ARIADNEmedPEER
Mentoring for female habilitated scientists
Due to the excellent experience with ARIADNEmed for the promotion of young female scientists, ARIADNEmedPEER was added to the funding spectrum from fall 2023.
The aim of the new program line is to systematically support female habilitated researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at FAU and the University Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg in their interdisciplinary/personal skills development during the transition phase to an appointment/professorship and to increase their ability to be appointed.
| The 3 components of ARIADNEmedPEER | |
| 1. Peer-Mentoring | The instrument of choice for this target group: a fixed group of four to six female scientists meet regularly for a period of 18 months for structured and thematically defined work meetings |
| 2. Training/Workshops | The program is supplemented by topics such as leadership skills in science, science communication or career training |
| 3. Coaching | Another component of ARIADNEmedPEER can be individual and/or group coaching sessions |
For each of the upcoming ARIADNEmedPEER rounds, the design of the seminar program will largely depend on the needs and active participation of the mentees.
Anchoring at FAU and UKER
ARIADNEmedPEER, like ARIADNEmed, is part of the target agreements to increase the proportion of women in science, which the university management, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital jointly decide on for a period of 5 years.
The representatives for equal opportunities for women in science and the arts (previously women’s representatives) of the individual faculties are responsible for designing the various faculty-specific measures.
ARIADNEmed is a member of the Forum Mentoring e.V. and works strictly according to the quality standards formulated by the nationwide professional association for good mentoring practice at universities.
As a university gender equality measure, the ARIADNEmed program has attracted a great deal of attention – particularly from the German Research Foundation, which lists the ARIADNEmed program in its toolbox for exemplary gender equality measures.