Sr. STEM Educator - Robotics and Coding

Organisation Description

Young Tinker Foundation’s mission is to spark ideas, develop skills, and instill leadership in children and youths by providing hands-on S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. We focus on skill development and nurturing a startup ecosystem globally. Our programs are designed to inspire creativity, critical thinking, and innovation.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Sr. STEM Educator located in Bhubaneswar. The Sr. STEM Educator will be responsible for developing and executing lesson plans, delivering engaging educational content, and fostering a supportive learning environment. Other day-to-day tasks include communicating with students and staff, conducting training sessions, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge in STEM fields.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop & Teach creative and exciting modules of Robotics (Arduino-based) & IoT projects.
• Create a Curriculum related to robotics arm, ROS, Drones etc.
• Rigorous R&D to improve the product: Increase safety, convenience and reduce cost
• Effectively implementing curriculum as per the curriculum guidelines.
• Promote inquisitiveness, research, and scientific approach actively through your sessions.
• Ensure timely completion of all practical activities and projects for students.
• Track student progress, prepare reports and update parents from time to time.
• Develop and maintain a constructive and ongoing rapport with children and parents.
• Create activities that are fun, engaging and educational.
• Work as a part of the content digitisation team.
• Conduct surveys with students to discuss areas of interest in technology and work with the product development team to ideate new projects and training verticals.
• Consistently improve subject knowledge and acquire skills in the domains that you teach in.

Desired Candidate Profile

• A passionate educator with excellent Verbal and Written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field or Education
• Extensive hands-on experience in building own DIY Robotics projects
• Must have participated/won in Robotics competitions
• Possess relevant qualifications and experience in teaching.
• Caring and Nurturing attitude towards children and young adults.
• Patient, punctual and self-driven.
• Candidates with skills in coding, electronics or any other technology domain will be preferred.
• Knowledge of Arduino programming is a must.

Good to have

• Prior experience in developing STEM content/curriculums for 4th -10th or 11th-12th grades
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace

Location:

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, Odisha, India

Salary:

INR 25,000 - 35,000 (based on your experience)