7. Support in the pedagogical development of CESAR’s educational activities, with a special focus on the educational campaign for the upcoming solar eclipses

ESA supervisor: Beatriz González García
Collaborator(s): Marina Rodríguez Baras, Juan Ángel Vaquerizo

Site: ESAC

CESAR (Cooperation through Education in Science and Astronomy Research) is a joint educational programme developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), and the public company ISDEFE. It is based at ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain. Its main goal is to provide students and teachers from European schools with hands-on educational materials and resources about Astrophysics and Space Sciences, to be used in the classroom, as well as easy access to ESA’s data archive and to optical and radio telescopes. The CESAR team carries out continuous work on transforming its activities and educational materials, adapting them to new formats and pedagogical strategies that are more engaging for students. Some examples include the development of new activities such as online labs, VR applications, and e-learning platforms.

In this context, we follow the principles and guidelines already established by our colleagues at ESA Education, with whom the CESAR team is in regular contact. These updates are also carried out with the aim of making the materials progressively more accessible, inclusive, and diverse. In addition to continuing our usual educational activities, in 2025 the CESAR project has launched a specific educational campaign in preparation for the total and annular solar eclipses that will be visible from Europe over the next three years. The goal of this internship would be: 1. To collaborate in the development and revision of CESAR’s educational resources, with a particular focus on inclusion. 2. To take part specifically in the design and implementation of CESAR’s educational campaign related to the solar eclipses visible from Europe in 2026, 2027, and 2028.

Project duration: 6 months.

Desirable expertise or programming language:

  • Good understanding  of astronomical concepts.
  • Pedagological skills, experience working with primary and secondary school-level students.
  • Experience designing education materials for inclusive and diverse audiences.
  • Capable of working in international teams.
  • Fluent in English and Spanish (reading and writing).
  • Creative, capable to meet milestones within schedules.

To apply for this project please fill in an online application form through the following link.

To see the full list of Internships available at ESA please go to our website for ESA Career Opportunities.