Teach at Exeter

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This is a place where we celebrate curiosity and cultivate belonging, and that’s possible because of our exceptional faculty. If you are a teacher who is eager to share your expertise in a residential setting, we encourage you to explore teaching opportunities at Exeter.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Our compensation packages are at or near the top among comparable academic institutions, and we offer generous benefits for classroom teachers and their families.

Full-time teachers live on campus for at least their first ten years with us, so housing and maintenance costs are covered. Teachers and their families enjoy access to our brand-new dining center for meals as well as full use of the library, fitness center, ice rinks, pool, track, and trails system. We also subsidize tuition at an on-site childcare center to support families with young children.

We offer excellent health and dental insurance, long-term disability and life insurance, access to a generous retirement plan and tuition benefits for children of faculty members. Highlights include:

Retirement: A defined contribution retirement plan to which the Academy contributes 9% of salary until age 50, then 12% of salary for employees 50+ or whose salary exceeds the IRS step rate.
Paid sabbatical: Faculty members are eligible for one term of paid sabbatical leave for every five years of service.
Tuition/portable tuition: If Exeter is the right school for children of faculty, free day-student tuition is offered. Tuition is transferrable to other schools equal to the Academy’s day student tuition.
Medical, Dental and Vision: Exeter offers two comprehensive health plans that cover inpatient, outpatient, mental health services and prescription drugs. The Academy also offers two dental plan options, and a voluntary discount vision benefit. Employees and the Academy share the cost of health, dental and vision plans. The Academy contributes to either a health savings account (HSA) or health reimbursement account (HRA).

Additional benefits include free subscriptions to lifestyle services (i.e. the Calm app and Care.com) and The New York Times; access to thousands of online trainings and self-help resources, and a speaker series on topics ranging from the environment and financial health to mental/physical/spiritual wellbeing.

Professional Development Opportunities

We want our teachers, in all stages of their careers, to be inspired by new ideas or developments in their field. We encourage continued education and attendance at conferences, offer grants for summer projects and a paid sabbatical program.

There are on-campus development opportunities throughout the school year, too, many of them focusing on equity and inclusion. On campus each summer we offer the Exeter Diversity Institute with special interest workshops covering topics from courageous conversations with colleagues to understanding implicit bias, to how to support international students in the dorms. Learn more about Exeter’s commitment to equity and inclusion here.

Throughout the first three years at the Academy, teachers benefit from an innovative mentoring program that focuses on support and future professional growth.

A community for you and your family

Living and working at a boarding school presents a unique opportunity to be part of a community within a community.

The town of Exeter, NH, is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, quaint shops, a farmer’s market, parks and other recreational activities. We are adjacent to the two elementary schools in town and have an on-site childcare center to help support growing families. Family members are encouraged to join free weekday exercise classes and to use the state-of-the-art facilities including the fitness center, pool, rinks, trails, library and dining halls.

Children of employees are invited to participate in free programs put on by our Student Service Organization, who provide tutoring, arts and crafts projects, science experiments, and instruction in modern languages, robotics, dance, music, sports and other subjects.

Exeter’s adult population is rich in diversity. There are dozens of affinity, cultural and interest groups and events for adults that foster social connection and belonging. New groups are created as interests and needs change.

Our campus is just one hour from Boston and Portland, and the Amtrak station steps from campus makes travel easy. We’re also one hour from the White Mountains and only minutes from beautiful New Hampshire beaches.

You’re going to love it here!

Typical faculty responsibilities

There are many ways our teachers participate in the life of the school.

Classroom Teaching: Harkness teaching is the backbone of our academic program. Classes are small, discussion-based and collaborative. A typical teaching load is four classes per trimester with additional departmental contributions such as serving on hiring teams and being involved in committee work.
Residential Life: All full-time faculty live in or are affiliated with a dorm for at least their first ten years. Living among our students and having “on duty” hours enable meaningful interactions.
Advising: Our advisory program allows teachers to guide 8-10 students through their development at Exeter. Groups meet at a designated time each week and one-on-one advisee meetings take place as needed. Advisers are the liaison between students’ families and the school.
Clubs and Sports: Faculty are encouraged to provide additional student support by advising one of our many affinity, academic or cultural student-run clubs or by coaching one of our 60 sports teams.

What makes teaching at Exeter so special? Just ask our faculty.

There are definitely times where I just think I've never thought of that before, and it's great. It's awesome and partially why it's stimulating to work here. They actually have made me a better teacher.
Instructor in Science, Michele Chapman

English Instructor Courtney Marshall knows how to get the conversation going, whether it's around the Harkness table or in the dorm.

Meet five of the 247 faculty members who bring their full selves to the table — and the classes they have inspired.

Campus life is a family affair for Lauren and Jake Josef as they've both made Exeter their work and home.

"This is the third independent school that I’ve taught at, and this is the most fun I have had in the math classroom." – Instructor in Mathematics, Julie Van Wright