Job description
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit startup on a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA
Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and is enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home and teacher directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages. Khan Academy is already available in Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Math subject matter expert to lead our efforts of creating syllabus-aligned videos, practice questions and conduct quality checks primarily aligned for Grades 11th-12th. This will be a 1-year contract position(with a possibility of extension).
Note: This role is open to citizens living in India Only.
In this role, you would:
- Manage a team of freelancers
- Onboard freelancers on Khan Academy content principles
- Conduct quality checks for exercises and videos in Math 11th-12th and from Math 6th-10th
- Create videos and exercises for Math 11th-12th
- Continuously iterate and improve content based on feedback received.
- Curate courses and lead workshops to collect feedback on the content
ABOUT YOU:
You would be a great fit for the role if
- You have a combined 4+ years of experience in teaching and creating educational content for Math. Impeccable written communication skills are non-negotiable.
- You have the ability to timebox effortlessly. Our greatest strength is the ability to pace up whenever needed by timeboxing on content. This requires us to have the ‘shipping beats perfection’ mindset.
- You don’t need to be managed: We lead with context, not control. We expect you to be proactive and ask clarifying questions, provide status updates, loop in your manager when things aren’t going your way, etc.
- You have an entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias toward action. You are willing to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we grow.
- You are passionate about education and strongly desire to change the world for the better.
- A willingness to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we are growing
PERKS AND BENEFITS
We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit.
- Remote-friendly workplace; Flexible schedules
- Fun virtual events
- Competitive salaries
- Professional development focus
LEARN MORE
- Sal’s TED talk from 2011
- Sal’s TED talk from 2015
- A glimpse of our team: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
- A glimpse of our content created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED8P8vchQJM
- Our Hinglish content in action: http://bit.ly/khanacademyyoutube
HOW TO APPLY
- Attach your resume or LinkedIn URL in the space provided below.
- Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response in the space provided below.
- Please note that applications without an appropriate link to the task will be ignored.
Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response (google Docs/pdf/etc.) in the space provided below. (For the videos, upload them on google drive/YouTube and share the link in the doc)
Link to the task: Task - Math SME [External]
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
