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This position is based at European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC - Galaxia) - Transinne, Belgium 

In consideration of the geographical location of ESEC-Galaxia, successful applicants are recommended to have or obtain a driving license prior to the take up of duties.

The intern positions concern the ESA Education programme, in particular the STEM Learning and Inspiration programme targeting 3-18 years-old youngsters, directly or through their teachers and educators:

Learn with Space, initiatives to support educators from formal and non-formal education venues, starting from early-ages up to upper secondary age-groups, such as professional educator training, didactics resources, interdisciplinary school projects, thematic workshops and hackathons, and an international community of practice.
Such activities are implemented at national level through the ESA ESERO project (www.esa.int/esero), a network of dedicated national offices and consortia of partners established by ESA in its Member and Associate States.

Let Space Inspire You, inspirational events, role modelling, career awareness initiatives, and access to space experts for youth and their families to be attracted to space and STEM, and understand their importance for society and economy. In doing so, help to break diversity barriers, boost accessibility, and promote sustainability for a better future.

The communication and promotion activities of the ESA Education programme at large, such as web, social media, Education web TV and goodie production, also fall under the STEM Learning and Inspiration programme.

Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int

Field(s) of activity for the internship

You can choose between the following topics:

1) Topic 1: STEM Education Didactics
You will build experience in the field of early-age, primary and secondary education science didactics, for instance by:

• contributing to the creation of the new didactics activities and resources making use of the space context as example;
• categorizing the existing ESA-ESERO resources;
• updating the existing set of STEM didactics resources (including the ESA-ESERO school projects didactics resources – CanSat/MissionX/Climate Detectives/Moon Camp/Astro Pi);
• writing video message scripts and develop physical video demonstrations (e.g but not limited to, for ESA astronaut missions on the International Space Station, or ISS) for STEM education and/or educational promotion purposes;
• other STEM didactics-related tasks.

Learning areas: STEM education, technology applied to school-level education, inquiry-based/project-based didactics.

2) Topic 2: e-learning for teachers
You will build experience in the production of e-learning courses and modules for school-level STEM teachers, for instance by:

• contributing to the definition of learning objectives and e-learning products architecture;
• writing video message scripts, story boards, and develop physical video demonstrations for e-learning purposes;
• integrating e-learning content in the ESA Education LMS (Learning Management System);
• other STEM didactics-related tasks.

Learning areas: STEM education, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, e-learning content Authoring Tools.

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

Education

You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

Additional requirements

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

Additional requirements: 

Topic 1: STEM Education Didactics

Knowledge of and experience in any of the following areas is a major asset:

• STEM subject knowledge and/or STEM education/didactics;
• Inquiry-based/project-based learning didactics methodology;
• Knowledge of Python coding;
• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign.

Topic 2: e-learning for teachers

Knowledge of and experience in any of the following areas is a major asset:

• STEM subject knowledge and/or STEM education/didactics;
• Basic knowledge and/or experience in e-learning systems (LMS) and or Content Management Systems (CMS);
• Basic knowledge and/or experience in video/image processing.