STEM Trainer

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, and the US President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 18.88 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Digital Equalizer (DE) envisions a world where all children from under-served communities, especially girls, are prepared for a career and life. The program is bridging India’s digital divide by providing and integrating technology into underperforming, under-resourced public schools, training teachers in techno-pedagogy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) methodology, and transforming classrooms into collaborative and interactive places for students to learn while preparing them for success in the 21st-century global economy. Targeting students most at risk of dropping out of school (grades 6-10), Digital Equalizer instills a love for learning in them. 

Since its inception in 2004, the Program has empowered 8.14 million children with interactive STEM experiences, trained 240,302 teachers in STEM pedagogy, and transformed 46,385 schools across 35 states and union territories of the country. 
 

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsible to develop STEM models & design hands- on activities for Science, Mathematics & Social Science subjects aligned with the syllabus;
2. Responsible for establishment and maintenance of STEM lab/SILC Lab at district level;
3. Provide training to the enrolled students & teachers on STEM activities;
4. Responsible for STEM manual & worksheets development;
5. Responsible to organize and conduct workshops /centralized trainings/ science fairs/ exhibitions for the students as and when required;
6. Responsible to organize and conduct workshops/centralized trainings for the teachers of DE schools;
7. Responsible for capacity building of team on STEM activities;
8. Liaison with district and state functionaries and responsible for regular qualitative training programs;
9. Periodical reporting on programme deliverables; 10. Any other work as assigned by the program officer.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Post-graduation in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics with minimum 1 year of experience.
• Proficiency in use of MS office, MS Excel and statistical tools is a must.
• Possesses a variety of skills – multi tasking, time management, flexibility and adaptability.
• Good communication skills in Marathi, English and Hindi – both written and verbal
• Good Analytical skills and problem solver.
• Ability to work in field, with communities and in multi-stakeholder processes.
• Readiness to travel and commit to demanding program requirements.

OTHER: 

Salary commensurate with experience. Initially, the fixed-term contract shall be issued for a year based on performance, which shall be renewed yearly thereafter.

HOW TO APPLY: 

To apply for this position, please click here and share your details and resume in the prescribed format.  

POSITION AVAILBILTY: Immediate

Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.