User Experience Design Instructor Lead- Bahrain Full-time Temporary Position

Since 2011, General Assembly (GA) has transformed tens of thousands of careers through pioneering, experiential education in today’s most in-demand skills. As featured in The Economist, Wired, and The New York Times, GA offers training in web development, data, design, marketing, and more, both online and at campuses across multiple countries. Our global professional community boasts more than 95,000 full- and part-time alumni — and counting.

In addition to fostering career growth for individuals, GA helps employers cultivate top diverse tech talent and spur innovation by transforming their teams through strategic learning. More than 21,000 employees at elite companies worldwide have honed their digital fluency with our corporate training programs. GA has also been recognized as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, and Fast Company has dubbed us leaders in World-Changing Ideas as well as the #1 Most Innovative Company in Education.

In this immersive educational experience, students engage in the user experience design process, developing the skills and portfolio of a junior practitioner. We are looking for instructors to lead this transformative experience through General Assembly’s User Experience Design Immersive course. This role is a full-time, temporary position that includes a start and end date for this cohort. There may be potential to receive an additional assignment offering, but additional assignments are not guaranteed.

Why Teach the User Experience Design Immersive?

If You Are Looking To Make a Life-changing Impact By Doing What You Know And Love, This Is The Position For You. Through This Unparalleled Opportunity, You Will

• Deepen your own design skills by guiding students through a rigorous journey where they begin as driven novices and leave as empowered designers
• Facilitate a supportive and energetic community that lasts well beyond the course
• Challenge students to think strategically as they turn their ideas into real user experience solutions
• Hone your own leadership and teaching skills by working with an instructional team and classroom community
  

Skills And Qualifications

• You are eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of the newest generation of user experience designers.
• You are the person that your colleagues naturally gravitate to when they are looking for guidance.
• You have at least 2+ years of experience working in user experience design.
• You have fluency in some or all of the following topics: Figma, the UX Process, User Research and Personas, Usability Testing, UX Analysis, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Analytics and Optimization, Mobile UX, and/or HTML/CSS.
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of applicable experience in lieu of a 4-year degree
• At least 2 years of practical experience within the last five years; 3 years preferred.
• Practical experience does not include teaching experience.
• Good moral character and strong decision making abilities
• Language, mathematical, reasoning, and computer skills that assure teaching effectiveness.