Co-Teacher Data Science

Ironhack is an education startup that was founded to disrupt the way tech education works

We empower students to create a new path - one that leads to meaningful careers in software development, product design or data analytics in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional education.

Our higher purpose is to transform the education space to be unapologetically outcomes-driven. Whether students are looking to change careers, get a promotion, skip University, or start their own company, we work tirelessly every day to make sure this path is as quick, immersive, and accessible as possible. Hearing these success stories is what gets us out of bed each day, excited to come to work.

It's with this mindset that we've become one of the key global players in bridging the digital skills gap, serving both those looking to get into tech, as well as the companies hungry for tech talent.

We are looking for a part-time Instructor for our Data Science & Machine Learning Bootcamp in our Remote campus. This is a co-teaching position, where you will be working alongside another Lead Teacher already selected, alternating teaching weeks in a one week on, one week off schedule.

• Start date: 17th of March
• End date: 12th of September
• Onboarding date: ideally 2nd of March
• Hours: 12 hours per week, alternating one week on, one week off

• Schedule:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CET

• Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM CET

If you are passionate about data, machine learning and love sharing your expertise with aspiring professionals, this role might be just for you

The Ironhack experience

• Oversee the whole academic experience of the Ironhack bootcamp.
• Teach at our Remote campus following the one week on, one week off
• Manage the Teaching Assistant and the Central Teaching Assistant to support the success of the class.
• Facilitate a safe, supportive, and energetic community that welcomes the various needs and learning styles of your students.
• Challenge students to think strategically as they turn their ideas into real user experience solutions.
• Inspire and support students as they identify their passions and drive their own continued learning beyond the curriculum.
• Collaborate with Program Managers and Outcomes Managers to ensure that students achieve their professional goals (i.e., job seeking).
• Administer assessment tasks and give students timely and accurate feedback on learning outcomes.

Collaborate with Global Team

• Collaborate with Curriculum Engineers to improve the curriculum.
• Work with the global team in the rollout of new teaching materials.
• Adapt our global curriculum and use it to guide your teaching, build your own lesson plans as needed, and contribute back your lessons learned over time.
• Create engaging content for our Data Science & Machine Learning courses that may include lessons, exercises, and/or mini-projects.

Community Building

• Create a sense of community and participate in the student experience by joining events.
• Facilitate a supportive and energetic community that lasts well beyond the course.

• You have 3-5 years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, preferably in a leadership role.
• You are fluent in English, as the classes will be imparted in that language; all in-company communication will be in English.
• You are passionate about data technologies and teaching.
• You are experienced in deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• You successfully created new techniques and materials.
• You can adjust lesson plans to take into account the learning success and difficulties.
• You can give clear instructions and organize an activity with guidance of the PM or TA.
• You can alternate between teaching the whole class and pair or group work giving clear instructions.
• You have experience in managing and keeping a team motivated.
• You proactively anticipate potential problems and take the necessary action to avoid them.
• You have great communication skills and an ability to capture people's attention.
• You are organized, reliable, communicative, open to feedback.
• You enjoy teaching/mentoring others that are involved in the tech community.

• Competitive salary
• A platform to explore teaching
• Opportunity to make an impact
• Contribute to a globally taught curriculum
• Strengthen your leadership, management, and coaching skills
• Internal mobility to become an SME or Curriculum Engineer
• Being part of a fun and social learning environment
• 100% Remote position