Salary
💰 $77,000 - $88,000 per year
About the role
- Lead BEAM’s Curriculum and Design team, setting goals, reflection cycles, and collaborative practices
- Communicate progress and program design updates to staff and leadership
- Develop job descriptions, rubrics, and support faculty hiring, recruitment, interviews, training, and selection for summer and year-round programs
- Project manage the build-out of curricula, lesson materials, capstone projects and assessments
- Recruit, supervise, and support curriculum specialists to create and refine content; review materials for alignment to BEAM's learning objectives
- Oversee launch of courses, gather faculty and student feedback, assess outcomes, and revise curricula for launch
- Integrate courses, assessments, and experiences into a cohesive, scalable program model and document design principles
- Collaborate with senior leadership to define measures of success and implementation requirements for new program models
- Partner with local program teams to adapt delivery for maximum student engagement and access
- Develop instructional resources to support adoption of new program models and contribute to marketing materials for family engagement and recruitment
- Lead training for local staff and part-time faculty on curriculum, instruction, and assessments
- Monitor implementation fidelity and performance, providing feedback and coaching to local teams
Requirements
- Expertise in designing curricula that foster logical reasoning, proof-based thinking, non-routine problem solving and exploration (Mathematical Problem-Solving Pedagogy)
- Skilled in designing, piloting, and refining STEM curricula that are rigorous, project-based, engaging, and equity-focused (Curriculum Design Expertise)
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders (Project Management)
- Ability to interpret student learning data and program evaluation results to drive continuous improvement (Data-Informed Decision Making)
- Experience supervising staff and contractors, providing feedback, and fostering collaboration (Team Leadership)
- Commitment to supporting students from historically marginalized communities and designing programs that expand opportunity (Equity & Inclusion Mindset)
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; effective in leading training, presentations, and cross-team collaboration (Communication & Facilitation)
- Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, STEM education, curriculum design, or related field required
- Master’s or doctoral degree in STEM education, instructional design, or related field preferred
- Experience with higher level mathematics and STEM, including mathematical proof, solving non-routine problems, and substantive applications of mathematics to STEM fields
- Proficiency with curriculum design, project based learning and assessment
- Strong data analysis skills, including ability to use Excel/Google Sheets for reporting
- Experience using AI
- 4–6 years of experience in teaching STEM courses, curriculum development, instructional design, or related STEM education work
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects from design through implementation
- Experience leading or supporting professional development for teachers or program staff
- Familiarity with learning management systems and digital learning tools (preferred)
- Experience working with middle and high school students in STEM contexts (preferred)
- Prior experience in nonprofit, enrichment, or out-of-school learning settings (preferred)
- Bilingual or multilingual skills are a plus