The successful candidate will initially work on the following tasks:

• Create an Open Educational Resource for high-school students on virus research that will be published online under an open license and includes aspects of bioinformatics, laboratory and presentation components.
• Develop this resource, which will also be used for school classes visiting the school lab, in collaboration with researchers and teachers; test materials with school classes.
• Contribute to developing further modules for the school laboratories for different high-school classes and subject areas (including biology, chemistry and physics), considering links to European XFEL research as well as school curricula.
• Prepare for school visits, including procurement of equipment, chemicals, bacterial cells, electronics or other experimental items

After the opening of the European XFEL Visitor Centre and School lab, the candidate will:

• Teach and supervise visiting school classes, with assistance from student tutors.
• Provide training and instruction for student tutors.
• Develop networks with schools, scientists and other school laboratories, especially in the local region, but also on a national and international level.
• Continuously improve the teaching modules and develop new ones for different age groups and thematic areas
• Develop concepts for attracting a range of different school classes to attend including different school types and for visiting schools from other European countries
• Develop modules for the training of teachers
• Contribute to strategy development for the European XFEL school laboratories in collaboration with the Visitor Centre Coordinator and PR Group Lead.​​​​​​​