Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tutor

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote tutoring

Flexible hours

Weekly payout

AI Copilot support

No commute

Job summary

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company, is seeking online AI tutors to empower students across the United States from home. Tutors set their own hours, earn competitive rates, and can work fully remotely using our Live Learning Platform.

Earn up to $40/hour with incremental pay per session and biweekly invoicing. Our AI Tutor Copilot assists with real-time support, lesson generation, and engagement tools to maximize teaching impact.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of ML algorithms, neural networks, NLP, CV, RL, and ethical AI.
• Ability to explain supervised/unsupervised learning and transformer architectures.
• Experience teaching AI concepts to diverse learners.
• Comfort tutoring online with a strong communication style.

Responsibilities

• Tutor students 1-on-1 online on AI topics.
• Create engaging lesson content and adapt to student needs.
• Provide timely feedback and track progress.
• Invoice for sessions and manage scheduling.

Skills

Advanced AI knowledge

Machine learning

Neural networks

NLP

Python programming

Teaching / explaining concepts

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.
  
  

What We Look For In a Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tutor

• Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of machine learning algorithms, neural networks, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, search algorithms, knowledge representation, probabilistic reasoning, and ethical AI considerations. Ability to explain supervised and unsupervised learning, backpropagation, transformer architecture, and bias in AI systems while preparing students for AI research, data science, and technology innovation careers.
• Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at breaking down neural network architectures, training optimization, and model evaluation techniques. Guides students through implementing classification and regression models, designing neural networks, preprocessing data, evaluating model performance with metrics, and interpreting AI system outputs. Emphasizes connecting mathematical foundations to practical implementation and applies AI to healthcare, autonomous systems, and creative applications.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with AI curricula at introductory and intermediate levels and common challenges such as understanding gradient descent mathematics, selecting appropriate model architectures, and interpreting overfitting. Adapts instruction using Python with TensorFlow or PyTorch, interactive notebooks, and real-world data projects to support students from AI concepts introduction through intermediate machine learning implementation.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.
  
  

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.
  
  

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.