You will be a full participant in faculty-staff activities. Indeed, because you work year round with middle school kids, the rest of us will often seek your advice. Your one specific job at MathPath will be helping with the MATHCOUNTS practice sessions at camp, which run as 1-week courses ("breakout" courses). However, you are encouraged to attend the many other sessions at MathPath, including plenary talks and breakout courses given by world-famous mathematicians, and to participate in all social events and trips.

In addition, if you are especially well qualified and willing, you may be able to take on additional responsibilities, teaching one or more of your own breakout courses or giving one or more plenary lectures. For instance, you might give a 1-week AMC8 or AMC10 course, or a course on some special topic you know. Such additional involvement would normally be decided only after you have been at camp for a while and we have gotten to know you.

So participating in MathPath can be a very broadening experience (you learn more mathematics and get new ideas about how to help very talented kids) as well as fun – the reason a teacher would take time in the summer to do this.

We prefer that you can attend for the entire camp, including a day or two of set-up and close-down at the ends. However, in special circumstances we will consider applicants who can stay for as little as 2 weeks.

Like other faculty, you will receive travel plus room and board on campus. For performing the required duties (helping with MATHCOUNTS practice) you will receive $312.50 per week. Like other faculty, you will also receive $625 for each breakout course your run yourself, and $125 for each plenary lecture.