STEM Learning Design Manager

STEM Education Learning Design Manager (Part-Time)

Company: DeepBrain Academy
Location: Tenafly, NJ
Industry: Education Technology
Position Type: Part-Time
Schedule: Approximately 15–20 hours per week
Work Location: In Person / Hybrid / Remote

About DeepBrain Academy

DeepBrain Academy is a fast-growing education and cognitive development academy that helps K–12 students build advanced problem-solving, STEM, and critical-thinking skills. Our programs include advanced mathematics, STEM enrichment, chess, coding, AI, physics, and academic mentorship.

Position Overview

DeepBrain Academy is seeking a STEM Education Learning Design Manager to support curriculum development, instructional material design, and STEM education initiatives. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about education and enjoy transforming academic content into engaging, student-centered learning experiences.

The Learning Design Manager will collaborate with instructors and academic leaders to develop, organize, review, and improve educational materials for K–12 STEM programs.

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum Development & Instructional Design

• Adapt mathematics and physics content into clear, student-friendly instructional materials.
• Organize textbook chapters, lesson sequences, examples, exercises, and assessments into structured learning modules.
• Create and revise worksheets, homework assignments, review packets, lesson notes, and practice materials.
• Develop step-by-step solutions, answer keys, instructional explanations, and teacher support materials.
• Improve clarity, pacing, formatting, examples, and problem progression within curriculum resources.
• Support curriculum development across topics including arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, logic, problem solving, introductory physics, mechanics, electricity, and waves.
• Assist in developing enrichment and advanced STEM learning materials for academically motivated students.

Content Review & Quality Assurance

• Review instructional materials for mathematical accuracy, consistency, readability, formatting quality, and appropriate difficulty level.
• Verify calculations, diagrams, formulas, solution methods, and answer keys.
• Maintain organized curriculum files, problem banks, solution repositories, and educational resources.
• Ensure instructional materials align with academy learning objectives and educational standards.

Academic Collaboration

• Work closely with instructors, curriculum developers, and academic leadership to improve educational content.
• Participate in curriculum planning discussions and material review meetings.
• Contribute ideas for improving student engagement, learning outcomes, and instructional effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Background in learning design, instructional design, curriculum design, educational content design, or a closely related field.
• Experience designing structured learning materials for K–12, enrichment, tutoring, test preparation, or STEM education programs.
• Strong understanding of instructional sequencing, learning objectives, scaffolding, assessment design, and student-centered content development.
• Ability to adapt complex academic content into clear, age-appropriate, and engaging learning materials.
• Experience creating or revising lesson plans, worksheets, practice sets, review packets, teacher guides, student guides, or digital learning resources.
• Strong written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with educational documents, slides, spreadsheets, shared folders, and curriculum planning tools.
• Availability of approximately 15–20 hours per week.
• Ability to work in person at the Tenafly, NJ location as needed.
• Mandarin proficiency is a plus but not required.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful STEM education initiatives.
• Flexible part-time schedule.
• Collaboration with experienced educators and curriculum developers.
• Professional growth in curriculum development, instructional design, and educational content creation.
• Portfolio-building opportunities through real-world educational projects.
• Insight into educational program development within a growing education organization.
• Potential for expanded responsibilities and long-term opportunities based on performance.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume and a brief cover letter describing their interest in STEM education, curriculum development, instructional design, or educational content creation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

DeepBrain Academy is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.