Lead Instructor: Machine Learning Data Associate

Jobgether; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 344,000 - 620,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work from Romania or compatible

Part-time contract

Virtual-first environment

High-impact teaching

Professional collaboration

Curriculum involvement

Schedule flexibility

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a Lead Instructor: Machine Learning Data Associate to deliver live German-language instruction on ML data workflows and AI concepts. You will collaborate in English with program teams, drive curriculum refinement, and adapt sessions for diverse learners in a remote, part-time capacity.

Sessions may range from small groups to thousands of participants, with time zones aligned to EST/CEST. You will mentor learners on data labeling impacts and responsible AI practices, contributing

Qualifications

• Fluency in German to deliver instruction and strong English for written comms.
• Strong practical understanding of the machine learning lifecycle.
• Solid knowledge of generative AI and foundation models.
• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering and RAG concepts.
• Experience delivering live virtual instruction to large audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead live virtual classes for diverse learner groups, from 100 to 8,000+ participants.
• Deliver German instruction on ML data workflows, generative AI, prompt engineering, and related topics.
• Explain data labeling impact on model training, evaluation and deployment.
• Manage virtual classroom dynamics and learner engagement.
• Prepare thoroughly for each lecture and adapt pacing for different backgrounds.
• Collaborate with English-speaking teams to support smooth delivery.
• Contribute to curriculum refinement and course improvements.
• Provide feedback to strengthen course quality and outcomes.
• Maintain professional, empathetic learner interactions.

Skills

German instruction

English communication

ML lifecycle

Generative AI

Foundation models

Prompt engineering

RAG knowledge

Multimodal AI

Responsible AI

Live virtual instruction

Curriculum development

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead Instructor: Machine Learning Data Associate based in South Africa.

This is an opportunity to lead engaging, high-impact virtual learning experiences for diverse audiences developing skills in machine learning and AI data workflows. You will deliver live technical instruction in German while collaborating professionally in English with program and operations teams. The role combines technical expertise, instructional leadership, and the ability to make complex AI concepts practical and accessible. You will help learners understand how data labeling influences machine learning systems, generative AI, multimodal models, and applied AI workflows. Sessions may range from smaller groups to audiences of thousands of learners in a highly interactive online environment. You will also contribute to curriculum refinement and continuous course improvement. This is a part-time contract position with a remote setup and scheduled sessions aligned with the EST/CEST time zones.

Accountabilities

• Lead and facilitate live virtual classes for diverse learner groups, potentially ranging from 100 to more than 8,000 participants, while maintaining strong engagement and an effective learning environment.
• Deliver technical instruction in German on machine learning data workflows, generative AI, foundation models, prompt engineering, RAG, multimodal AI, responsible AI, and related concepts.
• Explain how data collection, annotation, labeling decisions, model training, evaluation, and deployment are connected, helping learners understand the downstream impact of their work.
• Manage virtual classroom dynamics, including Q&A, chat activity, pacing, learner engagement, and timely delivery of planned content.
• Adapt instructional approaches, explanations, and lesson pacing to accommodate learners with different backgrounds and levels of technical understanding.
• Prepare thoroughly for each lecture and ensure that technical content is delivered accurately, clearly, and in an accessible manner.
• Collaborate with program and operations teams in English to support smooth delivery, communicate updates, escalate issues, and maintain alignment on schedules and learner needs.
• Contribute to curriculum design and continuous improvement, including suggesting edits, refining lessons, and supporting the development of hands-on learning activities.
• Provide constructive feedback before and after sessions to strengthen course quality and learner outcomes.
• Maintain a professional, respectful, responsive, and empathetic presence when interacting with learners, colleagues, contractors, and guest speakers.

Requirements:

• Fluency in German sufficient to deliver all instruction and learner support professionally, combined with strong English proficiency for written communication, meetings, alignment, and issue escalation.
• Strong practical understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, including data collection, model training, evaluation, and deployment, with the ability to explain how labeling decisions affect model behavior and downstream outputs.
• Solid knowledge of generative AI and foundation models, including concepts such as pre-training, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), and human feedback for model alignment.
• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot prompting, and the ability to teach learners how to interpret requirements, identify task constraints, and evaluate output quality.
• Working knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and production AI workflows, including the ability to explain how to assess outputs for relevance, faithfulness, and groundedness.
• Understanding of multimodal and cross-modal AI, including how models process and generate text, images, audio, and video, and how these capabilities influence annotation and evaluation tasks.
• Knowledge of responsible AI, privacy, confidentiality, security, bias awareness, and transparency principles relevant to data labeling and AI workflows.
• Demonstrated experience delivering high-quality live virtual instruction, ideally to large and diverse audiences.
• Experience supporting technical curriculum development, lesson refinement, skills labs, or similar instructional content.
• Strong communication, presentation, empathy, adaptability, and classroom-management skills, with the ability to make complex technical concepts easy to understand.
• A positive and collaborative mindset, with strong attention to preparation, professionalism, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) certification or equivalent expertise, particularly experience aligning training content with certification domains and supporting exam readiness.

Benefits:

• Remote work: Work remotely from Romania or another location compatible with the required time zone.
• Part-time contract: Flexible engagement structured around scheduled instructional sessions and program needs.
• Virtual-first environment: Deliver impactful learning experiences entirely online using modern virtual classroom tools.
• High-impact teaching: Reach diverse learner populations and contribute to workforce development in AI and data.
• Professional collaboration: Work alongside program, operations, and instructional teams in an international environment.
• Curriculum involvement: Contribute ideas and expertise to the development and continuous improvement of technical training content.
• Potential schedule flexibility: Program dates and lecture times may be adjusted depending on program requirements and instructor availability.
• Inclusive environment: Participate in a learning culture focused on respect, accessibility, diversity, and equal opportunity.