Background

Siyavula is a Shuttleworth Foundation seeded project that supports and encourages communities of teachers to work together, openly share their teaching resources and benefit from the use of technology. We believe that it is through collaboration and the freedom to adapt and contextualise teaching material to suit their specific needs, that a higher standard of education can be achieved.

In collaboration with the Free High School Science Texts project (www.fhsst.org), Siyavula is aiming to finalise textbooks aligned with the new Curriculum and Policy Statements (CAPS) to be implemented from next year. We are looking for two (2) dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join our small team for the remainder of 2011, to focus on FET Mathematics and on FET Physical Science.

Position

Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae and motivation letter to Mark Horner at mark.horner@shuttleworthfoundation.org. We would like to fill these positions as soon as possible and will begin interviewing candidates immediately.

The successful candidate will be required to work in two areas:

1. Primary task: FHSST / FullMarks content authoring and editingWorking on our core products will require the candidate to:
   • edit and author content for FET Mathematics/Physical Science;
   • edit and author assessment items for FET Mathematics/Physical Science;
   • be proficient in mathematics and information technologies;
   • comfortable working on a word processor utilising mathematics and working online;
   • be able to assess and review resources / tools and integrate them, as appropriate, into:
     1. FHSST books, and
     2. FullMarks;
   • familiarity with LaTeX, PSTricks and XML will be advantageous.
2. Secondary task: Technical support of all activitiesThe candidate will be required to provide technical support at events and workshops showcasing the various products.

 

In addition, the candidate needs to fit into the Siyavula team and the general working environment. This requires the candidate to:

1. be comfortable working in teams;
2. demonstrate a willingness to participate in group work, including:
   1. strategy discussions,
   2. brainstorming,
   3. product analysis;
3. be passionate about
   1. improving education both locally and globally, and
   2. the use of technology; and
4. embrace transparency and openness as a general operating procedure.

 

Basic day-to-day tasks require that the candidate have:

1. excellent writing skills;
2. a high-level of IT literacy;
3. excellent communication skills;
4. a high-level of independence and initiative; and
5. abundant enthusiasm.

 

Minimal formal requirements are a BSc. and teaching experience in FET Mathematics/Physical Science. A higher degree and education diploma would be extremely advantageous.

It would also be to the candidate’s advantage to:

1. be familiar with open-source software;
2. be familiar with Creative Commons licences;
3. have knowledge of, or familiarity with openly licensed educational resources; and
4. be familiar with social media tools.

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