Program Instructor: Coding for Gaming, Tufts Pre-College Programs

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Tufts University: University College

Location

Medford, Massachusetts

Open Date

Oct 10, 2025

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$3,500

Description

The Tufts University College Pre-College team is currently seeking a Program Instructor for our 1-week gaming program: Coding for Gaming, offered by Tufts’ University College to rising High School sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduating seniors. “Coding for Gaming” is a fast-paced, immersive summer program that introduces high school students to the core principles of game development, interactive storytelling, and coding through the lens of professional game design. Students will gain hands-on experience designing, prototyping, and coding their own playable games. In just one week, students will explore the full game development pipeline-from concept to code-while learning about the collaborative roles of designers, developers, and storytellers in the gaming industry. The goal is for student to learn not just technical skills, but also creative problem-solving, playtesting, and game design. There is potential for this instructor to design their own curriculum and path for this program.

Time Commitment

Coding for Gaming will take place for 1-week: Monday, June 22-Friday, June 26, 2026. The Program Instructor can expect to work an average of 2-3 hours per week upon hire during the spring semester (expected to start late April) for pre-program planning, with full time hours during the 1-week June program.

Program Planning: 2-3 hours/week from April–June (flexible days/times)
Program Dates: June 22nd to June 26, 2025
Program Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with some preparation time before/after programming as needed

Compensation

The total compensation for the Coding Academy Program Instructor position, inclusive of all planning and program time, is $3,500 (standard summer instructor rate).

Responsibilities

As a Program Instructor, your duties include, but are not limited to:

Hiring/Payroll

Identify guest speakers, recruit and hire instructional support positions

Program Preparation

Place students into groups, set up Canvas, classroom sessions, other resources as needed

Program Planning

Develops and refines Coding for Gaming curriculum, syllabus, and block schedule
Designs summer program schedule, including field trips, as well as any opening and closing activities, in coordination with the Program Lead and Instructors

Operations

Leads and instructs a group of students in an in-person instructional setting, maintaining high standards for behavior and safety from June 22nd to June 26th 2026.
Attends all program events from June 22nd to June 26th 2026.
Plans final project for students prior to program start with support of Program Lead
Assists students who are struggling with course content and proactively supports them as needed
Serves as a positive adult role model for members in the program through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy
Evaluates program daily and suggests improvements, needs, hazards and recurring trends to Program Lead for further evaluation
Demonstrates reliability and punctuality by arriving on-time for all scheduled activities
Ensures student attendance is monitored during programming, reporting on attendance to guarantee that proper safety procedures are followed
Submits final grades in a timely manner in accordance with Tufts University deadlines
Other duties as needed

Qualifications

Required:

Must be able to instruct students of varying skill and experience levels in multiple programs based on interest and ability
Must demonstrate responsibility, a desire to help others, discretion, and flexibility
Ability to work with students of diverse ethnic backgrounds, academic profiles, and skill levels
Knowledge and ability to instruct students in coding languages (C#, JavaScript, Python, or other similar programming languages)
Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and customer service skills (written and verbal)
Adept critical thinking, process development, and operationalization. Strong attention to detail
Excellent project management skills, prioritization abilities and navigation of tight deadlines
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Passion for learning and education

Preferred:

Computer/Engineering/STEM/Education related majors or relevant experience
Experience teaching high school or undergraduate students in coding and/or game design
Familiarity with popular programming languages (Python, JavaScript, C++, C#, HTML/CSS)
Game, web and/or app development experience using languages such as Swift and/or Blockly

Application Instructions

Submit your resume and cover letter to be considered for this position. Please reach out to precollege@tufts.edu with a subject line of: Coding for Gaming Program Instructor if you have any questions.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally.
Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/

An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer. Equal Opportunity Employer – minority/females/veterans/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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