Postdoc & International
SCIENTIA Postdoc
SCIENTIA qualification program for postdocs and habilitation candidates
What requirements - qualifications, competencies, skills and other performance requirements - are placed on a female scientist with a doctorate so that she can successfully fill a scientific leadership position after her doctorate and manage the associated work tasks profitably?
In workshops and training sessions, the postdoc program focuses on interdisciplinary skills such as leadership, compatibility, acquiring third-party funding and other key areas that are required between the doctorate and habilitation (early phase). Participants also receive support in their strategic career planning as managers in outlook discussions.
Target group: female scientists with a doctorate in the postdoc phase who want to plan their future career.
Program duration: 12 months; you will receive a certificate from the Gender Equality Academy for successful participation in the postdoc program.
Program elements
Networking:
Regular meetings organized by the programme management will help you to network across the subject groups.
At additional self-organized peer group meetings, you can discuss the specific requirements of your career phase.
Qualification:
Workshops on career-relevant topics and skills provide additional qualification for a career within or outside academia.
All training sessions are conducted by external trainers for your group.
Career support:
You will be invited to an initial personal interview before the kick-off event, in which your individual starting point and goals for the duration of the program will be determined.
The interim assessment also takes place in a personal meeting with the program coordinators.
If required, you can also request individual or group coaching with experienced coaches.
The kick-off and closing events also provide impetus for your own goal-setting work and offer access to a strong network.
Programm SCIENTIA PostDoc 2024
Application and deadline
You can apply for the class of 2025 until November 15, 2024.
Your application for participation in the SCIENTIA Postdoc Program should include the following documents:
- the completed application form including
- CV
- Short cover letter explaining your motivation and the goals you want to achieve with the program; key questions could be:
- What professional goals am I pursuing in the long term?
- What do I want to work on?
- In which aspects do I need support?
- What do I expect from the program?
- What do I want from the exchange and networking with my peers?
Personal interviews take place by appointment after the application phase.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the contact persons.
SCIENTIA International
SCIENTIA International is specifically designed for international female researchers and scientists. This program facilitates the process of social and cultural integration of a foreign researcher into the context of German culture and helps sustain further individual and professional growth. Professional and personal concerns of incoming researchers will be addressed through the individual support of a mentor, during workshops and sessions by speakers from different contexts, and by giving practical advice, general assistance, and individualized help through the program coordinators.
Target audience: Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, female international researchers and scientists
Duration of the Programme: 12 months
In order for you to benefit from this program, we expect continued participation in a number of events, e.g workshops, network meetings, trainings, meetings between a mentor and a mentee, as well as individual consultations, if needed. Additionally, you will receive a certificate for your successful participation in the mentoring programme.
Programme Elements
- Mentoring: In the matching phase, the programme coordinators will support you to find a suitable mentor. The mentoring phase lasts 12 months, during which you have the opportunity to benefit from the experience of your mentor, assimilate into the national context of Germany, and foster your own personal and professional goals.
- Career and Skill Development: Thematically oriented workshops with experts from various fields will tackle mentees’ challenges and will foster workable solutions, e.g.
- Professional Challenges: project and time management, presentation and networking skills, etc.
- Regular networking events with peers
- If needed, Personal meetings with the programme coordinators will provide you with workable solutions for individual hurdles
Application and Deadline
Your application for the mentoring programme should consist of the following application form:
Please note: Please email your application form by November 15, 2024 to the program coordinator Sophie Renninger.
Personal interviews will take place in December 2024 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to receiving your application and meeting you in person!
