Math Curriculum Development Manager
As a Math Curriculum Development Manager, you will play a key role in developing and refining educational materials that will inspire and train the next generation of great problem solvers. In this role, you will manage a team of curriculum developers while also tackling curriculum development projects yourself.
The Math Curriculum Development Manager will:
Lead a small team of three to six curriculum developers, allocating team resources, ensuring high-quality development standards, meeting critical timelines, and fostering team members' growth in key curriculum writing skills
Develop, implement, and improve team processes, and lead the creation and maintenance of team documentation
Act as a consultant and strategic partner to team members, serving as a knowledge base of information
Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team
Create a tight feedback loop, ensuring the team regularly engages with students, teachers, and customers
Outline and develop new courses and other educational materials
Improve existing materials based on student performance data as well as student and teacher feedback
Review and provide feedback on outlines and educational materials created by other curriculum developers
Participate in teacher training and the creation of training materials, if relevant
Hone understanding of students, teachers, and customers, which may include teaching courses
The ideal candidate has:
An advanced degree in a field closely related to mathematics or computer science
A minimum of 3-5 years of experience teaching advanced math (or related) topics and/or developing advanced math (or related) educational materials for gifted & motivated students, ideally including significant experience in both areas at the college level
Strong experience with and understanding of college-level students who in their target audience and the teachers who will deliver their content
Demonstrated ability to make good cost-benefit decisions
Strong understanding of our purchasers' wants and needs
Strong math content knowledge
Excellent writing skills, with the ability to translate complex math concepts into clear, engaging, and understandable content for their target audience
Excellent editing skills
Strong attention to detail
Proven ability to communicate effectively and proactively with project stakeholders
Strong creativity, with the ability to develop original problems and puzzles
Readily seeks out and learns from feedback
Passion for education
Previous people or project management experience preferred
Why Join AoPS:
This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full salary range for this position is 110k-140k. Here are some things you can look forward to:
Impact: Lead curriculum development for the programs that train nearly all US Math Olympiad team members and thousands of the nation's top young problem solvers.
Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
Future Planning: 401(k) with company match
Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve
Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)
Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
Background Check:
Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
Work Authorization:
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.
About AoPS:
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country's top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.