CK-12 - Next Generation Textbooks

Current Openings

In Search of Visionaries and Pioneers

CK12, a well-funded non-profit, seeks highly motivated individuals to become part of a team set to revolutionize K-12 global learning and textbook publishing.

Through the use of a superior open-source environment, CK12 aims to create a major paradigm shift from traditional textbook learning and publishing to collaborative online learning and customized, textbook publishing designed to foster greater relevance and resonance amongst teachers, students and communities.

Developer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Do you:

Have a desire to shape the future of education by envisioning and developing powerful open source technologies.
Are a believer in open source technology and user-generated and open content.
Are highly motivated, passionate and willing to be part of a core founding team.
Have strong programming and debugging skills.
Have experience in developing software with modular architecture and optimized for performance.

Responsibilities:

Architect, design, implement and support end-to-end integrated wiki based text book authoring and publishing system
Support public school systems, teachers and students to successfully author, collaborate and publish text books
Work closely with teachers, researchers and students to define the services required for authoring and publishing in a reliable and scalable environment
Evaluate and select emerging open standards and components to complement widely adopted infrastructure products

Requirements:

MS in Computer Science or equivalent and strong experience implementing large scale web system & server products
Demonstrated technical leadership experience mentoring several developers
Proficiency in Python/Java/PHP/C with experience in systems programming and web-based infrastructure
Experience architecting modular server side components, including APIs with excellent understanding of component abstraction
Understanding of security, entitlement and transactional issues for web services, and web-based applications
Experience/Knowledge in XML, W3C standards, and Content Repository systems like MediaWiki, Zope etc.
Demonstrated experience with interaction and user interface design using YUI/GWT toolsets

Preferred:

Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL/PgSQL or any other RDBMS highly desired.
Previous experience in managing a successfully deployed production quality web systems
Ability to write design specs and experience in open source forums
Experience with developing web services based interfaces (REST/SOAP) and end user applications desired

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Operations Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities:

Design, implement and manage highly scalable web infrastructure network for K-12 teachers and students
Support a Wikipedia like web system for public school systems, teachers and students to successfully author, collaborate and publish text books
Work closely with developers and designers to define the network architecture and management policies of the network
Evaluate and select open source and standards based networking components to complement widely adopted infrastructure products

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent and 5+ years experience in implementing and managing highly scalable websites
Proficiency in Shell Scripting, PHP and Email Tools with experience in networking management and monitoring tools
Understanding of usability, manageability and infrastructure issues for web sites and web-based applications
Experience/Knowledge in data center management and all other IT related issues

Preferred:

Experience with open source systems such as Linux, Apache, MySQL/PgSQL or any other RDBMS highly desired.
Previous experience in designing a successfully deployed production quality web systems
Ability to manage procurement process, IT budgets and implement evaluation criteria for vendors and data center service providers

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Science Leader & Editor

Location: Palo Alto, CA
Reports to: Director of Content

Do you:

Have a desire to shape the future of education and wish to join an organization that will change the future of educational publishing
Wish to develop and motivate a community of authors to create, collaborate, disseminate and publish online educational material and printed textbooks
Believe in open user-generated content

Responsibilities:

Provide content-based leadership for CK-12
Oversee development of science instructional text-based materials at middle and high school level including life sciences and hard sciences
Identify, develop or acquire high-quality, grade appropriate curriculum that serves as the kernel for global community use, reuse, innovation and scaling
Recruit writers, negotiate and finalize contracts, and define scope and quality of work
Establish pedagogical standards for the content where needed
Develop a sample chapter for writers to model
Review and manage the acceptance criteria for content
Manage the flex book creation process and responsible for the creation of content that is able to be re-purposed into different levels, teaching needs, etc. (e.g. ESL)
Coordinate communication among writers, domain experts and other vendors to produce timely completion of high quality materials
Manage the development of images with writers, domain experts, and artwork vendors
Coordinate all aspects of external review process and implementation of revision suggestions
Review and edit content for factual accuracy, quality, readability, grade level suitability, pedagogy, currency and fit for state standards
Actively support the recruitment of pilot sites for materials testing and secure user feedback to enhance materials
Own the user experience. Work closely with K-12 school districts, teachers, and students to structure CK-12 content in ways that result in ongoing content authoring and enhanced learning
Actively contribute to the open educational resource paradigm for science materials for K-12 settings
Collaborative and contribute to the team. This position will work with other discipline Leaders in the content group

Requirements:

Masters degree required, PhD preferred in the sciences
Ability to innovate and pioneer new opportunities online
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Outstanding interpersonal skills, initiative and problem-resolution skills
Experience in editorial and educational publishing
Strong disciplinary training in the sciences
Experience and success in project management and management of multiple projects at a time
Entrepreneurial mindset and energized by start-up environment

Preferred:

Experience in the development of curriculum materials in K-12 in compliance with state and national standards
Experience in classroom teaching and training of teachers

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Math Leader & Editor

Location: Palo Alto, CA
Reports to: Director of Content

Do you:

Have a desire to shape the future of education and wish to join an organization that will change the future of educational publishing
Wish to develop and motivate a community of authors to create, collaborate, disseminate and publish online educational material and printed textbooks
Believe in open user-generated content

Responsibilities:

Provide content-based leadership for CK-12
Oversee development of math instructional text-based materials at middle and high school level
Identify, develop or acquire high-quality, grade appropriate curriculum that serves as the kernel for global community use, reuse, innovation and scaling
Recruit writers, negotiate and finalize contracts, and define scope and quality of work
Establish pedagogical standards for the content where needed
Develop a sample chapter for writers to model
Review and manage the acceptance criteria for content
Manage the flex book creation process and responsible for the creation of content that is able to be re-purposed into different levels, teaching needs, etc. (e.g. ESL)
Coordinate communication among writers, domain experts and other vendors to produce timely completion of high quality materials
Manage the development of mathematical images and graphics with writers, domain experts, and artwork vendors
Coordinate all aspects of external review process and implementation of revision suggestions
Review and edit content for factual accuracy, quality, readability, grade level suitability, pedagogy, currency and fit for state standards
Actively support the recruitment of pilot sites for materials testing and secure user feedback to enhance materials
Own the user experience. Work closely with K-12 school districts, teachers, and students to structure CK-12 content in ways that result in ongoing content authoring and enhanced learning
Actively contribute to the open-educational resource paradigm for math materials for K-12 settings
Collaborative and contribute to the team. This position will work with other discipline Leaders in the content group

Requirements:

Masters degree required, PhD preferred in mathematics
Ability to innovate and pioneer new opportunities online
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Outstanding interpersonal skills, initiative and problem-resolution skills
Experience in editorial and educational publishing
Experience and success in project management and management of multiple projects at a time
Entrepreneurial mindset and energized by start-up environment

Preferred:

Experience in the development of curriculum materials in K-12 in compliance with state and national standards
Experience in classroom teaching and training of teachers

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