Lead Instructor, Full Stack Web Development
Instructors at Galvanize don’t just teach: they guide. Not just the hard skills – they dig into personality types, habits, and learning styles. And they don’t just talk the talk: instructors lead by example and immerse students in the agile development process from day one. In addition to giving lectures and white-boarding, instructors lead inquiry, pair program and provide ongoing student feedback. Galvanize is looking for instructors that are interested in teaching the fundamentals of software engineering and full-stack web development using Node, Express and Ruby and Rails. We offer an intensive, 24-week web development courses that focus on an understanding of how the web works and how to tackle technical challenges. Our full stack curriculum includes Node / Express, Ruby / Ruby on Rails, client-side JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Responsive Design, PostgreSQL / Mongo, APIs, Git, and TDD - and our main focus is full-stack development with Node / Express and Ruby on Rails. We are seeking instructors to spearhead new Full Stack Web Development classes in San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins and help train a new instructional team on the ground.
- Lead lectures and class activities and support students during project work.
- Plan daily lessons and assess students on an ongoing basisIdentify and schedule relevant guest speakers
- Assist in student placements process
- Give curriculum feedback to the instructional team
- Help develop internal student tools.
- Provide students with a meaningful training experience in the classroom.
- Work alongside gSchool staff in providing prompt feedback on student progress.
- Guide students through development of a final project that will showcase their web development abilities to hiring managers.
- Facilitate a dynamic and collaborative classroom community.
- Teach and plan a full work week, five days a week, for 24 weeks
- Facilitate a dynamic and collaborative classroom community.
- Inspire students to persevere through the challenges of turning their ideas into actual web application.
- At least 2+ years of advanced JS, Node experience
- Fluency in the following topics: HTTP, Rails, JavaScript, SQL (PostgreSQL), HTML ; CSS; databases
- Experience working with agile teams – pair programming experience a plus.
- Thrives in a continuous feedback environment and welcomes feedback from students and other instructors
- Previous background in teaching and/or mentoring aspiring developers – or a deep interest in giving it a try.
- Eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of the newest generation of web developers.
- High performing current immersive instructor desirable
- Great communication skills