AdvanceScience

Mentoring program for postdoctoral researchers, habilitation candidates and junior research group leaders.

As a Postdoctoral Researcher with or without a habilitation project or a junior research group leadership, you make important contributions in research for advancing science and solving current and future challenges in business and society. At the University of Stuttgart, we support you in your career phase with the Mentoring Program AdvanceScience.

 

AdvanceScience is a two-year mentoring program in a classic 1-on-1 format for postdocs, habilitation candidates, and junior research group leaders. In 1-on-1 mentoring, a mentee is paired with an experienced mentor from the areas of academia, business, or society for a hierarchy-free, regular exchange. Mentee and mentor jointly decide on a framework for how to work together in their mentoring relationship. 

For the AdvanceScience Mentoring Program, a one-time participation fee of 75.00 euros is required. This fee helps us finance the catering at mentoring networking events such as our GRADUS Lounge.

  • Broadening your perspectives: Through exchanges with your mentor, you gain new insights and perspectives that foster your personal and professional development.
  • Career orientation: Your mentor supports you in gaining clarity about your career path and making career-relevant decisions.
  • Skill Development: Targeted feedback and guidance help you become aware of and further develop your strengths and potential.
  • Expanding and Strengthening Your Network: The mentoring relationship grants you access to relevant networks and contacts that can be beneficial in your career.
  • Goal Setting and Motivation: Your mentor encourages you to concretize your goals and inspires you to achieve them successfully .
  • Personal Growth: Continuous support and guidance enhance your self-awareness, self-reflection, and personal progress.
  • Learning from Experience: Your mentor shares valuable professional experiences and helps you navigate potential challenges.
  • Access to Specific Knowledge: Through exchanges with your mentor, you gain access to specific expertise and specialized professional knowledge.

Step 1: During the application process, which includes a personal interview with GRADUS, the mentee specifies preferences regarding the mentor and his or her professional background: 1) Academia, 2) Business or 3) Society.

Note: For those who are uncertain about which career path to pursue, our decision-making workshop "Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft - welcher Karriereweg ist der richtige für mich?" (in German) can help provide clearer insights. Here you can find the next dates.

Step 2: On the basis of this information, GRADUS finds a suitable mentor and facilitates contact between mentor and mentee.

Step 3: After the matching process, the mentee takes the initiative. At the beginning of the mentoring relationship, mentee and mentor jointly define the framework for the mentoring (how to meet, frequency of meetings, topics, etc.). The mentee is the driving force in the mentoring process.

Upcoming AdvanceScience mentoring rounds


Ongoing AdvanceScience mentoring rounds


This image shows Ekaterina Deckers

Ekaterina Deckers

 

Coordinator Mentoring Programs

This image shows Nina Gillé

Nina Gillé

 

Assistant Mentoring Programs

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