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Laboratory Instructor (In-person)

school
Tokyo Academics
location
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Start date
Ongoing
1
  • Elementary, Middle School, High School
  • Licensed Teacher, College/University Faculty, University Graduate
  • Bachelor
  • 1 year of teaching experience
  • Biology or a related field

Basic requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in biology or a related field
  • Experience working or conducting research in a laboratory setting
  • 1 year of relevant teaching experience
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel and G Suite
  • Currently working in Japan

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or higher in biology or a related field
  • 3+ years of relevant teaching experience
  • Experience with laboratory inventory management
  • Lab safety certification

 

  • Competitive compensation package 
  • Bonuses based on company growth 
  • Join a growing bootstrapped company with a lot of potential for growth
  • Autonomy to implement ideas and have a significant impact

 

About Tokyo Academics:

Tokyo Academics is the passion project of a constellation of teachers, researchers, and academics from around the world. Since 2012, we’ve evolved from a few university friends to a growing number of part-time and full-time individuals located in Tokyo, as well as working remotely. We are an organization of experts deeply passionate about helping students meet their potential and capture the opportunities of the future.

We're hiring an instructor to teach classes and private lessons in our laboratory, as well as to help with inventory management. You will be responsible for leading elementary and middle students through a range of engaging, age-appropriate science experiments.

 

What you will be doing:

Teaching students (ages 6-13) in our laboratory at our Nishiazabu, Tokyo learning center

Managing laboratory inventory, including ordering supplies, creating invoices, and communicating with local suppliers

 

Who you are:

  • Patient and nurturing; you look forward to teaching students with diverse academic interests and capabilities
  • Agile and adaptable; you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy addressing new challenges as a team
  • Personable with strong communication skills
  • Organized and detail-oriented

 

Work hours:

10 to 20 hrs/week

Working in-person, hence must be available during business hours (10am-7pm Japan Standard Time)

 

This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job

Who we are

TA is the passion project of a constellation of teachers, researchers, and academics in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2012, we’ve evolved from a few university friends tutoring at a tiny restaurant in Tokyo into an organization of academic, test prep, and college admissions experts, helping students to realize and reach their potential and capture the opportunities of the future.

We believe in a world where individuals have the capability to learn anything, the confidence to tackle any challenge, and the community support to reach success.

 

Our mission

Our mission is to guide and teach anyone with the desire to learn while establishing and maintaining world-class standards for education and mentorship. We hope that our team not only teaches students but inspires them to push themselves outside of their comfort zone and beyond their limits, and nothing is more exciting to us than seeing our students achieve their goals!

This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job
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