Scienteens Lab Team Member for Physics Outreach

The **University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character.

The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University focuses among others on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

The Scienteens Lab - De Labo fir Jonker - is the first research lab for high-school students in Luxembourg. It is an extracurricular learning center of the University of Luxembourg that develops and offers workshops designed to spark the interest of high-school students in science, show them the latest trends and technologies in research and supports them in their career choice. Hands-on experiments, supervised by experienced scientists and teachers from various disciplines, provide the students with an insight into scientific research and the day-to-day work in the lab. The workshops currently address relevant topics in biology, mathematics, computer science and **physics**. Please find here the link to our homepage and Facebook page.

The University of Luxembourg is seeking to make an appointment within the Scienteens Lab as soon as possible for the following position**:Scienteens lab team member for physics outreach.**

**Your Role...**:
What you can expect from the position:

- Exciting position which will allow you to integrate own ideas and visions
- Creative and independent development of hands-on workshops in physics integrating didactic concepts
- Coordinating and teaching hands-on workshops for high schools
- Organize outreach activities at events like science festivals
- Partnership with local high-school teachers and research groups from the University of Luxembourg
- Continuous trainings for you to improve your hard and soft skills and topics of interest
- Working together with colleagues of many different nationalities in a truly multilingual environment

**What we expect from you**:

- Experience in outreach activities and teaching preferred
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Good project management skills and organizational skills
- Multilingual: you should be fluent in German or French and very good in English; knowledge of Luxembourgish is an asset

**In Short...**:

- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 10 Month
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Belval
- Internal Title: Education programme specialist
- Job Reference: UOL05506

**How to apply...**:
Applications should be submitted online and include:

- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

**In return you will get**:

- **Multilingual and international character**. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- **A modern and dynamic university. **High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
- **A partner for society and industry**. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs