Scientific Career and Parenthood
Reconciling an academic career and family responsibilities is often a challenge, all the more so against the backdrop of fixed-term employment contracts and high pressure to be mobile and publish.
The annual ‘Scientific Career and Parenthood’ event addresses this topic and provides expert insight into legal issues surrounding fixed-term employment contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG) and the effects on parental leave, for example.
In the subsequent panel discussion, researchers with family responsibilities will share their strategies for balancing career and family life. Based on their personal experiences, researchers at different career stages will share the support options they perceive and where they experience obstacles.
The event aims at sharing information and best practice examples and allows for networking time and further exchange. It is organised in cooperation of the Clusters of Excellence Quantum Universe, CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter, CLICCS (Climate, Climatic Change, and Society) with the MIN Faculty and the Family Office at the University of Hamburg. The event will be held in English.
Tuesday, 05 November 2024, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Venue: Geomatikum, Room 1528, Bundesstr. 55, 20146 Hamburg
Legal input: Henning Rockmann, legal adviser, head of the higher education legislation and government unit at the German Rectors Conference
Panel: Dr. Leonard Borchert, Climate Modelling, University of Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Eleanor Frajka-Williams, Experimental Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Laurin Lang, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Dr. Artur Lobanov, Experimental Physics, University of Hamburg
Registration: Registration form