Educational Specialist - Science

Educational Initiatives (EI); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Educational Initiatives in Bengaluru seeks an Education Specialist for the CARES team. You will develop curriculum-aligned assessments that measure student learning and understanding across diverse school contexts.

Collaborate with content developers, software engineers, and product experts to ensure assessments reflect curriculum standards and learning outcomes. Masters in Physics/Chemistry with 0–2 years in education is preferred.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Physics or Chemistry is required.
• 0–2 years in education, assessments, or educational research.
• Strong science knowledge across Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality focus.
• Ability to manage tight timelines and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop curriculum-aligned science assessment items and test papers across grade levels.
• Review and quality-check content for accuracy, clarity, alignment to standards.
• Align content with CBSE, ICSE, state boards, and international curricula.
• Analyze assessment data to identify trends and misconceptions.
• Coordinate with field team to understand needs and deadlines.
• Stay updated on curriculum changes and assessment best practices.
• Support cross-functional teams in product development and delivery.
• Manage small projects to meet deadlines.

Skills

Science knowledge

Attention to detail

Time management

Data analytics

Education

Masters degree in Physics/Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Education Specialist plays a crucial role within the CARES (Comprehensive Assessment Reporting and Evaluation for Schools) team at Educational Initiatives. Working alongside content developers, software engineers, and product experts, the Education Specialist develops curriculum-aligned assessments that measure student learning and understanding across diverse school contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop curriculum-aligned assessment items and test papers for Science across various grade levels
• Create, review, and quality-check assessment content for accuracy, clarity, alignment to curriculum standards, pedagogical soundness, and to ensure assessments accurately measure conceptual understanding, application skills, and learning outcomes.
• Align assessment content with different curricula used by schools (CBSE, ICSE, State Boards, International curricula, etc.).
• Analyze assessment performance data to identify learning trends, common misconceptions, and areas requiring intervention.
• Coordinate with the field team to understand specific assessment needs and timelines.
• Stay updated on curriculum changes, examination patterns, educational standards, and assessment best practices.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to ensure seamless product development and delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the CARES assessment platform.
• Manage small projects meet deadlines.

Requirements

Must Have

• Strong subject knowledge in Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) across middle and high school levels.
• Strong attention to detail and quality focus.
• Ability to manage tight timelines and work under pressure.

Good to Have

• Proficiency in data analytics
• Microsoft office suite

Not Suitable For

• Significant/ frequent job hoppers
• Individuals who do not like daily deadlines.

Knowledge, Experience Qualification

• Masters degree in Physics/Chemistry
• 0-2 years experience in education, Assessments or educational research