Stem Trainer- Astrophysics

Lab of Future; Chennai District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Lab of Future in Chennai invites applications for a Classroom Teaching role focused on Space & Astronomy. You will conduct sessions with hands-on activities, demonstrations, and engineering challenges to foster curiosity and scientific thinking.

You will plan lessons, prepare resources, organize kits and equipment, and adapt delivery for diverse learners while mentoring students through projects and assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience in Ed-tech background preferred.
• Astrophysics background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engaging Space & Astronomy sessions using activity-based and project-based learning methodologies.
• Teach concepts through practical demonstrations, experiments, models, and engineering challenges.
• Create an interactive classroom environment that promotes curiosity, scientific thinking, and exploration.
• Prepare lesson plans, activity guides, and project resources based on the curriculum.
• Organize astronomy kits, telescopes, electronic components, sensors, and learning materials before every session.
• Adapt lesson delivery to suit different age groups and learning abilities.
• Observe, mentor, and evaluate students throughout the learning journey.
• Provide technical guidance during project development and experimentation.
• Assess students on conceptual understanding, practical skills, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.
• Maintain student progress records and project documentation.
• Guide students in designing, building, testing, and improving space science and astronomy projects.
• Teach concepts including the Solar System, planets, stars, galaxies, constellations, the Moon, space exploration, satellites, rockets, orbital mechanics, gravity, telescopes, and observational astronomy.
• Mentor students in developing STEM models such as satellites, space rovers, telescopes, launch systems, environmental monitoring systems, and other space-related prototypes.
• Integrate electronics, embedded systems, and programming into space science activities using microcontrollers and sensors.
• Guide students in collecting, analysing, and interpreting scientific data through experiments and sensor-based projects.
• Encourage students to apply the engineering design process to solve real-world space exploration challenges through hands-on learning.

Job description

Role & responsibilities:

Classroom Teaching

• Conduct engaging Space & Astronomy sessions using activity-based and project-based learning methodologies.
• Teach concepts through practical demonstrations, experiments, models, and engineering challenges.
• Create an interactive classroom environment that promotes curiosity, scientific thinking, and exploration.

Lesson Planning & Preparation

• Prepare lesson plans, activity guides, and project resources based on the curriculum.
• Organize astronomy kits, telescopes, electronic components, sensors, and learning materials before every session.
• Adapt lesson delivery to suit different age groups and learning abilities.

Student Mentoring & Assessment

• Observe, mentor, and evaluate students throughout the learning journey.
• Provide technical guidance during project development and experimentation.
• Assess students on conceptual understanding, practical skills, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.
• Maintain student progress records and project documentation.

Space & Astronomy Project Development

• Guide students in designing, building, testing, and improving space science and astronomy projects.
• Teach concepts including the Solar System, planets, stars, galaxies, constellations, the Moon, space exploration,

satellites, rockets, orbital mechanics, gravity, telescopes, and observational astronomy.

• Mentor students in developing STEM models such as satellites, space rovers, telescopes, launch systems,

environmental monitoring systems, and other space-related prototypes.

• Integrate electronics, embedded systems, and programming into space science activities using microcontrollers and

sensors.

• Guide students in collecting, analysing, and interpreting scientific data through experiments and sensor-based

projects.

• Encourage students to apply the engineering design process to solve real-world space exploration challenges through

hands-on learning.

Preferred candidate profile:

Candidates with experience in Ed- tech background are preferred.

Candidates with Astrophysics background are preferred.