Director of Learning Science $400,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
You have shaped a compelling academic vision and delivered measurable outcomes. You have led with directness and accountability, not from the sidelines. In learning science, your work is substantive—you have built systems that produce results, validated their effectiveness, and earned credibility to represent them publicly. If this describes your experience, 2 Hour Learning seeks its chief academic architect.
2 Hour Learning operates a model in which students achieve accelerated learning—twice the pace of traditional schooling—within two hours daily. This is powered by AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and structural innovation that departs from conventional classrooms. The outcomes are validated. We now require a leader who will drive execution consistency across varied school implementations, elevate academic leadership standards, and serve as the authoritative external advocate for a model rooted in evidence-based learning science.
This role is not theoretical. It demands operational leadership. You will direct academic strategy in practice, establish performance standards, surface execution shortfalls, and develop high-caliber teams to produce tangible results. You will operationalize our scientific principles into disciplined execution and advocate for this model on a global stage.
What you will be doing
- Developing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable direction for curriculum design, motivational architecture, and application development.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to maintain alignment, accountability, and consistent delivery of outcomes across school teams.
- Analyzing data, conducting interviews, and performing observations to produce academic ecosystem assessments that identify high-impact obstacles to learning acceleration and recommend targeted interventions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the public representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-visibility settings—including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education—to influence systemic transformation in global education paradigms.
What you will NOT be doing
- Engaging in isolated curriculum initiatives that lack broader systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from measurable student outcomes or operational execution.
- Transferring performance accountability to mid-level managers or external consultants.
- Depending on institutional prestige or abstract theory to influence critical stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by ensuring execution consistency across school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and establishing yourself as the authoritative public representative of a movement founded on rigorous science and demonstrated results.
Candidate requirements
- Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related field
- 7+ years leading academic or EdTech teams with evidence of exceptional learning outcomes
- Proven experience applying AI or technology to accelerate learning
- Track record of public thought leadership such as media, keynotes, books, or advising
- Strong performance management skills with the ability to hold elite peers to a high bar
- Fluent in interpreting data to diagnose learning issues and direct interventions
- Comfortable engaging directly with students, parents, and school leaders
Nice to have
- Founded or led an innovative school model, lab school, or high-performing EdTech venture
- Experience navigating cultural, political, or international education contexts
- Deep familiarity with Bloom's 2 Sigma research and other mastery learning frameworks
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