Inspiring High School STEM Teacher at QED.ai (Malawi)
QED.ai· Malawi·
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Job description
We are looking for an inspiring first-class High School STEM Teacher to join our team in Lilongwe, Malawi --- based in the beautiful, safe, and warm heart of Southern Africa. Our school, the QED STEM Academy (qed.ai/stem), provides driven students with advanced after-school instruction in math fundamentals, competition math, robotics and programming, and chess. We also run national-scale STEM competitions (e.g. Kangaroo Math) that are the first of its kind in this nation, providing exceptional talents with a pathway to international recognition, and giving our teachers the unique opportunity to positively influence millions of lives in one of the world's most under-resourced countries. You should be enthusiastic about making an impact. And you should have a natural love for logic, math, algorithms, and infusing children with the joys of scientific discovery and healthy sportsmanship. Ideal applicants will have experience with running STEM-related clubs and training kids for competitions. In addition to being fully funded, the job position also includes full transportation to Malawi, and the provision of housing, board, and health insurance. The environment is safe and secure. Compensation will be competitive with offers in your home country. Contract should ideally be for at least one year, with the opportunity for extension if mutually agreeable. If you are part of a school or tutoring company that wishes to partner with us at an organizational level, we could also arrange a series of 3-month rotations with multiple teachers.
Why work at QED.ai
- Culture: Described as the "opposite of a big corporation" with extremely light bureaucracy, no matrix organization, and a focus on mission and delivering excellent work. They seek people eager for challenge, passionate about their craft, and genuinely interested in international development.
- Work Style: Unconventional, rapid scientific experimentation. High expectations for commitment and responsibility, reciprocated with devotion to the cause.
- Perks: Opportunity to work on meaningful, socially conscious projects that clearly benefit others; travel to exotic places around the world (e.g., Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Nepal, Cambodia); little bureaucracy.
- Remote/Hybrid: Offers both remote and in-office roles depending on the position (e.g., Data Scientist – Warsaw is in-office; Data Engineer – Cameroon is remote). Offices in USA, Kenya, Poland, and Malawi.
- Engineering Culture: Values pragmatic innovation, learning through rapid experimentation, and working in highly demanding environments. Founders have strong technical backgrounds (NASA JPL, UC Berkeley, bioinformatics).