Job location: Remote US
Company: Wiley
About the role:
At Wiley, we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning, whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. Its in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
Have a passion for making a difference in the education, careers, and lives of tens of thousands of college-level students? zyBooks, a Wiley brand, provides interactive online learning content that replaces college-level textbooks, homework, and even programming lab assignments. zyBooks offers the excitement of a young, energetic environment with a masterfully engineered platform and high-demand content for the STEM college market. We are dedicated to the success of college students worldwide, having provided courseware to more than 900,000 students in over 900 universities.
zyBooks is looking to hire a full-time author to create and oversee interactive, web-native learning content in Data Science.
How you will make an impact:
- Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of data science projects (Data Science Foundations, Machine Learning, etc.).
- Proficiency in Python is required.
- Define and implement auto-generated and auto-graded homework assignments.
- Maintain and improve existing content.
- Collaborate with colleagues on the engineering team to define and develop interactive tools.
- Collaborate with colleagues in Marketing and Sales to assist with demos, respond to instructor feedback, assist with special requests, and more.
- Work with project managers to oversee external authoring projects (evaluate project proposals, train external authors to utilize the zyBooks platform, review content to ensure quality and adherence to zyBooks authoring guidelines).
Desired Skills:
- M.S. or Ph.D in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly motivated and organized.
- A passion for making a real difference in education.
- Previous teaching experience and/or authoring experience is a plus.
About Wiley:
Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the worlds most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform todays biggest obstacles into tomorrows brightest opportunities.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individuals status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wileys good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for UK, Canada and USA based roles.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
