Position overview:

Udacity Session Leads are Specialized Mentors who provide world-class technical support to our students in their Nanodegree learning journey. They have experience as industry professionals and a vigour to mentor others to hone their technical skills in the field. Come and be a part of this Specialised Mentor Pool and contribute towards students success!

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:

Bilingual (English and Arabic)
1-2 years of experience in React
Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript
Excellent knowledge about React Framework is a MUST (Class-Based Components & Hooks)
Excellent knowledge about build tools like Webpack/Gulp/Grunt.
Good knowledge about CSS Preprocessors like SASS or LESS and Asynchronous JavaScript (Promises & async/await)
Overall Understanding of the RESTful API structure and the basics of NodeJS and ExpressJS
Udacity Graduate is a 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 part-time as a contractor
Ability to speak and write in English fluently
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

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

Learn more about Session Leads Guidelines.

Session Lead (External Contractor) - React Developer Nanodegree (UAE)