Position Overview:
Session Leads are industry professionals who provide world-class technical support to our learners in their Nanodegree journey. All our session leads are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst.
As a Session Lead/Instructor, you will be meeting virtually on a weekly basis with your students for group work, activities and short lectures. During the week, students are expected to study an estimated 10 hours on their Nanodegree programs on their own, and you will be expected to respond to their technical questions and check-in with them to make sure they are making progress.
Required skills/qualifications:
Fluency inEnglishboth written and spoken
2+ yearsof working experience related to the below skillsets.
Python - intermediate skills
SQL - intermediate skills
Relational vs Non-relational databases.
Big Data & Hadoop
HDFS, MapReduce.
Data Streaming
Stream vs batch processing
Basic understanding of Data Lakes, Data Warehouses
Apache Kafka
Graduatefrom Machine learning Nanodegree Program is an added plus
Experience teaching technical concepts and public speaking
Strong interpersonal skills and confidence to lead a group of students
Students-oriented mindset and focus on understanding their problems
Innovative approach and proactivity with students that need help
Positive character, trusted by the students, creating emotional ties in the group
Existing tech network and experience in technical conversations & discussions
Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge as a part-time, external contractor
Responsibilities:
Managing weekly Connect sessions with students according to Udacity guidelines
Creating the Udacity Connect session agenda & notes
Coordinating between the students and the Udacity Connect team
Reporting to Udacity the weekly overall attendance status of students & observations about each session
Being present at every Connect session over Zoom, helping students introduce themselves, organizing students in groups and keeping track of time
Explaining concepts of the Nanodegree program to your group of students when needed
Solving questions raised by students during the Connect session
Reporting student's attendance and progress to the Mentor's dashboard
Communicating with students on Slack
Weekly check-in with all students on their progress
Learn more about the Session Lead Guidelines.
Why should you apply?
Earn additional income working from the comfort of your own home
Contribute to a vibrant, international student community
Stay updated with the latest in cutting-edge technologies