MEET will provide you with a rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience while using the skills you have received at MIT to make a positive impact in the Middle East. Together with a dynamic and carefully selected group of excelling MIT instructors you will participate in planning a curriculum program, gain teaching experience and serve as a role model for Israeli and Palestinian students. In addition, you will have a rare opportunity to gain an in-depth and balanced perspective of the Middle East.

The MEET staff is comprised of highly motivated Palestinians, Israelis and Americans that are determined to make your summer an unforgettable academic, professional and social experience.

MEET follows the US State Department recommendations regarding safety in the region in accordance with MIT’s travel policies. To ensure these guidelines are followed, MEET provides instructors with private means of transportation, staff accompaniment on all trips, and housing in secure locations. Please email info@meet.mit.edu if you have any questions.

The dates for the 2012 Summer Program are still being finalized, but will likely run from mid-June to July. The program runs for one month, and preparation of curriculum and instructor workshops will take place two weeks before summer classes begin. Summary feedback meetings and events will take place in the days following the end of the program.

Please email info@meet.mit.edu if you would like to be notified of updates about the program dates or check back here as we regularly post updates to the website.

Once accepted, MEET pays for all instructor transportation and living expenses. This includes full roundtrip airfare, daily transportation, housing, and a stipend for all other living costs.

MEET’s curriculum is designed to be hands-on, challenging, and rewarding. Students mostly come into the program with little to no exposure to either computer programming or business skills. As a CS instructor, depending on the year you end up teaching, you may be guiding the students through the fundamentals of Java, Python, and introductory projects, or you may be guiding a team of 6-8 students on a more large scale software engineering project, and trying to teach them good software practices along the way. As a business instructor, you will introduce the students to fundamentals of business, marketing, management practices, and entrepreneurship through a curriculum consisting of lectures, case studies, and competitions. In both cases, MEET depends on the expertise and enthusiasm of the instructors to effectively deliver the curriculum. For more information, please see the job descriptions or former projects that the students have worked on.

We are looking for highly motivated MIT undergraduates, graduates and alumni who have a passion for teaching and using their skills to make a difference in the world. For CS instructors, opportunities are available for applicants with knowledge of Java and Python programming as well as advanced topics, web development, software design, and project management. For business instructors, applicants should have formal exposure to business and marketing fundamentals, with real world experience at a job or internship strongly preferred.

In addition, all candidates should:

• Be MIT students or alumni.
• Have experience in teaching or working with youth.
• Work well in teams.
• Have a passion for making a difference.