Academic Career Toolkit
ACADEMIC CAREER TOOLKIT – designed for female* scientists is a joint program offered by the MIN faculty, the Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf (UKE) and the Clusters of Excellence Quantum Universe and CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter.
This qualification program in English language is designed to strengthen leadership skills and to support female scientists, including trans*, inter*, non-binary and agender, in their career management. It addresses advanced postdocs that already have academic leadership responsibilities or seek such a position in the nearer future, i.e.
- junior professors,
- “Habilitandinnen”
- junior research group leaders
- postdocs with several years of experience.
Workshop - Networking for Female Scientists
Workshop with Dr. Juliane Handschuh
9th October 2026, 9:00-16:00h
Haus der Erde, HDE-00-002
Networking is a powerful tool to boost your career not only as a means of self-promotion but also as a practice of mutual visibility and collective advancement.
Research shows that the networking strategies that work well for men do not automatically work equally well for women. This workshop helps you understand these differences and network smarter.
- Visualize and strategically develop your current network
- Develop hands-on strategies for conferences, collaborations, application processes
- Build confidence and a realistic action plan for your networking practice