Description

Position Overview

The Jayhawk Debate Institute is a summer workshop to prepare high school students for policy debate on the 2025-26 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 2025-26 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 2, 2026, and ends by July 10, 2026.

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 21 - July 3, 2026
• Three- week JDI Lab Leader positions run June 21 - July 10, 2026

Position Requirements

1. A valid driver's license is required for this position

Required Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Must be an active member of the NDT/CEDA/High School policy debate community, as evidenced by application materials
3. Must have extensive policy debate experience at high school and/or college (NDT/CEDA) levels, as evidenced by application materials

Additional Candidate Instruction

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 29, 2026. To ensure consideration, please apply before that date.

Disclaimer

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