Student Mentor (AI Focus)

About Elite Minds:

Elite Minds is an EdTech startup dedicated to empowering middle and high school students to build impactful passion projects. We guide students in ideating, developing, and creating meaningful initiatives aligned with their interests and goals.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly accomplished mentor with deep expertise and enthusiasm in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical fields to join our mentorship team. Ideal candidates will have a strong academic background from a top-tier university and experience building technical projects and applications. As a mentor, you will guide students interested in AI-driven and technology-focused passion projects, including AI-assisted coding tools, LLMs, and intelligent systems.

Mentors may support programs focused on helping students build portfolio-ready AI applications using modern AI development workflows and tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI APIs, and related platforms. This includes guiding students through product ideation, MVP development, debugging, deployment, and technical presentation skills.

Assignment to individual or group mentoring sessions will be determined based on program needs at the time.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct one-on-one mentorship sessions (1 hour per student) and lead small group sessions (5-10 students, 1 hour per week), based on current program needs
• Guide students through project development, from ideation to completion
• Teach programming fundamentals, API integration, and modern AI-assisted development workflows using tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and OpenAI APIs
• Guide students in using LLM APIs and prompt engineering best practices to build functional AI applications
• Help students scope, architect, build, test, and deploy AI-powered applications
• Help students debug technical challenges while supporting student progress and engagement
• Support students in preparing polished demos, presentations, and portfolio-ready final projects
• Foster a collaborative learning environment where students can share ideas and learn from one another
• Collaborate with the Elite Minds team to enhance our technical curriculum and mentorship programs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from a top-tier university in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a closely related field
• Strong academic and technical background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or AI
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience building AI-powered applications using LLM APIs and modern AI-assisted development tools/workflows
• Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM capabilities/limitations
• Strong communication and teaching skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to students
• Demonstrated experience in teaching, mentoring, tutoring, coaching, or leading technical projects
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and development tools
• Ability to adapt teaching style to different student learning needs
• Patience, professionalism, and strong classroom management skills

Compensation and Terms:

• $50-60 per hour
• Flexible hours: 3-10 hours per week, based on your availability and desired workload
• Job duration: Minimum 8-month commitment

Join us in shaping the next generation of tech innovators, builders, and AI founders!

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: Remote