Advice and Coaching
The University of Bonn offers all its members a diverse range of consulting and coaching services. Whether you have a question about your job or are facing some personal challenges, we can support you in any circumstance.
Coaching for Managers
New to the management game?
Need support with conflicts in your team?
Looking for assistance with change processes?
Wondering how you can motivate and inspire your team?
We can advise you and will be happy to find you a suitable coach.
Contact us!
Coaching for Researchers
Professors and heads of research groups
Whether you are still new to the post or further on in your career, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:
- Starting out in a new or management role
- Handling power and office politics
- Building and developing a team, working group or professorship
- Developing and expanding your personal research profile in a strategic way
- Preparing for an interim evaluation or appointment negotiations
We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.
Mid-level academic staff and research management
Whether you are right at the start of your career or a bit further on, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:
- Starting out in a new or management role
- Help with taking on new projects
- Help with conflicts and change processes
- Taking stock of where you are professionally to aid your personal career planning
We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.
Postdoctoral researchers
Whether you are at the start or the end of your postdoctoral studies, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:
- Creating your personal competence and research profile
- Guidance with taking stock of where you are personally and planning your career
- Help with finding a better work/life balance
- Applying for professorships
We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.
Doctoral students
Whether you are at the start or the end of your doctoral studies, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:
- Clarifying and strengthening your own role as a doctoral student
- Problems writing your doctoral thesis
- Preparing for challenging situations
- Handling self-doubt and uncertainty
- Self- and stress management
- Careers guidance and planning
You can find more information on the Bonn Graduate Center web pages.
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?
With our personalized teaching advice focusing on your specific issues relating to specific events, we work with you to develop strategies for your teaching, reflect on your methodological approach or help you with 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.
Advice for Parents and Carers
The Office of Family Services at the University of Bonn provides advice and support on balancing work/studies and family life, childcare and caring for family members.
Team Building
Team building is geared toward improving cooperation, effectiveness and relationships within a team. Team building measures can provide support at various stages of a process: when a team is being newly set up, if there are conflicts within the team or if people have recently moved out of or into the team.
If you are looking to organize a development measure together with your team,
talk to us. We will advise you and put you in touch with an expert who can support the process.
Staff Advice and Conflict Mediation Service
We advise and support staff experiencing conflicts and tough times at home and at work.
Bonn Graduate Center
We provide advice and support on issues relating to doctorates and training opportunities for doctoral students.
WelcomeOnboarding for Professors
We advise and support newly appointed professors before, during and after accepting their appointment to make sure they get off to a good start.
Contact
Petra Best
Dipl.-Psych.
Julia Küchel
M.A.
Also see
Counseling and Service for Students
Student guidance, study progress and problems with studies.
Human Resource Development
Advice, training and coaching to develop your individual career.