Mentors
Are you an (assistant) professor?
Are you interested in sharing your experience with young women embarking on an academic career?
Are you willing to accompany a an early career woman scientist over a period of twelve to fifteen months, for example by introducing her to your networks and sharing with her your knowledge of how the science community works?
The Swiss-German Mentoring Programme is interested in your experiences and your knowledge, and would appreciate being able to welcome you as a mentor.
The mentor
- is an experienced member of the science community;
- is willing to share his or her experiences with an advanced early career woman scientist;
- is willing to encourage and support a mentee so she may achieve her goals.
The mentor can expect from the Swiss-German Mentoring Programme
- an opportunity to be involved in fostering early career scientists;
- an opportunity to share his or her experiences as well as systemic and organisational knowledge with highly qualified young women scientists;
- contact and exchange with an early career woman scientist;
- an opportunity to expand his or her leadership skills;
- an opportunity to review his or her own career and professional situation.