Content Creator, Biology
Khan Academy Turkce
Summary
Join Khan Academy as a Biology Content Creator for a 12-month fixed-term position. You will develop high-quality life science/biology learning materials for middle and high school, including hands-on activities, articles, and practice exercises. Leverage your expertise as a science educator to create engaging, rigorous, and accessible content aligned with standards. Collaborate with the content team to expand our life science/biology offerings. Design and develop 3D, NGSS-aligned middle school activities and teacher guides. Create standards-aligned articles and practice exercises. Utilize our content management system and act as an editorial expert. Contribute to the long-term strategic direction of Khan Academy’s content efforts. This role requires proven content creation ability, classroom teaching experience, and strong writing skills.
Requirements
- Proven ability to create high-impact learning content in your discipline (minimum of 2 years of professional content development experience in middle school life science or high school biology )
- Classroom teaching experience, strong intuition for how students like to learn, and insight into common misconceptions (minimum of 2 years of relevant teaching experience)
- Experience and aptitude working with multiple standards sets (e.g. NGSS, state-specific science standards, etc.) to ensure coverage and alignment during content development
- Strong grounding in pedagogy and inclusive teaching practices, with the ability to design content that supports diverse learners, promotes equity, and reflects evidence-based instructional strategies
- Desire to teach at scale, designing educational content for a wide range of learners
- Impeccable writing skills, an energetic can-do attitude, and a knack for both giving and receiving feedback
- Meticulous attention to detail and time management skills
- Project management skills (e.g. fluent with Google docs, spreadsheets, etc.) and a willingness to learn new tools
- A passion for science education
Responsibilities
- Work with the content team to expand our life science/biology offering by developing engaging hands-on activities, articles, and practice exercises
- Leverage your subject matter expertise, classroom experience, and strong writing skills to develop rigorous and pedagogically sound life science/biology content on schedule
- Design and develop 3D, NGSS-aligned middle school activities that prioritize the use of widely accessible materials
- Apply knowledge of andragogy to design hands-on activity teacher guides to support educators in executing student activities
- Design and develop new middle and high school standards-aligned articles and practice exercises
- Learn and use our content management system to create publishable content
- Act as an editorial expert by reviewing the work of other content creators
- Contribute to the long-term strategic direction of Khan Academy’s content efforts by improving upon our processes, sharing insights with other members of the team, and advocating for learners
Preferred Qualifications
Experience teaching or creating content for elementary (grades 3-5) life science/biology is a plus
Benefits
- Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority
- Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
- An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
- The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
- Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups