Thomas Schubatzky
Full Professor (Physics Education Research)
Department of Subject-Specific Education, Faculty of Teacher Education
Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Research
Research Interests
- Climate change education and education for sustainable development
- Development of Conceptual Understanding of Physics
- Professionalisation research among (prospective) physics teachers
- Bayesian statistics in science education research
Current projects
- Climate Change Education in Physics Teaching
- ProQ-STEAM: Professionalisation in the STEAM cross-entry programme
- TRACE: Transformative Agency in Climate Education
- WattsAhead: Energy competent into the future
Publications and lectures
Teaching
Bachelor's Programme in Physics Teacher Education
- Physics Education I: Foundational Concepts
- Physics Education II: Educational Reconstruction
- Physics Education IV: Physics Education Seminar
- Bachelor Thesis Seminar
Master's Programme in Physics Teacher Education
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Educational Technology in Physics Teaching
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Research Literature in Physics Education
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Physics Education Seminar: Upper Secondary Education
PhD Education
- Science Education Research Seminar
- Interdisciplinary Educational Laboratory
- Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
Academic Service and Professional Activities
- Alternate member of the Senate of the University of Innsbruck
- Guest Editor of the teachers' journal Plus Lucis
- Reviewer for the Austrian School Textbook Approval Commission (Natural Sciences)
- Head of the Unit for Mathematics and Science Education
- Director of the Wissenschaftswerkstatt West School Laboratory
- Member of the Review Board of the School of Education
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Habilitation Forum for Subject-Specific Education and Educational Research
- Member of the Curriculum Committee of the School of Education
- Reviewer for international journals and conferences
- Treasurer of the Association for the Promotion of Physics and Chemistry Education (VFPC)
Awards and honours
- Principality of Liechtenstein Research Award, University of Innsbruck
- Best Presentation Award, GIREP-EPEC Conference 2023
- Viktor Obendrauf Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Science Education, University of Graz (2021)
- Step-In Fellowship, Habilitation Forum for Subject-Specific Education and Educational Research (2020)
- Junior Fellow, Didaktik:digital Programme, Joachim Herz Foundation (2020–2022)
Curriculum Vitae
| CV | Thomas Schubatzky |
|---|---|
| since 07/2026 | Full Professor of Physics Education, University of Innsbruck |
| 12/2025 | Offered a W3 Professorship in Physics Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (declined) |
| 11/2024 - 06/2026 | Associate Professor for Physics Education, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Innsbruck |
| 06/2024 | Habilitation in Physics Education Research, University of Innsbruck |
| since 03/2023 | Head of the Unit of Maths and Science Education |
| 08/2022 - 10/2024 | Assistant Professor for Physics Education, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Innsbruck |
| 03/2021-07/2022 | University Assistant PostDoc, Department of Physics Education, University of Graz |
| 09/2020-02/2021 | Scholarship holder, habilitation forum for specialised didactics and teaching research |
| 01/2020-01/2022 | Junior Fellow Kolleg Didaktik:digital, Joachim Herz Foundation |
| 04/2020 | Doctorate in Physics Education (PhD), University of Graz |
| 09/2017-08/2020 | University Assistant PraeDoc, Department of Physics Education, University of Graz |
| 09/2016-09/2017 | Teaching internship at BRG Keplerstrasse Graz |
| 06/2016 | Degree in teaching physics and mathematics (Mag. rer. nat.), University of Graz |