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. Lab Leaders are responsible for direct instruction of students during the camp. Responsibilities include the preparation and supervision of research on the 2024-25 NSDA policy debate resolution, camp wide lectures, day-to-day instruction of campers, judging practice and tournament debates and coordination of research and skill development by an assigned cohort of students. This is a full-time, temporary staff position that begins June 22, 2025, and ends by July 11, 2025.
Job Description
100% - JDI Lab Leaders
- Attend all lab meetings with campers.
- Create an affirmative, case negative, and assigned core negative positions for campers to use.
- Work with students to develop debate skills such as speaking, researching, debate theory and argumentation.
- Present assigned lecture and provide supervision during lecture sessions
- Escort students to and from campus (by bus or foot).
- Judge practice debates and tournament debates.
- Participate in all camp activities.
- Must be able to listen to and follow directions.
- Must be able to take on a position of authority.
- Two-week JDI Lab Leader positions run June 22 - July 4, 2025
- Three- week JDI Lab Leader positions run June 22 - July 11, 2025
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Must be an active member of the NDT/CEDA/High School policy debate community, as evidenced by application materials
- Must have extensive policy debate experience at high school and/or college (NDT/CEDA) levels, as evidenced by application materials
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience coaching high school or college (NDT/CEDA) policy debate, as evidenced by application materials
- 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 at 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
**NOTE: this posting is for more than one position with different degrees of responsibility and time commitments. Please indicate in your application materials which position you would prefer. **
Application review begins May 23, 2025. To ensure consideration, please apply before that date.
Contact Information to Applicants
Scott Harris
sharris@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$25/hour minimum
Application Review Begins
Friday May 23, 2025
Anticipated Start Date
Sunday June 22, 2025
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