Textbook Writer : Secondary Math Job at BJU Education Group in Greenville

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Writer at BJU Press, you will have the opportunity to influence students and educators around the world. This role combines your passion for teaching, formal training, classroom experience, and research expertise to develop innovative textbooks and teacher support materials. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team-including other writers, instructional design specialists, biblical worldview experts, educational technology professionals, editors, permissions coordinators, artists, and designers-to create academically rigorous content that integrates a biblical worldview, leverages technology, and fosters 21st century skills. Please note that this is not a remote position .

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide subject matter and pedagogical expertise
• Conduct planning and research related to content, national and state standards, pedagogy, assessments, and other published materials
• Work on a team to develop scope and sequence, objectives, and content
• Develop content in coordination with the Biblical Worldview and Instructional Design teams along with designers and editors
• Collaborate with other team members daily, providing and receiving feedback through the reviewing and critiquing of drafts
• Plan and write teacher support materials, integrating teaching strategies
• Develop and provide hands-on activities for students
• Develop assessments aligned with the learning objectives
• Help designers mesh content with visual elements in a storyboarding process
• Coordinate with permissions department to ensure compliance with copyright requirements for all text, music recordings, photo, and art requests
• Interact with teachers, homeschool parents, and students to provide product support via email and presentations
• Promote BJU Press materials as needed at special events, conferences, video conferences, etc.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

ABOUT BJU PRESS

Vision : We want Christian education to be transformational in the lives of students as they grow in their faith and knowledge of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mission : We produce transformational products and services for Christian educators.

Brand Promise : We empower educators to prepare students to live in light of eternity.

About the Team : The writer team seeks to support the mission of BJU Press by researching and producing written manuscripts for instructional products that will be used by students and Christian educators from pre-school to grade 12. Writers produce materials that are written from and teach a clear biblical worldview, are academically rigorous and pedagogically sound, that develop critical thinking skills as well as a lifelong love of learning. Materials produced by writers incorporate robust educational technology resources and provide training in 21st century skills.

An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group - Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press - must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https : / / www.bju.edu / about / creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group's positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https : / / www.bju.edu / about / positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology. Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, worldclass education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.

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