|**Title:		**|**Elisabeth Schiemann Kolleg**|
|**Implementation**|{{wiki:1.png?nolink}}|
|**Field(s) of Action:**|@#A9BCF5: * Presence and Visibility** **|
|**Objectives:**|* Support of the participants to successfully establish themselves in the scientific community\\ * Platform for transdisciplinary scientific exchange|
|**Target Group(s): **|Postdocs and scientific personnel at end of her postdoc phase or at the beginning of her phase as a group leader, junior professor or working towards her habilitation. Only tenured researchers are excluded.\\ The participants are from the following disciplines: chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science or a technical discipline.|
|**Description:	**|The Schiemann Kolleg supports activities, which help its fellows successfully establish themselves in the scientific community. Additionally, the Kolleg offers a platform for transdisciplinary scientific exchange. The support of the Elisabeth-Schiemann-Kolleg is of non-material nature; the fellows are not supported financially. The main offers of the Kolleg is mentoring, network building, executive coaching and regular plenary meetings. Within this framework, the young fellows have a significant influence on the shaping of the contents. A centerpiece is the hierarchy-free interaction of the members in the Kolleg. Present activities in the Kolleg comprise:\\ * intensive rounds of introductions with focus on the previous career, personal experiences and expectations\\ * in-depth discussions of topics that develop during the meeting, e.g. appointment procedure or organizing a research group\\ * the offer to contact the directors at any time for specific questions\\ * the opportunity of extended visits at a director's group (job shadowing)\\ * scientific talks of the fellows\\ * time for the fellows to talk to each other\\ * leadership coaching by an external moderator\\ To become a member, the participant must be nominated. All professors and directors of research institutions worldwide can nominate candidates. The membership of the fellows normally expires after five years. Obtainment of a permanent job automatically leads to termination.|
|**More information:**|Max-Planck-Gesellschaft e.V. (Germany)\\ Contact: zgb@gv.mpg.de\\ Website: https://www.mpg.de/career/career_programs/schiemann_kolleg|