Inspiring High School STEM Teacher
We are looking for an inspiring first-class High School STEM Teacher to join our team in Lilongwe, Malawi --- based in the beautiful, safe, and warm heart of Southern Africa.
Our school, the QED STEM Academy (https://qed.ai/stem), provides driven students with advanced after-school instruction in math fundamentals, competition math, robotics and programming, and chess. We also run national-scale STEM competitions (e.g. Kangaroo Math) that are the first of its kind in this nation, providing exceptional talents with a pathway to international recognition, and giving our teachers the unique opportunity to positively influence millions of lives in one of the world's most under-resourced countries.
You should be enthusiastic about making an impact. And you should have a natural love for logic, math, algorithms, and infusing children with the joys of scientific discovery and healthy sportsmanship. Ideal applicants will have experience with running STEM-related clubs and training kids for competitions.
In addition to being fully funded, the job position also includes full transportation to Malawi, and the provision of housing, board, and health insurance. The environment is safe and secure. Compensation will be competitive with offers in your home country.
Contract should ideally be for at least one year, with the opportunity for extension if mutually agreeable. If you are part of a school or tutoring company that wishes to partner with us at an organizational level, we could also arrange a series of 3-month rotations with multiple teachers.
As published by ashby · 24 questions · 3 written answers
Basics
First Name, Email, Resume
Short answers (7)
- Last Name
- City and country
- Phone number
- What is the longest number of weeks that you have been abroad, away from your home country?
- Check out the diagram at https://imgur.com/a/AXJ90xT . In that diagram, angle CAB is 90 degrees. Point D is on AB and Point E is on AC so that AB = AC = DE, DB = 9, and EC = 8. What is the length of DE?
- We are given a function G where G(0) = 3 and G(n) = G(n-1) + 2. Compute G(G(5)).
- Mucyo and Samuel race with the winner of each race receiving m gold coins and the loser recieving n gold coins. (m and n are integers with m > n > 0.) After several racers, Mucyo has 42 coins and Samuel has 35 coins. Samuel has won exactly 2 races. The value of m is? (There are no ties.)
Pick from a list (14)
- Which kind of engagement are you looking for?
- What is your English CEFR fluency?
- Do you have a driving license for cars?
- Do you have a driving license for motorcycles?
- Do you have a passport? optional
- Please mark your acknowledgement of this statement: I recognize that this job is full-time and based in-person, in Malawi, a country in Southern Africa. I am willing to travel to Africa and work and live there for a while, to maximize my educational impact in the region.
- Have you traveled abroad before?
- Have you been to Sub-Saharan Africa before?
- What is your expertise in teaching primary school mathematics? optional
- What is your expertise in teaching high school mathematics?
- What is your expertise in teaching high school physics?
- What is your expertise in teaching high school chemistry?
- What is your expertise in teaching high school robotics or mechatronics?
- Have you organized and coached high school STEM competitions before?
Written answers (3)
- Briefly, how did you hear about QED, and what appeals to you about us? Please provide the name of a specific reference, if you have one.
- Please describe what influenced you to become a STEM teacher.
- If yes, please summarize any experiences you have had in organizing and/or participating in STEM competitions.