Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Belgium
Location: European Schoolnet, Rue de Treves, 61, Brussels
Overview
European Schoolnet (EUN) is looking for a new coordination trainee to join its Science Education department in Brussels. The trainee will actively support the activities of various projects, including webinars, website management, teachers’ coordination and supporting schools with their STEM1strategies.The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with a hands-on approach, and interested in working in a fast-paced international environment.
Details
Main tasks
This list is for indicative purposes only. It will be adapted to meet the priorities of the organisation and in response to skills demonstrated by the trainee. Tasks will include:
- Organising webinars, including scheduling, providing technical support, following up with participants, creating certificates of participation, moderating, etc.
- Web-editing, including updating and maintaining websites of projects in science education.
- Writing news and articles about projects in science education.
- Coordinating teachers and schools’ activities and providing pedagogical support as needed, including reviewing submissions, following up with school activities, supporting teachers in submitting entries for review...
- Monitoring the submission of teaching materials and publications, following up with users’ requests, curating learning scenarios and editing materials,etc.
- Attending project meetings with partners and other stakeholders.
- Assisting with the production of project deliverables and reporting
About European Schoolnet
European Schoolnet(EUN)is a network of 30+Ministries of Education(MoEs), based in Brussels. As a non-profit organisation, we aim to bring innovation in teaching and learning to our key stakeholders: MoEs, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners. Since 1997, EUNhas used its links with MoEsto help schools make effective use of educational technologies, equipping both teachers and pupils with the skills to succeedin the knowledge society.
The Science Education Department
STEM Education, including Educational (Emerging) Technologies, is one of the priorities of EUN’s MoEs. In the last 15years, theteam has been involved in 60+projects including both EC funded initiatives (e.g., Scientix, the community for science education in Europe) and private funded projects (e.g., the STEM Alliance). The department consists of 24 colleagues, including project managers, coordinators, pedagogical advisers, and communications officers.
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Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Profile and skills
- Very good spoken and written English plus at least one other EU language.
- Excellent organizational skills since success in this role will depend upon forward planning and proactivity.
- Candidates should be enthusiastic with the desire to learn continuously and maintain a high level of quality in their work and have a positive attitude towards trying out and using different IT tools.
- Experience in organising online events desirable.
- Preferable: Masters’ degree preferably in education, science, or science communication, with strong motivation on the following areas: Science Education, ICT in Education and European funded projects.
- A basic knowledge of HTML and previous experience with web content management systems and other web publishing tools (ideally Liferay and WordPress) would be a plus.
- Attention to detailand being able to work independentlyis critical.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Benefits: a stipend of 1100 €/monthnet for the duration of the internship; hybrid position: Remote working from the Belgian residence up to three days per week allowed (Science Education Department colleagues work from the office on Thursdays and Fridays); up to10 days remote working from outside Belgium during the internship
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