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What You’ll Do

We are hiring adjunct faculty members to design course curriculum for the degree. This is a part-time, non-tenure track, curriculum design faculty position with no requirements of research. In this role, you will plan lessons, write exercises, and build projects for students to complete. Faculty will work closely with our core academic team, led by Keno (CAO) and Rob (CS Curriculum). Specifically, you will:

• Develop the curriculum to give learners a strong theoretical and practical foundation

• Curate and create learning materials, contribute to written materials, videos, exercises, and assessments, and help

• Collaborate with instructional faculty to monitor/assess curriculum effectiveness, and make improvements

Note: this appointment is for curriculum design only, but we welcome applicants who are also interested in being course instructors in addition to curriculum designers.

Courses available

Kibo's computer science curriculum integrates computer science theory, software development practice, and essential non-technical skills. You can explore the courses here.

We are currently seeking Adjunct Faculty to design the following courses which will be offered in Term 2 (Jan - March 2023) and Term 3 (April - June 2023) of our first year program.

• Web Application Development

• Front End Web Development

• Data Structures and Algorithms

• Team Software Project

Before applying, please review the course descriptions here (filter for Year 1 courses). When you apply, you will be able to indicate which courses you are interested in designing.

Who You Are

• Mission-aligned, and excited by Kibo’s mission and learning principles

• A subject matter expert who loves teaching: you have the ability and desire to design and teach introductory courses in programming and web development

• Lifelong-learner: you stay up-to-date with the latest technical innovations and desire to equip learners with modern tools and knowledge. You’re committed to improving your teaching practice.

• Effective collaborator: you’re eager to build with other instructors. Faculty at Kibo teach from common curricula and contribute to shared knowledge to help us scale our reach and quality.

• Outcomes focused: you have evidence of teaching effectiveness, and a track record of using data to improve instruction.

• Excellent written communicator: As a remote-first, globally distributed startup, we spend a lot of time communicating in writing and documenting our processes. Clear, structured, and well-organized writing is a must.

• Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related area and 3+ years of industry experience

  • Evidence of teaching experience

• Preferred qualifications

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related area

  • Curriculum or technical writing experience

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What You’ll Do

We are hiring a Professor of Computer Science to focus on teaching and curriculum development. This is a full-time, non-tenure track, teaching faculty position with no requirements of research. This is Kibo’s first CS professor hire, and will be a core member of our academic team who will partner with Keno (CAO) and Rob (CS Curriculum) to define and execute on Kibo’s academic vision. Specifically, you will:

• Build cutting-edge CS curricula that give learners a strong theoretical and practical foundation in computer science

  • Curate and create learning materials, help monitor/assess curriculum effectiveness, and contribute to improvements

  • Design synchronous and asynchronous active learning experiences that foster collaboration

  • Analyze curricula effectiveness, and make iterative improvements based on feedback and student performance

  • Inform the procurement and/or development of learning tools, and collaborate with technology teams to design, build, and assess learning tools

• Prepare and teach Computer Science courses with approved curricula

  • Hold synchronous, virtual class sessions and office hours with learners

  • Interact with learners online via discussion forums, chat, etc.

  • Provide personalized and substantive feedback on learner work

• Serve as a mentor for learners, and offer your unique personal and professional insights to help them grow

• Create an engaging, challenging, and supportive online learning environment for learners, and help Kibo achieve its goals for student learning and retention

• Build a collaborative academic team that supports adjunct faculty and teaching assistants

• Develop and maintain relationships with industry and academic partners, remain current in your academic discipline and maintain any licensure or continuing education requirements

Who You Are

• Excited by Kibo’s mission and learning principles: you want to help us reach thousands of students, and share our belief in active, relevant, peer-oriented learning

• Eager to build from scratch: we are a startup institution in full learning and iteration mode. You should be excited about trying new pedagogical and curricular approaches, and helping to define what a next-generation CS degree should look like

• Excited to innovate for quality at scale: our ambition is to radically expand access to high-quality education, and we want to build curricula, tools, and experiences that enable educators to reach many more students. We strive to be elite without being elitist. Our goal is to build online learning that is accessible to as many learners as possible while maintaining a high bar for quality.

• A learning engineer and life-long learner: you have strong pedagogical views, but you’re also adaptable and using new information/research to evolve your practices

• Effective collaborator: you’re eager to build with other instructors. Faculty at Kibo teach from common curricula and contribute to shared knowledge to help us scale our reach and quality

• Committed to cultural empathy: we want to take best-practices from wherever we find them, but also understand that cultural context is important in learning design

• Outcomes focused: you have evidence of teaching effectiveness, and a track record of using data to improve instruction

• Excellent written communicator: As a remote-first, globally distributed startup, we spend a lot of time communicating in writing and documenting our processes. Clear, structured, and well-organized writing is a must

• Required qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related area

  • Experience in online teaching

• Preferred qualifications

  • Expertise in 3 or more of the following: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Databases, Programming Languages, Networks/Systems, Software Engineering, Visualization, User Interfaces, Data Science.

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What You’ll Do

It’s an amazing time to join Kibo. We’ve recently launched our BSc in computer science are looking for a Content Marketing Manager to tell the story of our learning experience and connect Kibo to new leaners. You will be our chief storyteller and help translate our work and vision into compelling content that inspires and educates our core audience of 18-34 year old Africans who want to build a world-class tech career. You’ll also help us speak to other stakeholders including parents and the education industry at large. You will work closely with our outreach team and report directly to the CEO. Key responsibilities are:

• Own the development and execution of a content marketing program. You will partner with experts — within and outside of Kibo — to create an editorial plan for blog posts, long form guides, and more

• Collaborate with team members to identify compelling stories, then research, write, edit, and publish content to our channels

• Own content marketing strategy and execution, including managing day-to-day creation, editing, promotion, and reporting

• Manage our social media presence, and our website

• Set goals for content engagement and identify opportunities to syndicate content

• Track and analyze data on content performance, and iterate to improve reach

• Manage interns, volunteers, and other content contributors

• Implement strategies to scale content production

Who You Are

• Mission-aligned, and excited by Kibo’s mission and vision

• Have a love of writing and distilling complex technical concepts into easy-to-understand materials. Yet, you know content goes beyond what is written and are excited to tell our brand story through different mediums

• Excellent written communicator: as a remote-first, globally distributed startup, we spend a lot of time communicating in writing and documenting our processes. Thus, clear, structured, and well-organized writing is a must.

• Organized, operations-savvy and detail-oriented: You’re great at leading projects, prioritizing, and keeping everyone on track (and in the loop) to deliver on plans. The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, without sacrificing accuracy, is a must.

• Tech savvy: You’re proficient with CRM, automation, and database tools. You have proven success managing online marketing programs and tracking CPC, CPA and CPM cost models on content sites. You are excited to use tech to automate processes, and are comfortable and confident learning new tools.

• Creative and entrepreneurial self-starter: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to build something from scratch.

• Demonstrated experience identifying, writing, editing, and publishing on-brand content across social media channels (e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram) for organizations or brands

• Required qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional work experience owning and evaluating marketing campaigns

• Preferred qualifications

  • Experience managing in-house or external design resources, and creating design briefs for social media assets (graphics, GIFs, video, etc.)

  • Experienced in implementing organic acquisition strategies, including SEO