Part-Time Founding Teaching Position · Reports to the Principal · Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in History, Social Sciences, or Social Science Education · Illinois Professional Educator License in high school social science preferred and National Board Certification a major plus · 3+ years of secondary (grades 6–12) teaching experience preferred; high school (grades 9–12) teaching experience highly preferred · College-preparatory, independent, Jewish day or faith-based school experience is a plus. Being Jewish is not a requirement for this role. Fewer years but exceptional craft? We hire for mastery, not seat time. Are you a history teacher whose classroom runs on sources, argument, and evidence rather than trivia? Do you believe the social sciences teach students to think about how the world actually works? Are you excited to teach the founding history course of a new college-preparatory school? If so, Davis School Chicago wants to hear from you. The Dream Team Davis School Chicago is a proudly Jewish, college-preparatory high school opening in fall 2027 in downtown Chicago, in a state-of-the-art building at the heart of a great city for learning. Every adult at Davis Chicago is an educator and a culture-builder. We hold two expectations at the same time: deep human warmth and uncompromising intellectual excellence. High health and high results, never one at the cost of the other. This is a summary of the characteristics that describe our dream team. Please read the full Profile of the Ideal Davis Chicago Educator and more information about our opportunities before you apply. To thrive here you are: • Warm and intellectually formidable. Genuinely kind and seriously bright. We hire for intellectual horsepower; only sharp minds grow students to their full potential. • You bring the room to life. Passion people feel, loud or quiet, with the range to teach, support, and lead. • A builder who owns it. Startup grit, a real growth mindset, open about mistakes, gives the gift of feedback, and the drive to create what doesn’t exist yet. • Teach how to think, not what to think. Rigor, evidence, and a love of hard questions, including the controversial ones. Students reach their own conclusions. • Rooted in tradition, built for what’s next. Ancient wisdom and modern tools, AI included, aimed at today's problems. • Unapologetically Jewish. Israel has a right to exist; that is not up for debate. Everything else is fair game, including spirited debate about Israel’s actions. You’re excited to help build a proudly Jewish, pro-Israel school. What Davis Chicago Needs Davis Chicago is hiring a part-time History / Social Studies Teacher for the founding year. Sections are drawn from the required ninth-grade course, History of the Land of Israel and Ancient Societies, and its Honors variant, with additional sections possible in AP Human Geography, the ninth-grade advanced-entry option, and social-science electives such as Psychology and Debate as they are scheduled. If you are interested in a full-time role and have the ability to teach English in addition to history, Davis School Chicago is also hiring a founding Humanities Department Chair. This role is a teacher-leader who builds our English and history program and teaches in it every day. Who Thrives in This Role • Warm, Relational, and High-Performing – Kind, emotionally intelligent, intellectually rigorous, and committed to excellence. • A Historian in the Classroom – Sources, argument, and evidence over trivia. • A Discussion Leader – Runs the room where hard questions get honest treatment. • An Entrepreneurial Builder – Thrives in ambiguity, solves problems, and creates programs, systems, and traditions from the ground up. • A Curious and Courageous Thinker – Embraces learning, evidence, critical thinking, and meaningful debate. • Rooted and Forward-Looking – Honors tradition while embracing innovation, technology, and AI. • Committed to Jewish Life and Community – Values Jewish identity, the diversity of Jewish thought, and meaningful engagement in Jewish life. • A Collaborative Culture-Builder – Balances accountability, care, and results while elevating everyone around them. The Role The History / Social Studies Teacher is responsible for delivering engaging, rigorous, and student-centered instruction in the founding history and social science courses, beginning with History of the Land of Israel and Ancient Societies and its Honors variant. This educator will develop students’ reading, sourcing, and argumentation habits, the habits that carry students into the school’s AP sequence in world history, United States history, and the social sciences. The successful candidate will run a classroom built on sources, argument, and evidence rather than trivia, where hard questions get honest treatment and students reach their own conclusions. As a founding faculty member, the History / Social Studies Teacher will help shape curriculum, establish traditions, contribute to school culture, and collaborate closely with colleagues across disciplines to create a vibrant and integrated educational experience. 1. Instruction and Curriculum • Teach sections of History of the Land of Israel and Ancient Societies, including the Honors variant, as assigned, with additional sections in AP Human Geography or social-science electives as scheduled. • Design and implement engaging, standards-based lessons that build historical thinking: sourcing, corroboration, context, and written argument from evidence. • Teach in the spirit of the accomplished-practice standards for history and social studies teaching (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards), including their signature move: authentic discussion and debate of controversial public issues in which students construct informed positions. • Integrate primary sources and current scholarship into instruction. • Promote inquiry-based learning, analytical writing, discussion, research, and project-ba