[Hiring] Big Data Management - Online Facilitation @Linc Education Services Pte Ltd

Role Description

This is a remote position.

As an experienced online educator (LINC Fellow), the candidate will work as an independent contractor of LINC and serve a diverse international student body for Masters-level programs studying at premier Australian and Asian universities.

Candidate must possess strong knowledge of big data modelling, distributed data management, and large-scale data analytics, with expertise in designing and managing data solutions across distributed and heterogeneous environments. They should be able to support students in applying big data modelling techniques, developing distributed storage and management solutions, implementing large-scale data processing and analytics techniques, and applying algorithms such as PageRank to solve complex data-driven problems.

Qualifications

• PG/Doctoral degree with distinction or first-class from a top university in India
• At least 5 years of corporate experience and/or teaching experience in the relevant fields at a leading university or college (Candidates with formal teaching experience at a university or college are preferred)
• Empathetic, ambitious, warm and outgoing personality willing to work closely with people from diverse cultures
• Proficient in English language; excellent oral and written communication
• Must possess a working laptop and have access to high-speed (>10 MBPS) stable internet connection
• Ability to quickly learn and use technology platforms for interacting with students, including the host university’s LMS and LINCtrac (training on these platforms will be provided)
• The candidate needs to be available between 2.30 pm to 7 pm IST every day

Requirements

• Big data modelling
• Schema languages
• Distributed data storage
• Big data management
• Distributed and heterogeneous computing
• Big data analytics
• Large-scale data processing
• PageRank algorithm
• Hadoop
• Apache Spark
• SQL

Roles & Responsibilities

• Providing subject matter guidance to a group of 25-30 undergraduate online students
• Support in learning skills like academic writing, research and time management
• 1:1 and small group tutoring sessions
• Guidance on relevant reference material
• Assessment marking with long-form feedback
• Management of discussion forums
• Proactive, prompt and personalised support to student queries and issues
• Prompt interaction with students over email, or calls/online sessions from locations of their convenience (e.g. home, office, etc.)