Director of the Idea and Design Lab

Director of the Idea and Design Lab Opportunity Statement
How to Apply
The Peck School has partnered with DovetailED on this search. Interested candidates should email a cover letter (addressed to Chelsey Carr, Director of Curriculum & Faculty Development), a resume, and a list of at least three professional references consolidated as a single PDF document to Lynda Hamilton‑Kirk at lynda@dovetailedsourcing.com.

About the Position
The Peck School seeks a Director of the Idea & Design Lab for the upcoming school year. This position is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and highly motivated educator‑leader to join a wonderful community that prizes lifelong learning.

The Osborn Idea & Design Lab is more than a classroom. It is the creative heartbeat of Peck’s Upper School, where curiosity, innovation, engineering, and emerging technologies come together to solve authentic problems. We are seeking an educational innovator who envisions the Lab as a dynamic hub of exploration and invention, a place where students cannot wait to create, and teachers actively seek opportunities to bring their classes. Whether students are prototyping with 3D printers, designing with laser cutters, building and programming robots, soldering circuits, exploring AI, or bringing ideas to life through rapid iteration, the Director fosters a culture in which imagination is matched with purposeful design. This is an opportunity to shape one of the School’s most exciting learning environments and continually redefine what future‑ready, hands‑on learning can look like.

Responsibilities
As a core member of a highly collaborative team, the Director of the Idea & Design Lab drives forward transformational learning. In 5th through 8th‑grade classes and electives, the Director will teach and foster creativity and innovation, knowledge and understanding of the design process, and provide hands‑on learning experiences for students using technology. Additionally, the Director will work closely with all Upper School (grades 5‑8) teachers and the technology team to ensure technology is seamlessly integrated into the curriculum, supporting learning goals and objectives.

The candidate will also serve as an integral member of the tech team, informing and executing strategic planning and providing a clearly delineated and executed scope and sequence that underpins our technology curriculum and training.

Qualifications

Hold a Bachelor’s Degree.

Previous experience inspiring middle school students and developing impactful curriculum.

Strong understanding of computational thinking routines and block‑ and text‑based coding, as well as engineering, design principles, and making.

Proficient in Google Workspace and web‑based software and programs.

Proclivity toward making/fabrication.

Demonstrate and engage in professional development in this field.

Understanding of 3D printers, laser cutters, sewing and embroidery machines, soldering, basic electronics, Micro:Bits/Arduino/Raspberry Pi, AR/VR, machine learning/AI.

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