[Hiring] Sunday Math Contest Teaching Assistant @Art of Problem Solving

Role Description

AoPS Online offers rigorous, high-quality math and other STEM classes for middle and high school students which expand and deepen their scientific thinking. We seek staff with strong math content knowledge and writing skills who can provide mentoring feedback for our students who are preparing for contests like MATHCOUNTS, AMC, AIME, and USA(J)MO. Our teaching assistants supplement students’ learning experiences by:

• Answering questions
• Providing hints
• Encouragement in real time during our live text-based classes (there is no video or audio)

Classes run once per week from 7:20 - 9:00 pm ET. Applicants must be available on Sundays, but there may be opportunities on other days of the week.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 or older
• Strong command of math content required; physics, python, or chemistry a plus
• Good English writing and typing skills
• Quick thinker in a fast-paced learning environment
• Must be pursuing or have completed a degree in a STEM field; completed degree preferred
• Teaching or tutoring experience
• Experience with math contests (e.g. MAA AMC 10/12, AIME, USA(J)MO) required; other contest experience a plus (e.g., F=ma, USAPhO, USACO, USNCO, etc)

Requirements

• AoPS Online hires worldwide; your current location will influence whether we are able to offer you part-time or freelance work in this role
• We currently are not able to hire anyone residing in one of the following countries:
  • Balkans
  • Belarus
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chinese Military Companies
  • Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Cuba
  • Congo
  • Hong Kong
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Nicaragua
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Darfur
  • Syria
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe
• If you will be working from the US, you must be authorized to work in the US; please note we do not offer sponsorship

Benefits

• Starting pay rate is $18 per hour
• Positions are highly flexible and can be performed anywhere with a stable internet connection
• Excellent opportunity to develop mentoring skills while working with amazing students!