Ai / Data Science Coach

**AI & Data Science Trainer / Coach**
- Gent - Part time (50%)_

**Job Overview**

At BeCode, we have 1 mission: enabling tomorrow’s digital talents to blossom. We believe that education makes anything possible. Since 2017, BeCode has been offering inclusive coding bootcamps to jobseekers to start their career in the ICT sector as a web developer, AI data operator, DevOps developer, SAP consultant. And we won’t stop there.

Our trainers are learning sherpas, who know shortcuts in the mountains our learners (also called juniors) have to cross to acquire the necessary soft and hard skills required by the job market. By using our pedagogic framework of 7 pillars and leading the entire group of juniors onto the other side of the mountain safely, they help our juniors to start a bright career in the digital world.

Alone we move faster, together we go further.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

As a coach, you’ll guide the juniors of your AI promotion to their new career path, using the active pedagogical framework:

- Provide well-structured learning and consolidation challenges to create a trajectory of learning situations based on active learning methodologies such as project-based learning, self-tuition, learning by teaching, etc, in order to meet the ultimate objective of learning autonomy.
- Enforce, facilitate, monitor and support the group in its rituals: workshops, watches, standups, etc.
- Create the mutual help dynamics within the group of learners: fostering collaboration over competition and group decision processes
- Assess the progress of learning (through written code reviews, consolidation challenges )
- Identify and address individual learning difficulties, provide individual follow-ups whenever it is needed during the training
- Stimulate juniors’ participation in code learning events, hackathons, external projects, meetups and technological watches
- Follow-up on all administrative tasks and participation to tasks related to the enrolling, training and recruiting of juniors by properly keeping a log about meaningful interactions, taking the daily attendances, participation in selection interviews and events to promote our training
- Support learners in their efforts to obtain an internship/job

Learn more about our Active Pedagogy here.

You will also participate in BeCode’s daily life and development by
- Participating in enriching the pedagogical reflection of the BeCode pedagogy, through openness, collaboration and co-creation with our community of trainers via various tools.
- Support on various projects that are in our projects pipeline, based on your interests and the company’s needs.

**Are you the new team member we are looking for?**

BeCodians have our social mission at heart and demonstrate a genuine passion for helping people improve their skills using our Active Pedagogy. You are someone who:

- Has hands-on work experience in practical Data Science / AI projects involving Machine Learning, Data Analysis and / or Data Engineering;
- Masters shell scripting, the Python language and is able to train learners on it;
- Masters at least one of the following:Strong knowledge of the different models and libraries of Machine Learning and Deep Learning (including NLP and/or Computer Vision);
Strong experience with the tools and principles of data engineering (Databases, ETL, Spark, Airflow);
Strong experience with the tools and principles of data analysis (Data cleaning, Data Viz, Tableau/PowerBI);
- Shows patience and empathy: you have good listening skills and are able to level with learners and colleagues to understand their perspective, free of judgements;
- Is a learning enthusiast: you are passionate about technology and learning, you monitor breakthroughs in your field and share them with your colleagues and learners;
- Is comfortable working in English and Dutch
- Is familiar with active learning pedagogy.
- Is comfortable using Trello, Google Suite and LinkedIn;
Travel: Since our campuses are located all over belgium, you may be asked to visit another campus once in a while.

**Our offer**
- A mission allowing you to have a strong positive impact on other people's lives allowing them to start their durable careers in IT.
- A part-time employment (50%)
- Working in a hybrid form

The role is open for a freelancer or an employee, we’re open to discuss

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent contract, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Freelance
Part-time hours: 19.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Bicycle plan
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Company computer
- Food allowance
- Internet reimbursement
- Mileage reimbursement
- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Sunday or public holiday pay
- Vacation money

Work Location: Hybrid remote in 9050 Gent