CertificationPassion for EducationCommitment to Improvement

Required

Be a U.S. citizen

Certified by the state in which you teach or have earned national certification

Be available to commit two (2) full continuous weeks (10 workdays, Monday through Friday) from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 4:00 p.m. EDT, July 6 - July 17, 2026, to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program physically at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Be employed for the 2025-2026 school year to teach STEM subjects at grade levels six (6), seven (7), and eight (8) in a public school district or accredited private educational institution in the U.S. or its territories

Each teacher must teach general STEM

Applicants are required to participate in Direct Deposit