What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychology or Sociology Professor - Video Lecturer (Remote Opportunity) position at Video Lecturer (Remote Opportunity) - UWorld, LLC?
UWorld is looking for experienced college professors with a strong teaching background in the psychology or sociology to develop video lectures for students preparing to take the MCAT. This is an independent contractor position, where you will work on a team of video lecturers in several disciplines to create video content that accompanies UWorld’s educational materials.
UWorld is a highly collaborative, creative, and employee-centric environment that provides long-term career opportunities to educators who are passionate about teaching the next generation of professionals from all disciplines. Call us geeks. Call us nerds. Call us overly obsessive. But make no mistake, UWorld's goal is to be the company people call on to help "make the really hard things easy to understand."
Minimum education required
- Master’s degree or higher in psychology, sociology, or other a related field
Minimum experience required
- Experience teaching one or more of the following courses at the undergraduate level (2 years preferred):
- Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, or other related courses
- Sociology, Medical Sociology, or other related courses
- Experience making educational videos or lectures (1 year)
- Experience in science communication is a plus
Required skills
- Passion for education and learning
- Ability to communicate difficult scientific concepts clearly and concisely in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to think strategically and analytically and transform conceptual ideas into a finished visually appealing product
- Focus on meeting project deadlines
- Proven history of working independently while operating within a team environment
- Ability to provide and receive feedback positively
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite products
- Ability to make rudimentary screen recordings of lectures that can be sent to a video production team for final development
Job responsibilities
Reports to the Team Lead of Video Content in the creation of MCAT video lectures
- Write cohesive scripts and develop slideshows for video lectures
- Produce preliminary video recordings of video lectures
- Receive and apply constructive feedback on video lectures
- Give constructive feedback on video content created by other lecturers
- Work with video production team to deliver a finished product
- Collaborate with management to ensure project deadlines are met