UXDI Instructor Lead

at  General Assembly

WE ARE LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTORS:

Our User Experience Design Immersive course is a life-changing educational experience where our students learn the skills and mindsets to take on new careers as designers. We are looking for a lead instructor with cross-functional experience to play a key role on our growing instructional team.
Although remote, this role is based in Australia and you must have an ABN to be eligible. Please ensure you have the right to work under an ABN before applying.

WHY TEACH OUR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN IMMERSIVE?

If you are looking to make a life-changing impact by sharing your love for user experience with the next generation of designers, we’d love for you to consider joining our team. We deliver more than just skills training, and are looking for teachers who share our vision for a community of lifelong learners pursuing work that they love. As a teacher, you will join us to:

• Work closely with one or more co-instructors to guide students through a rigorous, transformational journey.
• Become a better leader, and mentor as you learn from veteran instructors and our world-class instructional coaches.
• Inspire and support students as they identify their passions and drive their own continued learning beyond the curriculum.
• Adapt our global curriculum and use it to guide your teaching, building your own lesson plans as needed and contributing back your lessons learned over time.
• Facilitate a safe, supportive, and energetic community that welcomes the various needs and learning styles of your students.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• You are eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of the newest generation of user experience designers.
• You are the person that your colleagues naturally gravitate to when they are looking for guidance.
• You have at least 3-5 years of experience working in user experience design.
• You have fluency in some or all of the following topics: the UX Process, User Research and Personas, Usability Testing, UX Analysis, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Analytics and Optimization, Mobile UX, and/or HTML/CSS.
• You have previous user experience design teaching experience, through a course, team training, mentoring, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Teach 16 hours per fortnight for duration of the program (Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Saturdays)
• Instructors will need to commit a few hours per week preparing lessons and materials, leveraging existing GA curriculum content.
• Work closely with co-instructors or teaching assistants to provide students with meaningful and prompt feedback on their progress.
• Work alongside GA staff and teaching team to best meet the needs and learning styles of your students.
• Guide students through development of a stellar final project that will showcase their abilities to hiring managers.
• Facilitate a dynamic, collaborative, and positive classroom community.
• Inspire students to persevere through the challenges of learning a new skill set.
  Unless otherwise noted, remote positions can be performed from the following approved General Assembly operating countries.
  United States of America (states of operation may vary), Canada (provinces of operation may vary), United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore