Instructor, Finance and Investment Management and Fintech (Arlington)
About The Position
Circuit Stream is hiring finance, investment, or fintech practitioners, educators, or Masters/PhD students to teach teenagers about money, markets, investing, and digital finance. The instructor delivers Circuit Stream’s provided Finance & Investment Management and/or Financial Technology & Investing curriculum to students ages 13–17, making lessons engaging, accessible, and memorable while helping students meet course learning objectives. Courses are delivered in person at University of Texas University Arlington. Teaching dates are June 7–18, 2027, for Financial Technology and Investing; June 21–July 2, 2027, and July 12–23, 2027, for Finance and Investment Management. Daily teaching hours are 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Compensation is USD 1,500 to 1,650 per week. Required instructor training and onboarding take place when hired, with an additional 2–3 hours in June before courses begin. A background check is required before working with youth learners. Students explore investment strategies, portfolio management, fintech products, crypto concepts, market data, scams and misinformation, and responsible financial decision-making. The instructor guides market analysis, portfolio simulations, investment decisions, fintech tools, and group activities; supports students in interpreting data and assessing risk; and maintains an inclusive, positive, focused, and safe learning environment. The role also includes supervising students during scheduled indoor and outdoor activities outside classroom instruction and communicating learner progress, concerns, or support needs to the Circuit Stream team.
Requirements
- Genuine enjoyment of working with teenagers and ability to keep a group engaged, participating, and excited to learn.
- Professional, academic, or substantial project experience in finance, investment management, financial technology, banking, wealth management, or a related field.
- A completed degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Financial Technology, or a related discipline; a Masters/PhD in progress or equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
- Strong understanding of investment fundamentals, portfolio construction, market data, diversification, and risk.
- Comfort using tools such as TradingView, Yahoo Finance, paper-trading platforms, CoinMarketCap, Coinbase, or Etherscan, or ability to learn provided tools quickly.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
- Availability to teach on weekdays during all listed summer course dates.
- Willingness to enforce classroom expectations, supervise students outside the classroom, and take responsibility for safety.
- A background check is required before working with youth learners.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of fintech and cryptocurrency.
- Teaching, tutoring, mentoring, coaching, camp, or youth-program experience.
- Ability to bring provided lessons to life through market examples, simulations, questioning, discussion, and hands-on participation.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Circuit Stream’s provided Finance & Investment Management and/or Financial Technology & Investing curriculum with energy, clarity, and strong classroom facilitation.
- Guide students through market analysis, portfolio simulations, investment decision-making, fintech tools, and group activities, ensuring learners work toward course learning objectives.
- Help students interpret market data, question hype-driven claims, understand risk, and recognize misinformation, scams, and responsible approaches to financial and crypto research.
- Create an inclusive, positive classroom environment and use appropriate behavior-management techniques to reinforce expectations, rules, responsible technology use, and safety requirements.
- Supervise students during scheduled indoor and outdoor activities outside classroom instruction each day.
- Monitor learner progress and communicate concerns or support needs to the Circuit Stream team.
Benefits
- Complete curriculum, lesson resources, activities, instructor training, and support from Circuit Stream’s Education team.
- Community of instructors and educators to connect with and learn from.
- Opportunity to strengthen teaching and mentorship skills while making a visible impact on students.
