Consulting and Coaching
The University of Bonn offers its researchers and research managers a diverse range of consulting and coaching opportunities, primarily one-to-one sessions. These are held in complete confidence, needless to say, and are available in either German or English.
Advice for postdocs
You are welcome to contact us if you have any questions about the various issues and challenges that postdocs might encounter. Consultations can be tailored to your specific requirements and, of course, are completely confidential.
We can tell you more about the structure of the German academic system, help you prioritize the many tasks that land on your desk as a postdoc and support you as you think about the next steps in your career, be that within or outside academia.
Sessions are offered in German and English.
Dr. Wiebke Deimann
Coaching
If you have any questions or are facing challenges that would benefit from external support, please do not hesitate to contact us. Following a one-to-one preliminary discussion to establish exactly what it is you are looking for, we will be able to put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation
Postdocs
Whether you are at the start or the end of your postdoctoral studies, we can offer coaching to support you, for example with regard to your career orientation. As part of the “Careers plus” program, postdoctoral researchers at the University of Bonn can generally access up to three coaching sessions lasting a total of 4.5 hours.
Established researchers
If you are looking for professional support after taking on a managerial role, the “yourTRACK” program provides up to ten coaching sessions for heads of research groups, assistant professors and tenure-track professors.
Mid-level academic staff and research managers
Whether you have questions about leadership, management, communication or career development, we can offer coaching to support you. Managers and other specialist staff working in research management and mid-level academic roles can generally access up to three coaching sessions lasting a total of 4.5 hours for this purpose.
How the coaching process works
The standard coaching workflow is explained below. Needless to say, you are welcome to contact us at any time if you have any queries during the process.
Personalized teaching advice
Looking to make your teaching effective, practical and tailored to its target group with little effort on your part?
Keen to support your students’ self-learning management, introduce blended learning or integrate research processes into your teaching?
Our personalized teaching advice focuses on your specific needs. Work with us to develop strategies for your teaching, reflect on your methodological approach and progress in your teaching projects.
Gender equality and equality in general
The Gender Equality Office organizes extensive programs and measures, particularly to support female (early-career) researchers.
Advising on discrimination and harassment cases is another main focus of its work.
Contact
Petra Best
Dipl.-Psych.
Julia Küchel
M.A.
Dr. Wiebke Deimann
See also
Human Resource Development
Training for continuing personal and professional development.
Qualifications
Find out about various qualifications for researchers from postdoc level upward and for research managers.
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