Finding Your Place: Overcoming Impostor Feelings as a Woman in Research: Many female researchers experience the feeling that their academic success is due more to luck or favorable circumstances than to their own abilities. They may live with the persistent fear of being “exposed” as an imposter, despite objective indicators of competence and achievement. Such negative self-attributions can significantly affect everyday work, well-being, and long-term career planning during the doctoral phase and beyond. Within the highly competitive and often implicit structures of academia, these experiences can be reinforced by gendered expectations, stereotypes, and a lack of visible role models. Yet, they are rarely addressed openly.

First Audition? How to Apply for (Junior) Professorships: The aim of the video is to inform you in detail about all phases of the appointment procedure for W1 to W3 professorships in Germany and to provide you with concrete help and tips for your application. The video starts with the procedure and formal aspects of the appointment process. Then, all necessary application documents (especially CV, cover letter, concepts) are discussed in detail and partly illustrated with sample materials. In the third part, the expectations and requirements of the interview with the appointment committee are discussed. You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration. In addition, the most frequently asked questions and topics of the interview will be presented.

FUTURE Track – the Tenure-Track-programme of Freie Universität Berlin is aimed specifically at scientists in an early career phase.

Peer Mentoring for Tenure Track professors: The tenure-track peer mentoring program comes into play: it networks professors with each other and enables them to exchange ideas about the tenure-track professorship career path and to support each other in the face of challenges.

ProFiL. Professionalisation of women in research and teaching: Mentoring – training– networking: Through mentoring, science-specific seminars, and strategic networking, the ProFiL program supports participants for one year in the further planning and development of their careers and prepares them for future leadership and management tasks associated with a professorship in the context of current forms of university governance.

Rahel-Hirsch-programme of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: The Rahel-Hirsch-programme promotes young female scientists on their way to becoming professors.

The Science Communication Certificate – Bringing research topics to the public: As a scientist, how can I make my research visible to the public? How can I present my content in a way that is understandable, clear, and interesting? What is interesting for the media and target groups outside my field? And how can I achieve my communication goals with a clear course of action? In this program, you will develop your own communication concept and gain a comprehensive overview of methods and tools for science communication, from press and media relations to successful presentations and your own podcast. This will enable you to select the strategies that suit you and your goals at any time and use them for your research and personal development.