Finn Kristen Matthiesen

Finn Kristen Matthiesen is a Research Scientist (PostDoc) at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Kiel, Germany, within the Department of Biology Education. His research focuses on socioscientific issues, teaching and learning in One Health education, interest development, and promoting relevance and risk perceptions in educational contexts. He is affiliated with the IPN since 2025.

• Education: Dr. rer. nat. in Biology (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2020-2024); First State Examination in Biology and Chemistry (Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2017).

• Previous Positions: Research Scientist at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2017-2025); Junior Scientist in DFG Collaborative Research Centre 990 (2020-2024); Research Scientist in the Schlözer Programme (2020, 2021, 2023).