Career Support

Drei Frauen lesen gemeinsam in einem Buch und unterhalten sich darüber. Eine von ihnen trägt ein Kopftuch.
© Simone Reukauf Fotografie

Gender equality and family friendliness

SFB 1557 supports gender balance and family friendliness measures in coordination with the Equal Opportunity Office and in line with the gender balance and family friendliness policy of Osnabrück University.

To support female students, we will initiate a support program that includes lectures, workshops, career mentoring sessions and extended programs. We will also hold workshops for all female and male scientists to raise their awareness of gender equality and equal opportunities.

We plan to coordinate these programs with the equal opportunity office of the University (Gleichstellungsbüro) and the PhD and PostDoc Career Center in Osnabrück (ZePrOs). In addition, Osnabrück University offers mentoring programs for PhD students and PostDocs as well as an onboarding program for female scientists. These measures are designed to support female scientists in starting their careers, reaching leadership positions and building networks.

To support families with young children, the SFB can provide funding, e.g. for student assistant positions, to support female scientists during their parental leave. Research seminars and SFB-related group activities are scheduled at family-friendly times to allow participation of scientists with family responsibilities.

In addition, Osnabrück University runs a day care center ("Kinderbungalow") for children between 0 and three years of age. This facility is located next to the Department of Biology/Chemistry.

Eine Gruppe von etwa 30 Personen steht auf einer Treppe und lächelt in die Kamera.
© Jan-Hannes Schäfer | Universität Osnabrück

Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG)

The IRTG complements the experimental training with training in a broader spectrum of subjects and provides opportunities for networking and personal development. The program includes regular lectures and progress reports, workshops on research methods, seminars on soft skills and networking opportunities through career seminars.

Cornerstones are the kick-off meeting and the yearly retreats, which also include external speakers invited by the students. In addition, the IRTG awards travel grants and other financial support for conference visits, lab rotations and external workshop participations to PhD students who are active members of the IRTG. All activities are embedded in a structured educational program with an individual development plan and a thesis advisory committee.

 Go the the IRTG website

Zwei blaue bogenförmige Kreise, dazu ellyptsiche Formen und Linien. Darin steht in schwarzer Schrift "SFB 1557, Functional plasticity encoded by cellular membrane networks".
© SFB 1557

SFB 1557 : Governing Bodies

Speaker
Prof. Dr. Christian Ungermann

Vice Speaker
Prof. Dr. Arne Möller

Additional Board Members
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bartscherer, Prof. Dr. Florian Fröhlich, Prof. Dr. Joost Holthuis

SFB 1557 Office
Jan Gottschalk, Nina Möller

Speaker of the IRTG
Prof. Dr. Achim Paululat

Additional Board Members IRTG
Prof. Dr. Marco Beeken, Dr. Ayelén González Montoro, Prof. Dr. Daniel Kümmel

IRTG Office
Nadja Füllbrunn