This opportunity has expired. It is therefore no longer possible to like or apply.
See similar opportunities insteadYour career starts on Magnet.me
Create a profile and receive smart job recommendations based on your liked jobs.
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Young Graduate Traineeship Opportunity in the Director General's Services.
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged.
Post
Young Graduate Trainee for School Didactics in Environmental Sciences and Earth Observation
This post is classified F1.
Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Our team and mission
In general, the ESA Education Office aims to use space as a theme to enhance the literacy and competence levels of young Europeans (from primary school to PhD level) in science and technology and inspire them to pursue STEM careers, related to space in particular.
The STEM Education & Outreach Unit of the Office targets primary and secondary school teachers and students (in formal education) through several activities aimed at supporting the teaching and learning of curricular STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects. Such activities include: teacher-training, classroom resources and hands-on school projects – all using space as an inspiring and interdisciplinary overarching theme.
This Unit also runs several activities related to informal education and outreach.
In parallel, the Tertiary Education Unit of the Office targets university students. Through its ESA Academy programme, it offers a number of opportunities for students to: a) gain practical experience of real-life space projects b) benefit from a vast portfolio of training courses in all the space-related disciplines, supplementing their academic education. Through the Academy, the students access the know-how and expertise of space professionals, while getting exceptional access to operational space facilities.
Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: www.esa.int/ESA and the ESA Education web pages: www.esa.int/education
Field(s) of activity
As a YGT, you will operate within the scope of the STEM Education & Outreach Unit of the ESA Education Office (see above).
ESA space programmes produce a wealth of knowledge, data and expertise which hold enormous potential for enhancing the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) topics in Europe's primary and secondary schools.
You will contribute to the Unit’s teaching activities, in particular those related to Environmental Sciences and Earth Observation from Space, by:
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Education
You should have just completed, or be in the final year of a university course at Master's level (or equivalent) in a technical or scientific discipline. University background in environmental and/or earth sciences is an asset. Additional studies and/or experience in formal STEM school pedagogy, didactics and teaching are an asset.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Change language to: Dutch
This page is optimised for people from the Netherlands. View the version optimised for people from the UK.