The Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) is a public early college high school located on the UVU campus in Orem, Utah.  UCAS students are working to accelerate their education in science, technology, engineering, or math. 

Specific Openings: Ideally, this position will be combined as follows to make a full time position. Otherwise, it could be split into two part-time positions.  

• Concurrent Enrollment Mechatronics and Robotics Instructor
• Concurrent Enrollment Physics 1010 Instructor

Job Goal: To help students excel in Physics and Mechatronics. To create a classroom atmosphere which encourages creative thinking, promotes excellent knowledge acquisition, and fosters a love of learning. Provide a safe, stimulating environment, and develop a strong sense of ethics with the high school students. 

Minimum Qualifications: Current teaching license and prior teaching experience preferred. Applicants must model honesty, integrity, and exemplary character.  Applicants must work well with high school age students.

Position Information: Approximately 185 days (180 school days, 5 prep days) beginning August 2025.  UCAS participates in the Utah Retirement System, provides sick leave and personal leave to all teachers. Health benefits are available for full time teachers.

Salary and Benefits: Varies with experience and education.  See Board Approved Salary Schedule posted on the Utah County Academy of Sciences website: ucas-edu.net. UCAS participates in the Utah Retirement System, provides sick leave and personal leave to all teachers. Health benefits are available for full time teachers.

Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Teach the state core curriculum in addition to curriculum items appropriate to this age and group of students which will help prepare them for life.
• Help students master the subject concepts, pass the end of level exams, do well on college entrance exams and become successful scholars.
• Maintain a plan book of lesson plans and outlines as well as a detailed course scope and sequence.  Provide lesson plans for a substitute to be used in the event of illness or emergency.
• Be responsible for planning and implementing an instructional program which utilizes multiple teaching methods to reach the individual needs, interests, abilities and maturity levels of the students.
• Be available to help students outside of class time such as before school, after school, or during lunch.
• Plan instruction with other instructors to ensure a smooth transition for students moving between classes and levels.
• Provide demonstrations and labs to teach course concepts.

Other responsibilities

• Attend faculty meetings and inservice meetings.
• Act as a contributing staff member to foster a positive, cooperative educational environment. 
• Student supervision
• Evaluate and provide individual student progress information on a regular basis.  Maintain required records.  Provide accurate sensitive feedback to student assignments.
• Establish and enforce a reasonable classroom discipline plan.  Be responsible for the supervision of students at all times.
• Maintain the appropriate relationship between teacher and students at all times.

The Utah County Early College Charter High School is an Equal Opportunity institution and is nondiscriminatory relative to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

The position will remain open until filled.