Vacancy title:
Subject Matter Specialist - Mathematics & Physics, TTP Rwanda

Jobs at:
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Deadline of this Job:
21st September 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 5th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS, www.nexteinstein.org) is a pan-African network of centres of excellence for postgraduate training, research and outreach in mathematical sciences. Its mission is to enable Africa's brightest students to flourish as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of propelling Africa's future scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency. The first AIMS centre opened in Cape Town, South Africa in 2003; since 2011, AIMS has opened additional centres in Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania and Rwanda. The goal of the AIMS Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is to build a pan-African network of 15 centres of excellence across the continent by 2023.
Each AIMS Centre provides an intensive and broad education to over 50 African students each year and prepares them for leadership careers in academia, government and industry.

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Subject Matter Specialist - Mathematics & Physics, TTP Rwanda
The Teacher Training Program (TTP) Rwanda is a five-year blended (face-to-face and online) training Program seeking to enhance the capacity of secondary school teachers (in-service and pre-service) in the teaching of mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics with the use of information technologies as a key component in teaching and learning. In partnership with the Government of Rwanda, the Rwanda education board (REB) and the University of Rwanda college of education (UR-CE), the Program will equip teachers with skills, tools and resources to implement the competency based curriculum (CBC) using the Mathematics and Sciences for Sub-Saharan Africa (MS4SSA) approach adopted from the World Bank.
To launch this new initiative, we are in search of the best and brightest of Rwandan Teachers, who are highly accomplished in the two key subject areas, specifically Mathematics and Physics to give credible and sought-after guidance to secondary school mathematics and sciences teachers. Led by the Director TTP, and with your passion for higher learning, you will serve as primary contributor in the implementation of training programs that will directly impact the quality of STEM learning.
As a Subject Matter Specialist, you will support development of gender sensitive teaching materials in Mathematics and Physics, support training of master trainers in Mathematics and Physics, help teachers establish and maintain up-to-date professional records of work, prepare teaching lesson plans according to the scheme of work of the Ministry of Education.
Additionally, you should have the aptitude to support teachers to, create a positive learning environment by effectively organizing the classroom and teaching resources.
This is a full-time opportunity based at AIMS Rwanda in Kigali, Rwanda.
Do you have what we need?

• A Master’s degree in education with a major in one of the following subjects: mathematics and physics: a PHD degree will be an added advantage
• A Bachelor’s degree in Education with a specialization in Mathematics and Physics
• At least 5 – 10 years of continuous teaching of the two subjects in a secondary school or college required
• A valid accreditation teacher certificate
• Thorough knowledge of the two subjects (mathematics and physics) to inspire confidence among peers and learners
• Be able to use practical examples in the teaching of the subject of specialization making sure that appropriate strategies are employed to bring out ideas clearly
• Show strong leadership in and out of classroom, be able to control the proceedings with a purpose to achieve planned objective
• Experience working in an NGO is an added advantage
• Ability to tolerate working hours outside the normal work schedule
• Highly motivated and possess excellent communication, organization and presentation skills
• Possess a good command of English language, knowledge of French is an added advantage
• Comfortable in the use of ICTs for teaching
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office with particular strength in the use of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel spreadsheet
• Experience in use of cloud computing including common applications among them Gmail, Skype, Dropbox etc.