Overview

Since 2011, General Assembly has transformed tens of thousands of careers through pioneering, experiential education in today’s most in-demand skills. As featured in The Economist, Wired, and The New York Times, GA offers training in web development, data, design, business, and more, both online and at campuses around the world. Our global professional community boasts 40,000 full- and part-time alumni — and counting.

In addition to fostering career growth for individuals, GA helps employers cultivate top tech talent and spur innovation by transforming their teams through strategic learning. More than 21,000 employees at elite companies worldwide have honed their digital fluency with our corporate training programs. GA has also been recognized as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, and Fast Company has dubbed us leaders in World-Changing Ideas and the #1 Most Innovative Company in Education.

In this 10-week part-time course, students learn and practice turning messy real-world datasets into actionable, data-driven insights they can communicate. We will be using Excel, SQL and Tableau as the primary tools for analysis. We are looking for an instructor to lead this part-time Remote Analytics course (see course page).

This is a remote teaching position, so applicants can be located anywhere in the US!

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • You have strong experience using the following tools: Excel, SQL and Tableau.
  • You are eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of eager General Assembly students.
  • You are the person that your colleagues naturally gravitate to when they are trying to figure something out.
  • You have at least 5 years of work experience in a role where you’ve been responsible for cleaning messy data, analyzing the data and presenting your data based insights.
  • Preferred, but not required:
    • Experience working in a remote environment, and use of requisite tools (i.e. video conferencing, messaging, etc.)
    • Backgrounds in adult learning, pedagogy and curriculum development
    • Background in workshop facilitation and professional development

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

  • Teach 2 hours per evening, 2 days a week, for 10 weeks.
  • Commit a few hours per week to office hours and ddapt pre-built GA curriculum and lesson-plans to reflect industry trends and offer personal insights
  • 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 and collaborative classroom community.
  • Inspire students to persevere through the challenges of learning a new suite of skills
  • Assist students outside of class as necessary.

General Assembly is a licensed school in all states that we operate in, and some states require instructors to be licensed to teach. If hired, you will be required to submit and be approved as an instructor in relevant states. Directions for becoming licensed will be shared with you during onboarding. Licensure requirements vary by state, but you may be required to provide academic transcripts and to answer questions pertaining to moral character, professional conduct, education, and work history. General Assembly will pay for all licensing fees.

Competencies:

  • Technical Expertise – Technical Skills
  • People Management  – Directing, Motivating, and Directing Others & Managing Diversity
  • Instructional Expertise – Planning, Presentation Skills, Patience, Time Management, Listening Skills
  • Self-development – Self-Knowledge, Learning on the Fly, Personal Learning

About General Assembly

General Assembly (GA) is a global educational company on a mission to empower a global community to pursue work they love.

Focusing on the most relevant and in-demand skills across data, design, business and technology, GA is confronting a skills gap through best-in-class instruction and providing access to opportunities.

GA works with students online and in person across 15 campuses in 4 continents. GA also works with companies as partners in course development and graduate placement as well as helps companies stay competitive in today's digital landscape. Additionally, GA’s focus on affordable and accessible education combined with our education-to-employment approach is helping to create a diverse talent pipeline.

We also partner with Fortune 500 companies to spur innovation through increased digital fluency and more effective approaches to collaboration.

Recently voted Fast Company’s #1 Most Innovative Company in Education and #28 Most Innovative Company in the world, General Assembly is a venture-backed, post-Series C, NYC-based startup in our fourth year.

We’re constantly looking for talented individuals — regardless of height or hair color — to join our growing team. Please review our list of positions to find current openings. If you don't see a good match, check back frequently. New roles are posted often.