Advice and Coaching

The University of Bonn offers all its members a diverse range of consulting and coaching services. Whether you have a question about your job or are facing some personal challenges, we can support you in any circumstance.

Coaching for Managers

New to the management game?
Need support with conflicts in your team?
Looking for assistance with change processes?
Wondering how you can motivate and inspire your team?

We can advise you and will be happy to find you a suitable coach.
Contact us!

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Coaching for Researchers

Professors and heads of research groups

Whether you are still new to the post or further on in your career, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:

  • Starting out in a new or management role
  • Handling power and office politics
  • Building and developing a team, working group or professorship
  • Developing and expanding your personal research profile in a strategic way
  • Preparing for an interim evaluation or appointment negotiations

We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.

Contact us!

Mid-level academic staff and research management

Whether you are right at the start of your career or a bit further on, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:

  • Starting out in a new or management role
  • Help with taking on new projects
  • Help with conflicts and change processes
  • Taking stock of where you are professionally to aid your personal career planning

We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.

Contact us!

Postdoctoral researchers

Whether you are at the start or the end of your postdoctoral studies, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:

  • Creating your personal competence and research profile
  • Guidance with taking stock of where you are personally and planning your career
  • Help with finding a better work/life balance
  • Applying for professorships

We will put you in touch with the right coach from our pool for your individual situation.

Contact us!

Doctoral students

Whether you are at the start or the end of your doctoral studies, we offer coaching to support you with these and other issues:

  • Clarifying and strengthening your own role as a doctoral student
  • Problems writing your doctoral thesis
  • Preparing for challenging situations
  • Handling self-doubt and uncertainty
  • Self- and stress management
  • Careers guidance and planning

You can find more information on the Bonn Graduate Center web pages.


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Personalized Teaching Advice

Looking to make your teaching effective, practical and tailored to its target group with little effort on your part?
Keen to support your students’ self-learning management, introduce blended learning or integrate research processes into your teaching?

With our personalized teaching advice focusing on your specific issues relating to specific events, we work with you to develop strategies for your teaching, reflect on your methodological approach or help you with your teaching projects.


Gender Equality and Equality in General

The Gender Equality Office organizes extensive programs and measures, particularly to support female (early-career) researchers.

Advising on discrimination and harassment cases is another main focus of its work.

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Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Advice for Parents and Carers

The Office of Family Services at the University of Bonn provides advice and support on balancing work/studies and family life, childcare and caring for family members.

Team Building

Team building is geared toward improving cooperation, effectiveness and relationships within a team. Team building measures can provide support at various stages of a process: when a team is being newly set up, if there are conflicts within the team or if people have recently moved out of or into the team.

If you are looking to organize a development measure together with your team,
talk to us. We will advise you and put you in touch with an expert who can support the process.

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Staff Advice and Conflict Mediation Service

We advise and support staff experiencing conflicts and tough times at home and at work.

Team des Bonner Graduiertenzentrum.
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Bonn Graduate Center

We provide advice and support on issues relating to doctorates and training opportunities for doctoral students.

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WelcomeOnboarding for Professors

We advise and support newly appointed professors before, during and after accepting their appointment to make sure they get off to a good start.


Contact

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Petra Best

Dipl.-Psych.

Team Building Administrative Managers Postdocs
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Julia Küchel

M.A.

Research Managers Established Researchers Professors

Also see

Counseling and Service for Students

Student guidance, study progress and problems with studies.

Services for Managers

Advice and support for all management issues.

Human Resource Development

Advice, training and coaching to develop your individual career.

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