Mentees

 

Mentoring Hessen

Mentoring Hessen is a joint project of Hessian universities and universities of applied sciences to advance the careers of women. The aim is to increase the percentage of women in attractive specialist and management positions in both academia and business. With the help of four different lines of support, young women are supported and guided through the decisive phases of their professional development – from student to professor! The close cooperation with renowned companies and research institutions also opens up career opportunities outside of academia.

Through mentoring, training and networking, young women are supported in the decisive phases of their professional development. In each of our lines of support, we offer tailored mentoring that enables both one-on-one support with a mentor and support in a peer group. The training and networking program includes target group-specific and comprehensive workshops and events on soft skills, career strategies and other topics.

Benefits for Mentees

• Support and qualification in the decisive transition phases from studies to professorship
• Guidance regarding various career paths in academia, business, research management and the public sector
• Development of individual career strategies and support in decision-making processes
• Enhancement of vocational and subject-specific competencies
• Expansion of the network

 

ProCareer.MINT

Are you a student of the natural sciences or engineering? Are you about to decide on what comes after your studies and would you like to find the right career path for you?

Target group: Students of STEM (MINT) subjects at universities in the German state of Hesse (Bachelor, Master, State Examination)

Aims: Guidance and support during studies and in transition phases to a Master’s degree, doctorate and career entry into business, academia or the public sector

Mentoring: One-on-one mentoring with experienced mentors from business, academia or administration

Duration: 12 months, starting annually

Application: Always from October 1st to December 1st, online

Spaces available: 145

 

ProCareer.Doc

Are you a doctoral student or postdoc? Are you about to decide on what comes after your doctorate and in which direction you would like to orient yourself?

Target group: Doctoral students and early postdocs (up to two years after their doctorate) from all disciplines at institutions of higher education in the German state of Hesse

Aims: Guidance on post-doctoral career options with a focus on business, research or research management and development of individual career strategies

Mentoring: One-on-one mentoring with experienced mentors from business, academia or administration, combined with peer mentoring

Duration: 12 months, starting annually

Application: Always from October 1st to December 1st, online

Spaces available: 85

Our coordinator Claudia Miebach made a video about Mentoring Hessen. It was originally for the event  Impulse – Getting started and connected in the end of January 2021, an event especially for new PhD students at the TU Darmstadt. Claudia Miebach explains  short and to the point everything you need to know about the lines of support ProCareer.Doc and ProAcademia.

 

ProAcademia

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Are you a postdoc or an advanced doctoral student? Do you see your professional future in academia and would you like to plan your next career steps?

Target group: Early postdocs (up to two years after their doctorate) and advanced doctoral students from all disciplines at universities in the German state of Hesse with the goal of pursuing a career in academia

Aims: Funding and qualification for a successful future in academia or non-academic research

Mentoring: One-on-one mentoring with professors from universities or research institutions, combined with peer counselling and workshops for qualification in the scientific community

International applicants: The ProAcademia programme includes a mixture of German and English workshops focusing on science-related topics. The selection interview can be conducted in English and you can work with an English-speaking mentor as well. Please note that the general Mentoring Hessen programme itself (e.g. the general training and networking) is not in English, but that multi-lingual networking is welcome.

Duration: 18 months, starting every two years

Application: From October 1st to December 1st, 2023

Available spaces: 33

Our coordinator Claudia Miebach made a video about Mentoring Hessen. It was originally for the event  Impulse – Getting started and connected in the end of January 2021, an event especially for new PhD students at the TU Darmstadt. Claudia Miebach explains  short and to the point everything you need to know about the lines of support ProCareer.Doc and ProAcademia.

 

ProProfessur

Are you an advanced postdoc, habilitation candidate or associate professor (Privatdozentin)? Are you looking for a professorship and would you like to prepare yourself strategically for it?

Target group: Advanced postdocs, post-doctoral candidates, associate professors (Privatedozentinnen), junior professors, junior research group leaders from all disciplines at universities in the German state of Hesse

Aims: Qualification, support, individual career planning and career support on the way to professorship at universities or universities of applied sciences

Mentoring: One-on-one mentoring with professors from universities or research institutions, combined with peer counselling and workshops for qualification in the scientific community

Duration: 18 months, starting every two years

Application: From October 1st to december15th, 2023

Spaces available: 45