Remote Math Tutor Job USA - Part-Time Online Teaching — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is fully remote and part-time (under 20 hours/week), which makes it attractive at first glance for digital nomads — but there is a significant constraint: you must be US-based, and the schedule requires availability during weekday evenings and weekends in US time zones. This means if you're traveling internationally, your sessions would fall in late-night or early-morning hours depending on your destination.
Timezone considerations by nomad destination:
- Lisbon (WET/UTC+0 or +1): US Eastern evenings (6–9 PM ET) = 11 PM–2 AM Lisbon — difficult long-term.
- Bangkok (ICT/UTC+7): US evenings = 6–9 AM next day Bangkok — potentially workable as a morning shift.
- Medellín (COT/UTC-5): Nearly aligned with US Eastern — very feasible for nomads in Latin America.
At $20–25/hr for under 20 hrs/week, gross weekly income tops out around $500, which comfortably covers cost of living in Medellín (~$1,200–1,800/month) but is tight for Lisbon (~$2,000–2,500/month). Since this is a US-only remote role, you'd need to maintain US tax residency and likely a US address. No travel-specific perks (coworking stipend, equipment budget) are mentioned.
Best suited as a supplementary income stream for US-based nomads traveling within the Americas or working from home bases in similar time zones.
Job Type: Part-Time (less than 20 hrs/week)
Location: Remote within the United States (US-Based, Fully 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.
Whom We Are Looking For:
Think Academy specializes in providing online math education for students in North America. Our curriculum aligns with U.S. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and supports students across upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels. Through personalized, one-on-one instruction, we help students strengthen foundational skills, improve academic performance, and build confidence in problem-solving. We are currently seeking Remote High School Math Tutors to support project testing and ongoing curriculum development.
What You Will Do:
- Deliver one-on-one online math lessons for high school students across North America, teaching subjects including Pre-Algebra, Algebra I & II, and Geometry, and related SAT Math topics, aligned with the CCSS framework
- Prepare and customize lesson content based on individual student needs, ensuring well-structured and high-quality instruction
- 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, Education, or related fields are preferred
- Prior Math teaching experience in middle school or high school is highly preferred
- Familiarity with Pre-Algebra, Algebra I & II, and Geometry curriculum
- Available and willing to work during weekday evenings and weekends (US time zones)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese 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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