Job Description

About Agastya International Foundation

Agastya is a transformative educational foundation. Since its formation in 1999, Agastya is actively engaged in propagating hands-on learning among poor rural children and teachers. It streams its vision and mission to rural India through a variety of channels including a creativity lab located on a 172-acre campus near Bangalore, 105 mobile labs spread across 14 states in India and 45 science centers spread across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Its advisors and members include entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, philanthropists, and teachers. To date, it has directly reached (face-to-face) 5 million children and 200,000 teachers through our continued efforts.

Agastya's hands-on program aims to spark curiosity and addresses significant gaps in the education system viz. lack of practical exposure to science concepts and poor teacher-student interaction. The main goal is to provide access to, attract and retain vulnerable and disadvantaged children to quality educational programs.

Activity on Internshala

Hiring since September 2022

2 opportunities posted

About the internship

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Work in coordination with the program and operations team to organize science fair in the field
2. Conduct YI training for children from 6th to 10th-grade children on science/math concepts
3. Coordinate with school teachers/HMs/Govt. officials to organize science fairs effectively
4. Prepare a report for the science fair program

Skill(s) required

English Proficiency (Spoken) English Proficiency (Written) Malayalam Proficiency (Spoken) Malayalam Proficiency (Written)

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Who can apply

Only those candidates can apply who:

1. are available for full time (in-office) internship

2. can start the internship between 6th Sep'22 and 11th Oct'22

3. are available for duration of 2 months

4. are from or open to relocate to Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and neighboring cities

5. have relevant skills and interests

• Women wanting to start/restart their career can also apply.

Other requirements

1. Masters or Bachelors degree in science or a related discipline

2. Some experience (advantageous)

3. Good communication skills in English and Malayalam

4. Good subject knowledge in science & mathematics

5. Good training skills

6. Time management skills

7. Good understanding of science/mathematics concepts/models

8. Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and PPT

9. Ready to travel across all 14 districts of Kerala

Perks

Certificate Letter of recommendation

Additional Information

Note: Instructors are expected to work in the field and away from home for 2-3 months.