Join Seyens as a Certified Trainer
Freelance · Europe-first · Remote · Occasional travel
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Why Seyens
For science to change the world, it must first be understood.
Too often, brilliant research stays invisible, buried in complexity, lost in unclear figures, unreadable slides, and posters nobody wants to stand in front of.
Seyens exists to fix this.
Since 2013, we’ve delivered 400+ live training events for researchers at over 200 excellent research institutions and R&D teams in industry. Over 7000 scientists use our Seyens Method to publish stronger papers, win grants, secure competitive positions, and finally present their work with clarity and confidence.
Our mission is simple but ambitious: to make clear visual communication a universal skill for every scientist in the world.
We’re building a movement. One that helps research reach the people it was meant to help.
If you want to make clarity a catalyst for scientific progress, you’ll feel at home here.
Trusted by Researchers at 200+ Renowned Institutions
The Role (What You’ll Do)
You will deliver high-quality training that empowers scientists to communicate their research clearly, visually, and persuasively—using the structured, evidence-based Seyens Method.
As a Certified Seyens Trainer, you will help researchers transform confusing figures, colorful-but-chaotic slides, and wall-of-text posters into visuals people can instantly understand. You’ll guide focused cohort workshops, facilitate deep learning, and deliver fast, actionable critiques and micro-redesigns of real work.
This role is high-impact, student-centered, and designed for people who want to teach, not drown in bureaucracy. Our internal processes ensure you spend your time on preparation, delivery, and excellence. Not admin.
- Facilitate workshops: Lead up to 1-day training sessions (primarily online at first, with growing opportunities for in-person workshops).
- Coach live, fast: Give evidence-based critiques and micro-redesigns for figures, slides, and posters with scientific rigor and clarity.
- Prep & follow-through: Curate participant examples, deliver small redesigns, complete light admin.
- Contribute to excellence: Join monthly trainer roundtables; provide insights to refine curricula, checklists, and design libraries.
You’ll work with an A-player team: competent, low-ego, mission-driven scientists who value quality, integrity, and kindness.
What Success Looks Like
- Immediate: Participants leave your session with clearer visuals, new instincts, and concrete next steps.
- Longer-term: Organizers report stronger talks, accepted papers, successful grants, and positive peer feedback.
- Delivery quality: Your preparation is timely and thorough; your facilitation is calm, inclusive, precise, and aligned with the Seyens Method.
- Deeply rewarding: You spend time with brilliant scientists, help them solve real communication challenges, and see their confidence grow. If you enjoy science, teaching, and clarity, this is one of the most enriching and genuinely fun jobs you can have.
This Role is For You if You…
- Have (or are close to completing) a PhD in a scientific field.
- Bring a portfolio demonstrating you can make complex visuals clear.
- Have teaching or facilitation experience (online and/or in person).
- Communicate clearly in English; confident on Zoom and live Q&A.
- Are a structured, systems-oriented thinker who follows and improves SOPs.
- Are humble, dependable, and enjoy working with a proven, high-impact method.
- Value reasoning and scientific integrity over trends or aesthetics.
- Want a meaningful, intellectually rewarding role where you help scientists become better communicators.
Nice to Have
- PowerPoint mastery.
- Diagramming or vector graphics skills.
- German or French; other languages welcome.
- Experience training researchers or R&D teams.
Engagement and Logistics
- Contract: Freelance (invoice per engagement)
- Location: Remote; Europe-first
- Workload: Start with 1–2 workshops/month (potentially 3–4 based on quality and demand).
- Tools: Zoom; PowerPoint or Keynote
- Travel: Optional, by agreement
- Start: Early 2026
- Inclusion: Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome.
Certification (Fast, Structured)
- Application review + first interview
- Homework assignment (critique + micro-redesign).
- Second interview → offer & agreement
- Complete Seyens study materials (core online courses + trainer notes)
- Coaching with Dr. Jernej Zupanc (creator of the Seyens Method)
- Shadow Seyens workshops
- Observed delivery
- Certification
Professional Growth & Compensation
You’ll join a mission-driven, scientist-led company with a repeat-customer base and steady cohort demand.
You’ll work in an environment built on competence, integrity, and low-ego collaboration.
And you’ll experience a role that is:
- Rewarding: You help scientists unlock clarity that improves careers.
- Engaging: You work with fascinating research from every field.
- Fulfilling: You contribute directly to better science communication worldwide.
- Enjoyable: The work is meaningful, intellectually stimulating, and genuinely fun.
Additional Opportunities Include:
- Specializing by topic (Slides, Figures, Posters, Grants) or domain (Life Sciences, Engineering, Medical, etc.)
- Access to design libraries, shared critiques, and continuous coaching
- Piloting advanced modules once certified
- High leverage in a small, fast-growing team
- Competitive compensation above typical training-market rates (varies by language, experience, and delivery format)
Seyens is growing and your ideas for how to better serve scientists will be heard and valued.
Ready to Help Thousands of Scientists Communicate With Clarity?
- Apply by filling out the form accessible through the “Apply Now!” button.
- You will receive a confirmation email once your application is submitted.
- You will hear from us within two weeks, regardless of the outcome.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting November 20, and will remain open until suitable candidates are found.
- Contact us with specific questions only after carefully reading the full job description.
- We look forward to receiving your application.
- All candidate materials are used solely for evaluation and internal quality assurance.
