Kim Eleni Lobner

Kim Eleni Lobner is a Researcher in the Biology Education department at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education since 2021, with a focus on modeling competence in science education. She is also a Doctoral Candidate and has worked as a teacher at German secondary schools since 2019.

• Education: Civil Service Examination in Biology and German Studies (2023), Master of Education (Biology & German, Kiel, 2021), Bachelor of Arts (Biology & German, Kiel, 2018)
• Current Role: Investigating relationships between modeling meta-knowledge, practices, and products in biology education through the DiMCo project

Her research spans models and modeling, domain-specific learning, and teacher professional development. Recent work in Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Biologie (2025) examines structural links between modeling constructs.

Professional Background: Prior to her role at IPN, she worked as a teacher at Pestalozzischule Neumünster, KGSE Elmshorn (2019–2020), and Gymnasium Hochrad Hamburg (2022–2023). She has been a Research Assistant at IPN since 2019.

Educational Institutions: Studied at the University of Potsdam, Freien Universität Berlin, and the University of Kiel (2012–2021).