Resident Supervisor at Highseas For the Summer Student Program at The Jackson Laboratory

The Summer Student Program is a signature education program of The Jackson Laboratory.  The Resident Supervisor manages the residential life program within the JAX Summer Student Program (SSP) at JAX Genomic Medicine including mentoring, day-to-day logistics, and recreational activities.  With oversight and guidance from the Program Director of Undergraduate and STEM Education, and in partnership with Resident Assistants, the Resident Supervisor facilitates engaging and community-building programs and activities, fosters community harmony through communication and problem-solving, and ensures student safety through awareness and compliance with JAX policies. 

The Resident Supervisors and Resident Assistant lead a cohort of approximately 32 undergraduate students ranging in age from 18-21, including students who have just graduated from high school.  These participants are selected through a competitive application process that draws nearly 600 applications from around the US. Selected students exhibit personal qualities including curiosity and a passion for science, personal maturity, and teamwork. This student body is highly diverse, and includes individuals from many races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and beliefs.

As a part of the SSP team, the RS has the opportunity to learn about the research taking place at JAX by attendance at research presentations and other events. 

This position includes semi-private dormitory suite-style housing for the RS and their family at the SSP residence, Highseas, a 40-room home converted to residence hall located about 1 mile from JAX. Highseas is located in a quiet, wooded setting, with expansive ocean views.  Please submit a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the SSP residential program. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: student residential orientation, setting the agenda and leading regular group meetings, oversight of communications systems and policies to ensure safety and information sharing, facilitating routine and emergency medical care, creating and participating in daily supervision and transportation schedules, and facilitating, in coordination with support staff, student compliance with residential policies, procedures, and traditions.
• Develop and participate in a shared ‘on-call’ schedule, which will include evening and weekend hours.
• Maintain, through informal communication, rapport, and personal presence, a high level of awareness and support for individual student needs and challenges. Provide problem solving assistance and guidance.
• Oversee and manage recreational components of the residential life program. These include but are not limited to an overnight trip to an off-campus location.

Qualifications

• Candidates must demonstrate ability and strong desire to work in a residential education and research environment, including outstanding mentor/student communication, leadership, and organization. Must be a self-motivated, team-oriented, patient and disciplined problem solver and solution builder.
• Candidates must demonstrate ability and interest to work with students from diverse backgrounds. Candidates with experience or training in teaching or mentoring students from diverse backgrounds will be preferred.
• Must have 4+ years successful work experience demonstrating leadership in a student-oriented field including teaching, mentoring, higher education, outdoor recreation, counseling, or a similar occupation.
• Must hold a valid US drivers license and be able to transport groups of students in a van provided by JAX.
• Must reside at Highseas for the full period of the Summer Student Program, from May 26 to August 10, 2025 including orientation and other activities that occur before and after the students depart.

Pay Range (hourly): $19.54 - $24.42

About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org​​​​​​​.

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.