Student Computer Science Analyst, Gt.school (Remote) - $60,000/Year Usd

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Are you currently a high school or university student and enjoy learning and studying advanced computer science? Have you taken the AP Computer Science A or Principles course and crushed it? If the answer to both of these questions is yes, keep on reading - we might have the dream opportunity for you!

At GT School, we're pursuing the vision of using process, tools, and the latest technology to teach AP Computer Science better than any other AP Prep Program in the world.

We are looking for students that have received a 5 on the AP CS A or P exam to help us evaluate the latest computer science learning and assessment apps and give us feedback; Additionally we need students to research and build a library of the best available online learning resources for targeted computer science topics.

What You Will Be Doing

• Taking computer science assessments and tests to validate their correctness and calibrate them to the ability of typical gt.school students
• Researching online for the best alternate learning content for targeted computer science topics
• Reviewing computer science learning apps and sharing your feedback on the thoroughness and depth of their learning content

Student Computer Science Analyst Key Responsibilities

• This job is 100% remote; you will need a computer and an Internet connection to do
• You will be the link between the gt Content Experts (high school interns also doing the same work as you) and the Program Director. Our gt Content Experts work on average 3 hours per week, so we’ll require you to help lead your team in building content as a ‘team captain’.
• You will need to install time tracking software (WorkSmart) to log the time you are actively working - we're a fully remote organization and all of our employees use this software.
• There will be 1 AP weekly meeting per week to meet with your fellow Student Analysts and gt Content Experts, and there will be multiple AP live sessions to attend as part of our program.
• You will work on various academic work units to build content for our AP Prep Program in your AP CS A/P Program Tracker spreadsheet.
• You can do the work at any convenient time during the week as long as you can work a minimum of 10 hours every week

Basic Requirements

• Must currently be in or have graduated from high school in the United States
• Able to consistently work 10 hours per week.
• Note: You’ll be required to submit your official AP score result prior to joining. You’ll also be required to take an AP Computer Science Principles mastery test and receive >=90% to join our team.
• Must have received a score of 5 on the AP Computer Science A or P College Board exam - this job requires candidates to be experts at computer science; we use the score on AP Computer Science A or P as a minimum baseline.
• Must currently be a student in high school or university - this job requires being a good proxy for a high school student, which is why we require all candidates to be active students.

About Gt.school

gt.school is a stealth EdTech startup in Austin, Texas, the center of educational innovation in the US. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and high-performance life skills coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn 5x faster and unlock their full potential in both academics and in life. We are a remote-first company that hires globally via Crossover.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

• You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
• Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

• Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.
• First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
• If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/password-recovery if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.
• Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form - by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-4883-US-Houston-StudentCompute