BITlab Coordinator

Bullis School seeks a BITlab Coordinator to supervise the Bullis Innovation & Technology Lab (BITlab), the new home for design, technology, engineering and fabrication in the school’s soon-to-open Discovery Center (July 2017). The BITlab is a state-of-the-art space designed to stimulate passions and curiosity while developing skills that co-mingle STEM with a variety of disciplines to tackle authentic problems. 

The BITlab Coordinator is an innovative and experienced design thinker who will collaborate with Bullis K-12 instructional staff to create and deliver making opportunities for Lower, Middle and Upper School students. The coordinator will be charged with growing a budding maker program that establishes the BITlab as a community resource for learning in STEM, and a place which redesigns teaching and learning at Bullis.

The BITlab Coordinator’s primary responsibilities include:

• Identify specific program objectives based on divisional needs and collaborate with K-12 teachers to increase STEM, design, innovation and maker opportunities among the student community.
• Train, guide and supervise students as they learn to utilize BITlab resources during the regular school day and during extracurricular programs. 
• Create and continually upgrade curriculum for stand-alone maker courses, team-taught courses and after school extracurricular programs.
• Develop and provide staff workshops and programs in the use of the BITlab 
• Plan and implement special programs, such as maker pop-ups and field trips, as well as summer programs to support school-wide making initiatives
• Identify and share tools for innovation, design and making to solve authentic problems
• Supervise and maintain the BITlab which includes scheduling, inventory, budgeting, room setup and equipment upkeep and updating (software and hardware)
• Facilitate connections with other maker communities and external organizations that promote program participation and provide collaborative opportunities (such as Maker Faires, workshops, hackathons, etc.)

Minimum qualifications include:

• An undergraduate degree in a STEM-related field
• Experience in an educational makerspace environment
• Classroom experience and strong classroom management skills and/or experience with public speaking

Highly qualified candidates will possess:

• A graduate degree in a related content area or education
• Arts background
• Maker Faire participation
• Experience with some of the following Design/Making/Computer Skills:
  • Interest/abilities in physical computing (ex. Arduino, Raspberry Pi), open source hardware and software, video and audio production, and 2D and 3D design
  • Wood, plastic or metal cutting, shaping and fabrication, including the use of related tools (3D printer, laser cutter, CNC mill, vacuum former, injection mold, paint booth etc.) and familiarity with safety - procedures for those tools 
  • Knowledge of basic electronics
  • Robotics
  • eWearables
  • Computer and coding experience in any environment, but preferably for Arduino, HTML, Javascript or Scratch, AppInventor, Processing

Bullis School is located on a scenic 102-acre campus in Potomac, MD and is easily accessible by route 270 from DC and Northern Virginia. Bullis offers a robust benefits package to any employee working 20 or more hours per week that includes health and dental insurance, 401k plan, free daily lunch to all employees, a computer program for staff, and much more. Bullis School is committed to staff diversity, equality, and continued professional growth.