The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar offers two different mentoring programmes for doctoral students and postdocs. Generally, the call for applications for both programmes will be opened during the winter term every year.
Both mentoring programmes are designed as a combination of individual and peer mentoring. The collaboration and exchange with the mentors, who teach and research at other universities and higher education institutions in germany and abroad, focuses on promoting the individual development of the mentees as well as the advising and accompanying their planned career. The mentors are sought out according to the mentees' academic backgrounds and desired fields of work.
In addition, the young scientists, artists and designers come together in groups to exchange experiences and carry out activities within the peer group. Complementary networking and information events, as well as workshops for career planning and competence trainings are also organized for all mentees.
The mentoring programme thrives strongly on the willingness of the mentees to participate in the framework programme, to participate in the peer groups and to help shape the activities within the group.
Benefits for mentees
- learn more about the structures, processes, and rules of academia or other fields of work by working together with mentors, guests, and other mentees
- informal exchange with mentors working in your envisaged working field
- orientation and assistance in career decision making (e.g. individual career coaching)
- incorporate your ideas and needs in workshops, information and networking events (e.g. fireside chats)
- support to develop an professional network
- develop strategies to reconcile career and family or dual career couples
- insight into other disciplines
- Financial support for a trip to the Mentor is sought depending on the number of mentees and the availability of funds.
2 mentoring programmes
Focus:
With WISA+ Women in Science and Arts the Equal Opportunity Office supports motivated female doctoral candidates and postdocs by providing external mentors who advise and support the mentees regarding their current qualification projects, as well as their professional and academic development.
Fokus:
The Bauhaus Research School accompanies engaged doctoral candidates and postdocs to network and to prepare for a career after their doctorate or postdoc with support of mentors from the sectors of science, economy, industry, arts and culture.
We offer following across both programmes:
- Individual support in the search for mentors and during the collaboration with the mentors
- Introduction to the method of collegial case consultation
- Regular meetings of the mentees with the coordinators and collegial case consultations
- Mentoring Day with alumni talks and input from internal and external speakers
Schedule of the mentoring programmes
April - May | Introductory phase
- Kick-off meeting incl. introduction into your role as mentee on 07.04.22 12 a.m. (online)
- Group finding
- Training on the method of collegial case consultations
- Planning of meetings, workshops, and events
- mentor matching
- Introduction for the mentors
June-January | Intensification phase
- working together with the mentors
- Peer group meetings and mentee chats, collegial case consultations
- workshops and fire-side chats
- Mentoring-Day with a topic specifically tailored to the mentees needs
February-March | Final phase
- final event
- evaluation by the metees and mentors
Participants of both mentoring programmes have the possiblity to meet each other during the networking and information events. As needed, workshops are organised seperately or together for both mentoring programmes.
Application procedure
You can submit your application online until March 15th 2022. Please apply for WISA+ OR Career.International. The Equal Opportunity Office and the Bauhaus Research School will decide about the admission to the several mentoring programme afterwards.