One important strategic aim of PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence is to achieve equality between male and female scientists at the institutional and research level. The Irène Joliot-Curie Program has been set up to support women in all phases of their scientific careers both at the cluster and in their broader research work.
Irène Joliot-Curie (*12 September, 1897, † 17 March, 1956) was a French scientist. She was the eldest daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie and later the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Irène Joliot-Curie together with her husband was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity.
The program was launched in December 2013 on the initiative of Concettina Sfienti. It offers workshops, training sessions, and network meetings for women in and around the Cluster and the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science at JGU. Events to raise gender awareness, such as a lecture series, regularly reach a large female and male audience. Complementing the existing support structures at JGU, IJCP is focused on a physics-specific perspective.
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IJCP Career Support for Postdocs – Call for Applications
This program is designed for young researchers in Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics to help navigate a successful scientific career adapting to the individual needs as well as the time constraints of young scientists. The goal of the program is to provide role-models for academic careers in science – this is of major importance for women and non-binary persons, who are still under-represented in the more advanced career stages: Within one-on-one mentoring sessions, participants will benefit from the personal view of an experienced mentor (a scientist from JGU, other Rhine-Main-Universities or – if desired – from further afield). Mentees may choose from a list of potential mentors or request specific mentors according to individual needs and preferences. Additional career advice will provide participants with essential decision-making skills and individual support if desired.
Due to the intense nature of this program (approximately six to nine months of individual support) it is designed to fit around ongoing research activities. Aside from the mandatory half-day kickoff workshop (June 13th or 27th – tbd.), all other appointments are negotiated individually. On average, this is expected to consist of three appointments with your mentor and up to three career advice sessions.
All applications must contain a full CV and a letter of motivation. For further questions please get in touch with Helga Juli, julih@uni-mainz.de. Please submit your application to mpa@uni-mainz.de until May, 14. Please indicate which date for the kickoff workshop suits you better (June 13th or 27th).
Save the date: Diversity in the Physics Classroom (with Tomas Brage, Lund University) Nov 4, 2025 (Physics colloquium)
Postponed from Summer 2024.
In-depth workshop for students and lecturers on Monday, Nov 3, 2025.
Why should we care about diversity in a physics classroom? How can we create an inclusive and equitable learning and teaching atmosphere? Tomas Brage is a professor of physics at Lund University and share with us his expertise on gender and science. He is a steering group member of the LERU Policy Group for EDI and participates in the GENERA network and the GenderEX Horizon 2020 project. He is the chair of the section for equality, diversity and inclusion of the Swedish Physical Society and has led or co-led projects on Gender Certification, Antidiscrimination, Core-Values, mentoring for change and Unconscious Bias observers in Lund and beyond.
Everybody is welcome! No registration required.
| Date | Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025 (Physics colloquium) |
| Place | Will be announced soon. |
More information:
mpa@uni-mainz.de