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Academic Advisor (Physics Track)

Thinktown Education Inc.
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Thinktown Fast Fact

  • Established in 2009, focusing on providing comprehensive international education services.
  • Thinktown America, a US company, was founded in 2012.
  • To date, we have served over 25,000 households.
  • Our clients come from 2,000 different schools worldwide.
  • We have full-time teams in five cities globally, including New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou.
  • We have a global team of 550 employees.
  • We have over 1,200 enrolled students.
  • Our team collaborates globally, and our resources are interconnected globally while providing high-quality academic support both online and offline.

 

Thinktown America, the US-based division of Thinktown Education, is seeking a motivated Academic Advisor (Physics Track) to work full-time. We are currently working remotely and will be keeping a fully remote/hybrid working mode.

 

The Thinktown Physics Subject Team is looking for someone passionate about Physics knowledge, academic products, and tutoring, as well as eager to spread their knowledge and experience to more international high school learners to succeed in their high school and future college applications! You will play an important role throughout our students’ learning process. You will help our students make comprehensive study plans, advise them in individualized projects or experiments, and answer their questions regarding Physics concepts. Also, you will collaborate with our Physics team to design and develop various academic products through academic research and contributing constructive ideas.

 

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: 

Academic planning:

  • Play a key role in our students’ learning process in high school. Based on students’ various academic interests in Physics and personal experience, you will design comprehensive study plans to help them build a solid profile.
  • Exert your influence in the execution part of the study plan
    • Tutor your students on important Physics concepts
    • Advise on their individualized extracurricular activities, such as personal research or programs, etc.
    • Supervise them to prepare for academic competitions in Physics, and help them adjust competition preparation plans

Product development:

  • Provide feedback for existing academic products through experience with students; Contribute insights to new products in the development stage based on the current product structures
  • Collect useful resources for studying Physics; Conduct academic research for new products
  • Get involved in the brainstorming session of those who are interested in Physics with other counselors to gain insights and inspiration in academic product development along with your research in the market.

Marketing activities:

  • Collaborating with our personal planning team on creating Physics-related promotional videos & articles

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Fluency in Mandarin and English (written, spoken, and read)
  • A minimum of master’s degree in Physics or related fields
  • A fast learner and a problem solver 
  • Basic knowledge of or the willingness to learn project management and strategy 
  • Experience with or interest in working with a multicultural team that’s spread out across various time zones 
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills, and can work multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment 
  • Exceptional communication skills and social awareness 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Personal experience/teaching experience with Physics competition is preferred

 

Current employee benefits and perks include, but are not limited to:

  • Competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance packages
  • Commuter benefits plus supplemental insurance plans
  • 36 hours per week, and flexible working hours
  • Five sick days plus three weeks of paid vacation

 

*Anticipated start date: Immediate/Open to 2023 and 2024 graduates

 

Thinktown’s Multi-Role System: Background and Company Culture

With two headquarters in New York City and Hangzhou, and three satellite offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, Thinktown now has more than 500 full-time employees globally; about 20 of them locate in New York. Given that Thinktown is still in a start-up period in the US and is growing rapidly, we are expecting every newly joined employee to take multiple roles and develop all-round capabilities, while at the same time offering them more opportunities and choices for their career development and help them become future leaders in the company and the industry.

 

This Multi-Role System is also a product of our highly collaborative Company Culture. At Thinktown, we view our team as a soccer team and everyone acts as a team player, our success is based on everyone’s responsibility for their part and the willingness to share with and help other team members. 

 

Thinktown’s Multi-Role System: Overview

As an Academic Advisor, you will focus on a particular track as indicated in the job posting title, at the same time, you will also act as one or more of these 11 roles as described below, according to personal conditions and company needs.

  • ES: Edit application essays and school academic essays with students
  • BS: Brainstorm application essays and school academic essays with students
  • Sales: Research and prepare materials for sales pitches to students and their parents, provide students and their parents with consultancy sessions and sell Thinktown products
  • Tutor: Conduct lectures and training sessions either online or in person
  • Supervisor: Course arrangement and follow-up
  • Consulting Associate of Education (CAE): Provide high-level college application and career planning counseling to students which include: (1) School and major selection, daily communication and follow-up with students and parents, phased application material collection and collation (2) Course selection guidance (3) English-test planning and counseling (4) Academic competition planning and counseling (5) Extracurricular activities design, planning and follow up
  • Curriculum Practice Specialist (CPS): Provide high and middle-level college application and career planning counseling to students which includes: (1) School and major selection, daily communication and follow-up with students and parents, phased application material collection and collation, application status follow-up, application tables fill-in, visa guidance (2) Course selection guidance (3) English-test planning and counseling, English-writing tutoring, mock interview (4) Academic competition planning and counseling (5) Extracurricular activities design, planning and follow up (6) Information research, students’ information collection, and collation
  • Academic Advisor: Supervise in advising subject-related products, provide educational guidance and assistance for students by planning schedules, recommending courses, and determining personalized education solutions, assists students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, academic research, and academic writing, provides subject competition and event consultation.
  • Business Product Manager (BPM): Support one or part of an educational product, which may involve conducting market research, writing a product handbook, coordinating strategies, monitoring project progress, and collecting regular product feedback
  • Global Event Coordinator: Help coordinate both internal and external events; Support building and adhering to an event budget to avoid project overruns; Coordinate and maintain external relationships with students, parents, and event partners
  • Content Production Associate: Co-manage Thinktown’s media accounts and platforms (WeChat, Facebook, Official website) and optimize content, plan and write for account articles, especially for WeChat; Design marketing content for our main products

 

At Thinktown, we provide our students with the best educational services possible. We know that diverse teams drive innovation and creativity, and we are committed to reshaping our culture to reflect a global perspective on education. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply!

 

Thinktown America is an equal opportunity, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to religion, creed, race, color, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state, and federal laws.

 

To apply for this position, please click “Apply” and fill out the required information to complete your application. This position requires a résumé, a cover letter, and a short academic/creative writing sample.

 

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment.thinktown@gmail.com.

 

(Latest Update: November 1st, 2023)

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