Alexander Finger is a research assistant in the biology didactics unit and programme coordinator for the scientific training of biology teachers at the Centre for Teacher Training and School Research at the University of Leipzig. His teaching and research interests include the use of digital media in plant identification and digitalisation in teacher training. He is a member of national and international professional societies (FDdB, ESERA) and was awarded with the Theodor-Litt-Young Talent Award. He is a member of the Working Group Digital Core Competencies and Alumni Fellow of the Kolleg Didaktik:digital.