AoPS seeks an experienced math educator to lead the AoPS educational content development teams as they produce curricular materials that inspire and train the next generation of great problem solvers. The AoPS VP of Academics is responsible for monitoring our pedagogical success through developing and monitoring key learning attainment measures. The VP of Academics is also responsible for ensuring AoPS has outstanding talent identification and development processes within our content teams, and effective and efficient content creation, review, and improvement procedures. As a member of the AoPS leadership team, the VP of Academics will contribute to strategic investment decisions, serve as the voice of students and educators, and shape company culture, process, and structure.

The VP of Academics will:

• Manage the leads of curriculum in mathematics & science, language arts, and computer science, as well as the manager of art for educational content.
• Determine the KPIs used to evaluate the effectiveness of AoPS content in serving the company mission.
• Develop criteria for hiring, evaluation, and promotion of educational content developers.
• Serve as the representative of academic content development on the company leadership team.
• Report to the AoPS Board of Directors and AoPS leadership teams on educational attainment and engagement measures.
• Establish, evaluate, and refine training programs for new team members.
• Allocate team resources to business lines as informed by company leadership.
• Establish processes and cadences for content production, ongoing review, and improvement.

The ideal candidate has:

• Extensive prior experience in math and math education.
• Excellent taste in pedagogical approaches.
• Managed teams, preferably spanning multiple functions.
• Managed managers of teams.
• Worked with high-interest, high-potential students.
• Hired team members at various levels of experience for a range of positions. 
• Developed and implemented processes, training programs, and performance measures for large organizations.

Background Check: 

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

Why Join AoPS:

This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full salary range for this position is $150,000-220,000with a variable year-end bonus. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact: The opportunity to lead a team of outstanding content experts who refine and implement our educational vision
• Culture: Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation
• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
• Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans   
• Future Planning: 401K with company match
• Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve
• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)

About AoPS

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.

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