3+ Instructor-led training Jobs in India

Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various, universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.

Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education. 

If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!

Learn more:

https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx 

Overview of the role: We are looking for someone who will support Athena's Knowledge center 

• Helping/ mentoring Athena students to build mobile applications
• Helping build a state-of-the-art web portal and apps for students and counselors
• Support in building Edtech products for Athena

This is ideal for technology enthusiasts who want to make an impact, broaden their skills to learn about project management, client management; who love teaching and mentoring students, and also who love building creative tech products. The ideal person would have a deep, driving desire to make an impact and believes in the power of education.

Key Responsibilities

As a Technology Mentor and Developer, you will play a crucial role in guiding Athena students to build mobile applications

• Mentoring and Guiding Students:
• Provide personalized guidance and mentorship to students interested in mobile application development.
• Foster a positive and collaborative learning environment to enhance students' understanding and skills in technology.
• Collaborate with students on real-world projects, offering technical expertise and guidance throughout the development process.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Collaborate with consulting teams internally to learn about students, conceptualize projects & take them to fruition 
• Communicate effectively with students, counselors, and other stakeholders to gather feedback and continuously improve technology solutions.
• Own, innovate and support the students with their technology projects 
• Conceptualize the apps, guiding them on coding and stepping them when needed
• Creation of New Algorithms for solving Real World problems.
• Mobile App Development - Android and iOS
• Hybrid mobile applications (both IOS & Android) using ionic, Flutter and react native (preferred).
• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Guiding students to project completion
• Tuned into the latest developments in the desired area including but not limited to application development, database technologies, devops, robotics, etc.

Key Skills-

• Strong fundamentals and knowledge of hyrbid mobile application (both IOS & Andriod), data structures, algorithms, logical flow, and architecture 
• Good communication skills - Ability to motivate and mentor students
• Extremely hands-on in coding 
• Ability to learn, take feedback, and improve
• Knowledge of programming language and technical terminology
• Able to solve complex problems.

Education and Experience: 

• B.Tech/B.Sc/M.Sc (CS), Engineering, or a related field from a good institute
• Good to have experience in teaching and mentoring students in Computer Science modules
• Experience in Android Development
• Preferred 1 year development experience

Why should you be interested?

Impact

• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
• Opportunity to mentor budding writers

Team and Culture

• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.

Professional Advancement

• We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.
• We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations- Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact. 

Location & Work Environment

The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India

• We have built creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon. 
• The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.

Our team comprises of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.

In order to be considered for this opening, please apply on our career page:

Are you interested to be part of the tech team of an innovative international tech school aimed at developing the change makers of tomorrow?

About Seedstars Academy

Seedstars Academyis a new international school being launched in Bengaluru, the first one of its kind available for students in India. In a 24 months program, students gain both coding skills and entrepreneurial skills, helping them become the change makers of tomorrow. With a Swiss certification and a program developed and tested across the world in the last 20+ years, this is a world class alternative students in India now have access to. The Academy is brought in India by Seedstars and 01 Edu.

About the job

We are looking for new team members with a technical background to help us change the education landscape of India! The role of the technical tutor is to set up the study program modules, facilitate or organize additional events together with our partners under the supervision of the Head of Tech and support the students through the program and ensure that the content is made available to the students.

Role & responsibilities

• Understand the 01Edu System curriculum and content, ability to implement instructions to modify platform content and know the platform inside and out.
• Perform audits of student work during the test period.
• Communicate with students during sprint (piscines) and study period and answer their questions.
• Monitor students progress and guide them
• Be able to identify platform bugs and communicate with the manager and/or 01 tech team.
• Initiate or support with organizing tech events and collaborations (demo days, hackathons, partners’ activities)
• Query the database to perform analytics and extract insights.
• Ensure data backup and implement specific actions to maintain data integrity and building security
• Work collaboratively with 01Edu team on the platform use
• Regularly conduct performance analysis on students progress, identify and encourage students to overcome obstacles
• Have credibility with corporate partners (ex. understand technical inputs for a hackathon).

Our ideal candidate

• Has a computer science background, has experience with multiple programming languages and feels comfortable learning new languages (such as Go)
• Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources.
• Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, firewalls, routers, switches, controllers is a plus
• Ability to work with all levels of staff within and outside of IT and outside the organization.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Share our values and support our inclusion and diversity vision
• Great communication skills
• Good knowledge of English (intermediate level)

Why our employees love working with us

• We are on a mission which is bigger than all of us: to impact people’s lives in emerging markets.
• You work in an entrepreneurial culture where you’re surrounded by a vibrant and diverse team.
• We offer autonomy and flexibility with a strong belief that responsible people should have the freedom to do their work when and how they want.
• We were awarded as one of the most democratic workplaces in the world due to our freedom centered practices .

We are an equal opportunity employer with a diverse mix of nationalities and backgrounds represented in our company. We truly value diversity and believe that the cultural landscape of our organization should reflect the types of work that we engage in and the places that we do it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and strongly encourage applicants from historically underrepresented groups to apply to all of our roles at Seedstars.

In order to be considered for this opening, please apply on our career page.

• S/he will be responsible for the training and development of students, equipping them with the right skills sets and knowledge, and helping them stay motivated and secure jobs.
• S/he will be actively involved in strategizing and brainstorming about creative learning approaches and modules for e-learning courses.
• S/he will also play a crucial role in setting up processes for effective student management and their learning journey management.
• S/he will assist the team with researching, curating and designing - learning content and market intelligence/trend reports
• S/he will be actively involved in helping the team to deliver learning strategies and sessions depending on student requirements/needs.