Senior Curriculum Developer - Math

Art of Problem Solving•San Diego, CA

2d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Curriculum Developer at Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), you will help develop and refine educational materials that inspire and train the next generation of problem solvers. At the Senior level, you will lead development of full courses or equivalent scopes of content. The role focuses on advanced mathematics courses and educational materials, including improving existing materials in response to feedback and reviewing the work of other team members. The position may include teaching courses to build understanding of the target students, content deliverers, and purchasers. This is a hybrid, full-time position based at AoPS headquarters in San Diego, California. The salary range is $100,000–$130,000. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; AoPS cannot offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT or H-1B. AoPS is an education organization founded in 2003 with a mission to discover, inspire, and train the next generation of great problem solvers. It has taught hundreds of thousands of students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems, and has expanded its curriculum beyond mathematics to include language arts, science, and computer science.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a field closely related to mathematics is strongly preferred; an advanced degree is a plus.
A minimum of 3–5 years of experience teaching advanced mathematics and/or developing post-calculus-level educational materials is strongly preferred, ideally including significant experience working with K–12 students.
Strong experience with and understanding of target students and the teachers who will deliver the content.
Excellent writing skills and the ability to translate complex mathematics concepts into clear, engaging, understandable content.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Creativity and the ability to develop original problems and puzzles.
Readily seeks out and learns from feedback.
Passion for education.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B, is unavailable.
Successful completion of a background check is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Significant experience working with K–12 students.

Responsibilities

Develop new advanced courses and educational materials.
Improve existing materials based on student and teacher feedback.
Incorporate feedback from team members and other stakeholders into materials.
Review and provide feedback on materials created by other team members.
Participate in onboarding, training, and development of interns and entry-level curriculum developers.
Build understanding of target students, the people who will deliver the content, and purchasers of the content; this may include teaching courses when relevant.