Jayhawk Debate Institute Lab Assistants - POOL

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational organization as a Lab Assistant for the Jayhawk Debate Institute. This temporary position involves supporting high school students in policy debate preparation, supervising research, and providing instruction. Ideal candidates will have extensive debate experience and a passion for teaching. The role runs from June 22 to July 11, 2025, offering an engaging summer opportunity.

Qualifications

• Extensive policy debate experience at high school and college levels.
• Coaching experience in policy debate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist lab leaders in developing arguments and conducting research.
• Judge tournament and practice debates.

Skills

Policy Debate Experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Position Overview

The Jayhawk Debate Institute is a summer workshop to prepare high school students for policy debate on the 2024-25 National Speech and Debate Association resolution. Associate Lab Leaders will work as support instructors under the direction of Lab Leaders. The Assistant Lab leader will assist in providing students with instruction on the 2024-25 NSDA policy debate resolution. Responsibilities will include supervising student research, conducting skill development drills, judging practice and tournament debates, and providing direct instruction of students in an assigned cohort. This is a full-time, temporary staff position that begins June 22, 2025, and ends by July 11, 2025.

The Jayhawk Debate Institute will occur this year on the following dates:

Two-week camp runs June 22 - July 4, 2025.

Three-week camp runs June 22 - July 11, 2025.

Job Description

75% - Lab Assistant

• Assist lab leaders in developing arguments and conducting research.
• Assist students in their research assignments.
• Provide lectures to lab at request of lab leaders.
  
  

25% - Other

• Judge tournament debates.
• Judge practice debates.
• Must be able to listen to and follow directions.
• Must be able to take on a position of authority.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Must have extensive policy debate experience at both the high school and college (NDT/CEDA) levels, as evidenced by application materials
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with coaching high school or college (NDT/CEDA) policy debate, as evidenced by application materials
• Prior success in debate competition on the college (NDT/CEDA) level, as evidenced by application materials
• Previous experience working at a debate camp, as evidenced by work history
• Previous experience working with Jayhawk Debate Institute, as evidenced by work history
  
  

Additional Candidate Instructions

A Complete Online Application Consists Of

• cover letter
• resume
• list of three professional references
  
  

Application review begins March 23, 2025. To ensure consideration, please apply prior to this date.

Contact Information to Applicants

Scott Harris

[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

$25/hour minimum

Application Review Begins

Friday May 23, 2025

Anticipated Start Date

Sunday June 22, 2025

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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