Project manager in computer science and robotics

at  EPFL

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institution: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

• create overview of all educational actions with robots (mainly Thymio) across Switzerland
• promote the educational value of robots among cantons, schools, teacher associations, teacher training institutions, and other stakeholders to create maximal impact
• identify needs and opportunities for educational robotics in Switzerland
• create links among various initiatives: MOOC on Thymio, Roteco, R2T2, books, but also external training, festivals, digital days, webinars, conferences and workshops (mainly in Switzerland)
• Roteco: animate the web platform for teachers, promote the platform among users and multiplicators, contribute to content, create links between teachers
• monitor and evaluate Roteco and the MOOC, concerning its pedagogical and educational impact, trigger evolution based on experiences and data
• function as interface for all stakeholders
• contribute to the activities of the Center LEARN; especially organisation of events and workshops