Job Description

About the Role:

The Senior Instructor - Upper Level Math at our San Diego location is an instructor who teaches a full course load during both the Academic Year and Summer sessions. This role is full-time, year-round position which includes the academic year and summer. 

We're looking for a Senior Instructor to join us for the 2025–2026 academic year.

The Senior Instructor will provide support more broadly for the campus by helping other instructors / directors with their grading as needed, designing and running content-specific in-reach / outreach workshops, and modeling expert teaching practices for other instructors through class observations and professional development sessions. During Academy breaks, the Senior Instructor will assist with grading (post-Academic Year), family meetings, on-site assessments, and open houses, as well as create Professional Development trainings, create and manage in-reach / outreach events, and other duties as assigned.

The Senior Instructor will:

• Teach the AoPS curriculum in dynamic, participation-oriented classes, actively engaging students and expertly managing the classroom.
• Manage all grading and administrative tasks for their assigned classes
• Support the grading needs of other instructors and directors as needed
• Hold regular office hours for students in their assigned classes
• Meet with students and families from their assigned classes to conduct various on-demand support meetings (e.g. behavioral, academic, advisory, etc.)
• Participate in teacher training and mentoring by allowing other teachers to observe their classes to model best teaching practices and assisting the Directors with subsequent teacher training conversations.
• Assist directors with planning and facilitating professional development sessions
• Create and implement content-specific in-reach / outreach workshops for current and prospective students
• Contribute to course feedback and discussions centered around potential curriculum improvements

The Ideal Candidate Has:

• Bachelor’s degree required, strongly preferred to be in education or a field closely related to their subject area
• Advanced degree related to subject area preferred
• Strong content knowledge in their subject area
• At least 2 years of prior K-12 teaching experience or at least 1 year teaching experience with AoPS Academy

Why Join AoPS:

This position includes a competitive starting salary of $66,900.This role is eligible for a bonus based on campus performance.

• Impact: Opportunity to teach full time, work closely with motivated students, and work with a team of passionate educators in pursuit of our shared mission
• Culture: Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation
• Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Future Planning: 401k with company match
• Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership
• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus for candidates living outside the greater area 

Location: San Diego, CA

Work Schedule:

AoPS Academy is an after-school program; most of our classes and operational responsibilities occur during the evenings and on weekends. As such, it's expected that staff work a nontraditional schedule during the school year. Summer hours typically shift to a more standard Monday to Friday work schedule.

AoPS Academy

AoPS Academy is a year-round educational enrichment program.

AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, AoPS has trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems.  AoPS Academy offers unique problem solving curriculum at its in-person locations across the country as well as through the virtual campus.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

 

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Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Remote job, H1b, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday,

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