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Female Professors Program
The University of Cologne (UoC) has been successful in all four calls of the Female Professors Program of Federal and States Governments (Professorinnenprogramm des Bundes und der Länder, PP I - III, 2030).
Universities qualify for the program every 5 years by submitting a gender equality concept, which includes a status quo analysis and a perspective section. After a positive evaluation, professorships of female researchers with an initial appointment can be funded. In return for the co-financing of these professorships, the universities must use funds for additional projects that promote equality. The program thus helps to increase the number of female professors on the one hand and to strengthen gender equality structures at universities on the other.
In each of the three previous calls, the UoC was able to fill three professorships that met the program's criteria. In this way, a total of around 4,48 million euros has been raised for gender equality projects since 2009. An additional 1.2 million euros were afforded by the UoC - a requirement of the program.
The numerous projects and structural measures implemented with these funds have significantly strengthened gender equality at the UoC and have been partially consolidated.
They are anchored in various institutions:
Female Professors Program I (2009 – 2014):
- Kids&ElderCare - Reimbursement of (child-)care costs and research assistants for female postdoctoral researchers - (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects)
- NetEx - Network & Exchange - funds for travel, invitation of visiting scientists and workshops for female postdocs - (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects)
- Additional positions for newly appointed female professors - (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects)
- Cornelia Harte Mentoring for female researchers at all career levels - (Human Resources Development for Researchers)
- International Female Scholar (IFS) Mentoring Program - (Human Resources Development for Researchers)
- Teaching assignment Gender Studies - (Gender Studies in Cologne)
- Visiting lectureship in Gender Studies rotating between faculties - (Gender Studies in Cologne)
Female Professors Program II (2015 – 2020):
- Kids&ElderCare - Reimbursement of childcare and care costs for female postdocs - (Dept. 72 Large scale Projects)
- NetEx - Network & Exchange - funds for travel, invitation of visiting scholars, and workshops for female postdoctoral fellows - (Dept. 72 Large scale Projects)
- Job pool for newly appointed female professors - (Dept. 72 Large scale Projects)
- Coaching for female scientists at all career levels - (HR Development for Researchers)
- International Female Scholar (IFS) Mentoring Program - (HR Development for Researchers)
- Teaching assignment pool Gender Studies - (Gender Studies in Cologne)
- Visiting lectureship in Gender Studies rotating between faculties - (Gender Studies in Cologne)
Female Professors Program III (2019 – 2024):
- Kopf Frei - postdoc program for female researchers with family responsibilities - (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects) (expired)
- Gender consulting in research management - consulting for gender equality measures in research projects and sensitization of multipliers in the context of third-party funding - (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects)
- Gender-sensitive appointment procedures: Coordination and support of the faculties in the implementation of gender-sensitive appointment procedures through relieve of the gender equality officers of the faculties (central gender equality officer)
- Fulfillment of requirements in appointment procedures through strengthening the recruitment management unit with regard to gender-sensitive appointment procedures (central gender equality officer)
- International Female Scholar (IFS) mentoring program - (Human Resources Development for Researchers)
- Qualification positions for female researchers with chronic illness or disability - (Department Gender & Equality Management) embedded in the Inclusion Action Plan
- Dual Career for international postdocs - (Dual Career & Family Support CFS)
- Gender in studies and teaching: Coordination of the BA Certificate Gender Studies and coordination of the teaching assignment pool as well as the development of concepts on gender in teaching within the framework of accreditation procedures - (Gender Studies in Cologne)
Contact and Information:
Sandra Staudenrausch
Coordinator Female Professors Program
email: s.staudenrausch@verw.uni-koeln.de,
phone: +49 221 470-90589
Matrix position between D7 Research Management / Dept. 72 (Large Scale Projects) and the Dept. Gender & Equality Management