Prof. Dr. Claas Wegner

Qualifications:
Oct. 2000 – Dec. 2006: Teacher training in lower and upper secondary education in the subjects of Biology, Education and Physical Education; qualification: First state exam(ination) in Biology, Education and Physical Education
Feb. 2007 – July 2008: Trainee teacher at the Bielefeld II Teacher Training College; Gymnasium/Gesamtschule programme. Qualification: Second state exam(ination)
February 2009: Awarded a Dr. phil. nat. in the Department of Biology Education and Psychology at Bielefeld University.

Positions:
August 2008 – April 2009: Academic co-worker in the Department of Biology Education (Botany/Cell Biology)
Since August 2008: Teaching duties amounting to approx. 3–6 hours per week at the Ratsgymnasium in Bielefeld
April 2009–July 2011: University-level teacher in the Department of Biology Education (Botany/Cell Biology)
April 2011–October 2011: Acting Professor of Biology and its Didactics (Human Biology) at the University of Siegen
August 2012–2024: Senior Lecturer in higher education
Since March 2015: Professor at Bielefeld University
October 2015–December 2019: Teaching staff in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology programme
at the FHM in Bielefeld
Since June 2018: Head Professor of the Osthushenrich Centre for Giftedness Research
at the Faculty of Biology (OZHB)
Oct. 2022–Oct. 2024: Teaching post at the University of Koblenz in the didactics of biology
April 2024–July 2026: Head Professor (W2) of Department 36 (Biology Education and Giftedness Research) and Director of the OZHB
Since July 2026: Senior Professor (W3) in Department 36 (Biology Education and Giftedness Research) and Head of the OZHB

Appointments
2024: W3 appointment at the Weingarten University of Education, ‘Department of Biology’
2024: W2- Appointment to the University of Koblenz, “Biology Education”
2024 W2 appointment to Bielefeld University, “Biology Education and Giftedness Research”
2026 W3 appointment to the University of Greifswald, “Biology Education”

Memberships of associations/societies
• German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (since 2009)
• Board member of the Working Group on Giftedness Research and Support e.V. (since 2008)
• Member of the German Association for the Promotion of Mathematics and Science Education (MNU) (since 2010)
• Chair of the Association for the Promotion of Gifted Pupils in the Natural Sciences (since 2012)
• Member of the Association for Biology, Life Sciences and Biomedicine (VBIO), Biology Education Section (FdDB)
• Science Education Research Association (ESERA)

Events:
• Occupational practice studies (BPSt) – Biology (Secondary School Teacher Training / Gymnasium Teacher Training) 2.5 SWS every semester
• Planning and delivery of biology lessons including field trips 3 SWS every semester
• Planning and conducting 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’
• Advanced module for the accompanying seminar for the Biology 2 Teaching Experience Semester (GymGe/HRGe) 1 SWS ‘every semester’
• Occupational practice studies relating to the professional field – Sport (GymGe) 3 SWS summer semester
• Scientific work with animals 3 SWS summer semester

Further modules:
• Project module in biology didactics every semester
• Project supervision for the Master’s thesis every semester
• Supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses every semester
• Excursions and workshops every semester