Scimento Mentoring Program for Female Researchers in Hesse

SciMento-hessenweit is a mentoring program for talented female PhD candidates and postdocs from the five universities in Hesse (Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Giessen, Kassel and Marburg) and cooperating research institutions. SciMento-hessenweit supports female PhD candidates and postdocs in their career paths during and shortly after their PhD – to provide the support they need to to decide on a further career in science.

The group mentoring project of SciMento-hessenweit offers its participants the opportunity to strengthen their personal, strategic and professional competencies and to raise their awareness of the structures, processes and informal rules of the game played in the scientific community. Furthermore, mentees are supported in defining their own goals and strategies concerning their career development as well as improving their management and leadership skills. SciMento-hessenweit further provides a point for networking within the scientific community. The mentors also learn about the specific situation of young scientists because they do not play their typical role of supervisor and boss but act as experienced advisors to answer their mentees’ career questions.