Advice and Coaching

The University of Bonn offers all researchers and research managers a wide range of counseling and coaching services. These are usually one-on-one sessions, which are of course confidential. Counseling and coaching can take place in German or English, online or on site.

Postdocs

Whether you are at the beginning or the end of your postdoc phase, we support you with coaching on these and other topics:

  • Establishing an individual competence and research profile
  • Orientation for individual positioning and career planning
  • Support for a better work-life/family balance

Application for professorships
We will find a coach from our pool who fits your individual needs. Postdocs of the University of Bonn are usually provided with up to three coaching sessions.

Please do not hesitate to contact us!

Gespräch zwischen zwei sitzenden Personen
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Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Established Researchers

Junior Research Group Leaders,
Junior- and Tenure Track-Professors

Whether during your first 100 days or at a later point in your career, we can support you with coaching, on these and other topics:

  • New to the leadership or management role
  • Dealing with power and micropolitics
  • Building and developing a team, work group or chair
  • Strategic development and expansion of your individual research profile

Preparation for interim evaluation or appointment negotiations
We will find a coach from our pool who fits your individual needs. Up to ten coaching sessions are available to junior research group leaders, junior and tenure track professors within the framework of yourTRACK.

Please do not hesitate to contact us!

Academic Staff and
Research Managers

Whether at the beginning or later in your career, we can support you with coaching on these and other topics:

  • New to a leadership or management role
  • Taking on new projects
  • Support in conflicts and change processes

Professional assessment for personal career planning
We will find a coach from our pool to suit your individual needs. Specialists and executives in research management and the academic staff are usually provided with up to three coaching sessions.

Please do not hesitate to contact us!

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
© Uni Bonn

Individual Teaching Guidance

You want to design your teaching effectively, target group-oriented and practice-oriented with little effort?
You want to promote the self-learning management of your students, implement blended learning or integrate research processes into your teaching?

In an individual teaching consultation, which focuses on your specific, event-related questions, we develop concepts for your teaching together with you, reflect on your methodological approach or support you in your teaching projects.

Equal Opportunities

The Equal Opportunities Office offers extensive programs and measures, especially to support (junior) female scientists.

In addition, counseling in cases of discrimination and harassment is another important focus of the work.

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Coaching process flow

Please find attached our flowchart for a regular coaching process. If you have any questions during the process, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Contact

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Petra Best

Postdocs
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Julia Küchel

Established Researchers

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