Prof. Dr. Claas Wegner

Degrees:
Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2006: Teacher training programme in the field of secondary level I and II for the subjects biology, pedagogy and sports, degree: First state exam(ination) in the subjects biology, pedagogy and sports
Feb. 2007 - July 2008: Trainee teacher at the Studienseminar für Lehrämter an Schulen Bielefeld II; Seminar Gymnasium/Gesamtschule Degree: Second state exam(ination))
February 2009: Doctorate/PhD studies in Biology Didactics and Psychology at Bielefeld University.

Positions:
Aug. 2008 - April 2009: Academic co-worker in the Department of Biology Didactics (Botany/Cell Biology)
Since August 2008: Teaching for approx. 3-6 hours at Ratsgymnasium in Bielefeld
April 2009- July 2011: Assistant lecturer in the Department of Biology Didactics (Botany/Cell Biology)
April 2011- Oct. 2011: Deputy Professor of Biology and its Didactics (Human Biology) at the University of Siegen
August 2012-2024: Senior teacher in higher education service
Since March 2015: Professor at Bielefeld University
Since October 2015: Teaching staff, instructors, lecturers for the Bachelor of Science Psychology programme
at the FHM in Bielefeld
Since June 2018: Leading Professor at the Osthushenrich Centre for Giftedness Research
at the Faculty of Biology (OZHB)
Since October 2022: Teaching at the University of Koblenz in the didactics of biology
Since 2024: Leading Professor of the Department 36 Biology Giftedness Research and Head of the OZHB

Appointments
2024 W3- Appointment to the PH Weingarten Department of Biology
2024 W2- Call to the University of Koblenz Didactics of Biology
2024 W2- Call to Bielefeld University Biology Didactics - Giftedness Research

Memberships in associations/societies
- German University Association (since 2009)
- Board member of the Working Group for Giftedness Research and Giftedness Promotion (since 2008)
- Member of the German Association for the Promotion of Mathematics and Science Education (MNU) (since 2010)
- 1st Chairwoman of the Association for the Promotion of Scientifically Gifted Pupils (since 2012)
- Member of the Association for Biology, Biosciences and Biomedicine (VBIO), Biology Didactics Section (FdDB)
- Science Education Research Association (ESERA)

Events:
- Occupational practice studies (BPSt) - Biology (HRGe / GymGe) 2.5 SWS every semester
- Planning and implementation of biology lessons with excursion component 3 SWS every semester
- Planning and carrying out a marine biology excursion as part of "Module 20-ORB (Organismic Biology)" 7 SWS summer semester
- VPS 3 Biology GymGe HRGe 2 SWS every semester
- ÜPS 1 Biology GymGe HRGe 3 SWS every semester
- RPS 3 Biology GymGe HRGe 0.5 SWS every semester
- Consolidation of the practical semester with preparatory training in Biology 2 (GymGe/HRGe) 1SWS every semester
- Occupational practice studies - Sport (GymGe) 3 SWS summer semester
- Academic co-worker with animals 3 SWS summer semester

Further courses:
- Biology didactics project module every semester
- Project supervision for the master's thesis every semester
- Supervisor of Ba and Ma theses every semester
- Excursions and workshops every semester