Remote Math Tutor - AMC Prep, Part-Time Online — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is a part-time, fully remote tutoring position — one of the most nomad-friendly job types available. At under 20 hours per week, it's ideal as a supplementary income stream for digital nomads or travelers seeking flexible work.
Schedule considerations: The job requires availability during weekday evenings and weekends in North American time zones (students are US-based). This means you'll need to align with approximately UTC-5 to UTC-8, which can be challenging if you're based in Southeast Asia or Europe, but is very manageable from Latin America, or within a few time zones of the US East Coast.
- Lisbon (GMT+1): Evening US hours would fall in the early morning — workable but requires discipline.
- Medellín (GMT-5): Near-perfect alignment with US Eastern time. At $20–25/hr for ~15 hrs/week (~$1,200–1,500/month), this comfortably covers living costs (~$1,200–1,800/month).
- Bangkok (GMT+7): US evenings land late at night or early morning — difficult but possible for night owls.
No travel-specific perks (coworking allowance, equipment stipend) are mentioned. You'll need a reliable internet connection and a quiet environment for live one-on-one sessions. Best suited for nomads in the Americas or those working US-compatible hours.
Job Type: Part-Time (less than 20 hrs/week)
Location: Remote
Intended Start Date: As soon as possible
Who We Are:
Think Academy US (www.TheThinkAcademy.com), a 100% owned subsidiary of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL), is a recently established education technology (Ed-Tech) company providing K-12 extra-curricular learning services through science and technology. At Think Academy, we provide full-cycle service to foster local children's ability to think critically, strengthen their logic skills, and help them fulfill their goals through innovative teaching techniques. We believe Love and Technology can make education better. Each week, more than 6 million students are enrolled in TAL's online and offline education platform.
Who We Are Looking For:
Think Academy is expanding its competition math programs for students in North America. We are currently looking for Remote Math Competition Tutors to teach and support students preparing for AMC 8 and AMC 10 mathematics competitions. Our program focuses on developing students' problem-solving abilities, mathematical reasoning, and competition strategies to help them succeed in national math contests.
What You Will Do:
- Deliver online one-on-one math lessons focused on AMC 8 and AMC 10 competition preparation.
- Teach in English using interactive and problem-solving based methods to help students develop strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
- Guide students through competition-style problems and explain key concepts and strategies used in math competitions.
- Help students build systematic approaches to common competition math topics such as number theory, algebra, counting, probability, and geometry.
- Support students in developing confidence and effective test-taking strategies for math competitions.
- Provide timely feedback and targeted guidance to support student understanding and continuous improvement.
How You Can Be Qualified:
- Bachelor's degree or above; majors in Math, Economics, Finance, or related fields are preferred
- Experience in math competitions or relevant competition teaching/tutoring experience is highly preferred
- Strong math foundation; familiarity with competitions such as AMC, AIME, or MathCounts is preferred
- Available to work during weekday evenings and weekends
- Bilingual proficiency in Mandarin is preferred
Pay:
Pay starts from $20–25/hr, with opportunities for promotion and salary increases twice a year.
Think Academy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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