Blended Online Instructional Staff Member

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">edX, part of 2U Inc., works with respected universities and organizations to deliver innovative, skills-based training to a community of over 45 million learners around the world to support them at every stage of their lives and careers. edX delivers boot camps through an immersive learning experience with expert services and valuable resources. As of 2021, graduates have been hired by 6,700+ companies, including more than 62% of the Fortune 100.</span></p></div><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who we are</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trilogy Education partners with universities to offer programs in Web Development, Data Analytics, UX/UI Design, Digital Marketing, Financial Technology, Cybersecurity, Product Management, and Technology Project Management. Our platform combines a market-driven curriculum, robust career services, and a multinational community of universities, instructors, and employers to prepare adult learners for careers in the digital economy.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Job description</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trilogy Education is seeking technical professionals who have a passion for making a difference. Our students have a diverse background, from working professionals to fresh-out-of-college people, who seek to transition into careers in Software Engineering, Data Analytics, etc.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instructional Staff will have a direct hand in changing the lives of our students. You don't have to have a ton of experience with teaching! You just have to be a lifelong learner, or love to help people change their lives to succeed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our <strong>Blended Online</strong> program is a mixture of asynchronous and live instruction. Students in the Blended Online program access modules through Canvas, and unlock these modules as they progress through the class. Roughly 80% of the content each week is completed by the students asynchronously. This program is ideal for individuals who cannot commit to the traditional 14-hour a week time commitment of our in-person/Live Online modalities.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our </span><strong>Instructional Staff</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> support students enrolled in University Bootcamps across the globe(Columbia University, UC Berkeley, &amp; Georgia Tech to name a few of our partners) in the following areas:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Full-Stack Web Development</strong></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Front-end programming languages and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Responsive Design, Bootstrap, Handlebars (or any templating framework), ReactJS</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working with databases, server-side languages and libraries like MongoDB, MySQL, Node, Express and ORMs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Version control (Git, Github) and deployment servers such as Heroku</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Data Visualization/Analytics</strong></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Advanced Statistics with Data Analytics with Microsoft Excel and Python, Numpy, Pandas, and Matplotlib</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Databases like SQL and MongoDB</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Data Visualization using Javascript, D3, or Tableau</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hadoop and Machine Learning</span></li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Financial Technologies</strong></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Financial Fundamentals in Time-Series Analysis, Financial Ratios, and Financial Analysis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Python 3, Pandas, MAtplotlib, API Interactions, and JupyterLab</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Financial libraries and Tools like NumPy, SciPy, and Quantopian</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Execution Algorithms, Monte Carlo Simulations, Risk-Data Aggregation, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Logistic Regression</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Machine Learning using Algorithmic Trading, Random Forests, k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN), Support ZVector Machines (SVM), Linear Regression, and Scikit-learn</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blockchain and Cryptocurrency experience in Solidity, Ethereum, Consensus Algorithms, Transactions, Validation, Distributed Ledger, Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, and Mining</span></li> </ul> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out the programs in more detail </span><a href="https://www.trilogyed.com/programs/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here.</span></a></p> <h3><strong>Instructors</strong></h3> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Skills &amp; Requirements</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A positive attitude</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to deliver our lesson plans that are provided by Trilogy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Share your own professional experiences and industry insight with the students</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be able to infuse empathy, support, encouragement, and fun into the student experience</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Do:</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead lectures and educational product management activities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Answer students’ questions during class sessions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utilize Zoom’s “breakout-rooms” feature during activities and in-class projects to assist the students, as needed</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Upload class content to the student facing github/gitlab repository</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensure that homework is graded on-time, and occasionally assist with grading</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Teaching Assistants</strong></h3> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Skills &amp; Requirements</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Minimum of 6 months of relevant work experience in field</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A positive attitude</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A willingness to share your own professional experiences and industry insight with the students</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be able to infuse empathy, support, encouragement, and fun into the student experience</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Do:</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support the Instructor during lectures and educational program specific activities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Answer students’ questions during class sessions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utilize Zoom’s “breakout-rooms” feature during activities and in-class projects to assist the students, as needed</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assist the Instructor with distributing class materials</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensure that homework is graded on-time, and occasionally assist with grading</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead weekly office hours on one weekend day for 2 hours</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Logistics:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">24-week programs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Mon/Wed</strong> OR <strong>Tue/Thu</strong> Schedule</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">First session of the week: <strong>7:00pm - 9:00pm</strong> (local time to the university partner)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Second session of the week: <strong>6:30pm - 9:30pm</strong> (local time to the university partner, includes office hours and lunch break)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Third session of the week: Teaching Assistant lead office hours for <strong>2 hours</strong> on one weekend day (Teaching Assistants ONLY)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">100% Remote</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Approximately <strong>5 hours</strong> of total time commitment per week for <strong>Instructors</strong>. Approximately <strong>7 hours</strong> of total time commitment per week for <strong>Teaching Assistants</strong>.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><strong>Other Perks:</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hone your own skills by teaching and mentoring others</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gain access to thousands of tech professionals around the globe that make up our instructional staff network</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience the gratitude and fulfillment that comes along with teaching and giving back to the tech community</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement</strong></span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: [email protected].</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>You must apply in your FULL LEGAL NAME<br></strong>Your full legal name must be the EXACT name and spelling as listed on your government issued ID Card, birth certificate, name change order, adoption decree, naturalization or immigration documentation. Initials are not acceptable unless initials are part of your full legal name.</span></em></p> <hr> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>