1: Career Coaching
Career opportunities for scientists are manifold. You can specifically aim for a professorship or another position in science, or decide on a career path in business and society. SICSS provides support in elaborating your individual career plans and overcoming challenges in the postdoc phase, such as taking on new tasks, positioning in the (new) work environment, leadership responsibilities, conflict management, etc.
Coaching is a professionally guided and solution-oriented process which aims to identify individual goals and wishes. Using suitable methods, the experienced coach supports the coachee in analyzing individual strengths, resources and personal values and further implementing the next steps to the set target. Coaching always is a trustful dialogue and confidential space.
Our offer for CEN members: Tailor-made career advice and coaching
In addition to providing information and communicating general conditions, especially for a career in science, the professional and strategic planning of your career path is the focus of career advice or coaching. Tailored to your individual situation, we discuss your starting position, develop, and optimize your next career steps.
Possible topics of career advice or coaching include (selection):
- Reflection and development of career goals and plans
- Recognizing strengths, values, and motivation
- Identifying and developing your skills and potential
- Decision-making: Staying in science or not?
- Leadership and project management in science
- Family and (scientific) career
- Coping with stress and conflicts in the work environment
- Coping with self-doubts, fears and pressure to perform
- Time and self-management
- How to say “no”
Languages: German and English; Format: In presence or online
How is the process structured?
- If you are interested in coaching, feel free to contact Alexandra Franzke (link) and briefly explain your concerns.
- Subsequently, we will arrange a date with you for coaching or an initial consultation, should you wish to clarify or specify your concerns before coaching.
- Together with you, we will make an individual agreement regarding the goals and conditions of the coaching or multiple coaching sessions.
- You have the opportunity to take advantage of several coaching sessions. The intervals between the individual sessions are determined by you according to your needs.
- The coaching itself is structured, solution-oriented, and methodically guided. Connections are made visible, and options for action are opened.
- Your concerns and the coaching sessions will be treated strictly confidentially.
Who is the coach?
Dr. Alexandra Franzke is a systemic coach and change manager (recognized by DBVC). She has a recognized scientific background and over 10 years of consulting and coaching experience with scientists from various disciplines.
She studied biology at the Universities of Göttingen and Jena, and completed her doctorate in evolutionary biology at the Bielefeld University. As a postdoc, she worked in Ecuador and Bielefeld. In science management, consulting, and training for postdocs, senior researchers, and junior professors, she has over 10 years of experience at the universities of Freiburg, Dortmund, and Hamburg.