Designer - Science Learning / STEM Curriculum
Organization: Yardstick Educational Initiatives
Location: Hyderabad, India
Work Mode: Work from Office
Function: Product
Type: Full-Time
Openings: 2–3
About Yardstick & BeeCurious
Yardstick Educational Initiatives is the organisation behind BeeCurious — a STEM education initiative dedicated to making learning engaging, experiential, and future-ready for school students. Through hands-on STEM programs, project-based learning experiences, and innovative educational solutions, BeeCurious helps students develop critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, and innovation skills.
We partner with schools to deliver high-quality STEM learning experiences that complement classroom education and prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow. Our stakeholders include school leaders, principals, educators, students, and parents who share our vision of transforming learning through curiosity-driven education.
About the Role
We are looking for a candidate to join the BeeCurious product team. This is a hands-on, creative role at the heart of what we do — designing science and mathematics activities that students build, test, and learn from inside the classroom.
You will own both sides of the work: the activity itself and the curriculum around it. That means you will conceptualise new hands-on activities, source and experiment with materials, prototype and iterate until the activity works flawlessly, and then write the student worksheet and teacher guide that make the learning stick. These are not separate jobs done by separate people — you will do both, and the quality of one will always inform the other.
Freshers are welcome. If you have the right background and the right mindset, we will teach you the rest.
This role is for someone who genuinely loves science, finds joy in making things work, and believes that the best way to understand how the world works is to build something and see what happens.
Key ResponsibilitiesActivity Conceptualisation & Design
- Conceptualise new hands-on science and mathematics activities — think creatively about what phenomena can be explored with simple, accessible materials.
- Coordinate with the supply and production teams to source materials for prototyping; identify new materials and creative solutions when standard options do not meet the requirement.
- Work with the in-house design expert to ensure that the final activity is visually appealing, easy to assemble, and aesthetically engaging for students.
- Ensure the kit design is clean and intuitive — all components fit together without friction, assembly and disassembly are smooth, and there are no loose ends.
Prototyping & Iterative Testing
- Build and test prototypes hands-on — repeatedly, rigorously, and with a critical eye.
- Test every aspect of the activity: the working of the science, the assembly process, the durability of materials, and the experience of a student encountering it for the first time.
- Iterate through multiple cycles of design, testing, and refinement. Getting it right the first time is not the expectation — getting it right is.
- Document findings from each iteration and use them to drive the next improvement.
Curriculum Writing — Student Worksheet
- Write the student worksheet for each activity, structured to guide students through the experience and maximise the learning value.
- Each worksheet should include: a compelling introduction to the activity, a clear materials list, a step-by-step procedure, scaffolded spaces to capture observations and inferences, and inquiry-based questions that push students to think about what they saw and why.
- Frame questions using the Claim–Evidence–Reasoning approach so students develop the habit of grounding their conclusions in what they observed.
- Ensure the worksheet language is age-appropriate, clear, and engaging — written for the student, not the teacher.
Curriculum Writing — Teacher Guide
- Write the accompanying teacher guide for each activity, providing complete facilitation support.
- Include step-by-step instructions for running the activity in a classroom, safety guidance, answers to all student worksheet questions, and pedagogical context explaining the science behind the activity.
Curriculum & Standards Alignment
- Map each activity to the relevant curriculum frameworks — NCERT, ICSE, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) — and ensure the learning outcomes are clearly addressed.
- Ensure every activity is educationally purposeful: the hands-on experience should connect directly to a concept students are learning in their curriculum.
Ownership & Coordination
- Take full ownership of each activity from initial concept to final, production-ready deliverable.
- Coordinate proactively with the supply chain team to ensure materials are available when needed; follow up consistently and resolve sourcing challenges without waiting to be asked.
- Keep the Product Head informed of progress, blockers, and iterations at every stage.
Who You Are
- Passionate about science — genuinely, not on paper You are the kind of person who looks at a spinning top and wonders why it doesn't fall over, or takes apart a broken device just to see how it works. Science is not something you studied; it is something you are curious about. That curiosity is what will make you good at this job.
- Creative and inventive You can look at a handful of EVA foam, a DC motor, a straw, and some wire and imagine three different things a student could build with them. You enjoy the puzzle of turning a scientific concept into a physical experience, and you are willing to try unconventional approaches to get there.
- A problem-solver who works through failure Prototyping is an inherently frustrating process. Things do not work, materials behave unexpectedly, and designs that looked good on paper fall apart in practice. You do not give up when this happens — you diagnose, adapt, and try again.
- A believer in hands-on learning You understand — or are deeply curious about — why learning by doing is different from learning by reading. You care about the student's experience: what they observe, what they wonder, what they take away. That care shows up in the quality of your worksheets and the attention you bring to testing.
- An owner You take pride in completing your work. Once an activity is yours, you see it through — the design, the testing, the writing, all of it — until it is done well. You do not consider a task finished until it meets the standard.
- A collaborator who communicates proactively You work closely with designers, the supply team, and the Product Head. You keep people in the loop, flag problems early, and ask for help when you need it — rather than going quiet and hoping things resolve themselves.
Essential Requirements
The following are mandatory qualifications for this role. Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Physics or Engineering. Candidates with a background in Chemistry or Biology will also be considered, though Physics and Engineering are strongly preferred.
- Mindset: A genuine passion for science and hands-on learning — evident through coursework, personal projects, or any other avenue. This is as important as the degree.
- Freshers are welcome to apply — no prior work experience is required.
Preferred
- Any exposure to designing or facilitating science activities, experiments, or demonstrations — in a classroom, club, lab, internship, or personal project setting.
- Familiarity with curriculum frameworks such as NCERT, ICSE, or NGSS.
- Any experience writing curriculum, instructional content, or study material.
- Basic comfort with productivity tools — spreadsheets, documents, and project tracking.
The Opportunity
Most science graduates spend their careers explaining science that already exists. At BeeCurious, you will spend yours creating the experience through which students encounter it for the first time.
Every activity you design will be used by real students in real classrooms across India. When a student assembles a motor, watches a coil spin for the first time, and asks "why does it keep going?" — the answer to that question, and the experience that prompted it, will be something you built.
This is creative, purposeful work for someone who loves science and wants to put that love to use in a way that matters. If that is you, we would like to meet you.
Yardstick Educational Initiatives is an equal opportunity employer.
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Pay: ₹60,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
