Faculty Contact Points
The faculty-level contact points for early-career researchers offer accessible, confidential information for young researchers and their supervisors. They provide assistance with issues that could not be resolved within existing supervisory structures—such as protected research time, supervision agreements, roles within the supervisory relationship, authorship, or the completion of projects.
The contact points serve exclusively in an advisory capacity.
Target Audience
This service is aimed at early-career researchers as well as supervisors, superiors, and professors.
Topics
The contact points provide support for questions and uncertainties, particularly in the following areas:
- Academic career
- Supervisory relationship
- Employment conditions
Contacting the service is straightforward.
Approach
The focus is on a low-threshold advisory service tailored to early-career researchers. Concerns are recorded in a structured manner, objectively assessed, and, if necessary, referred to appropriate additional resources.
Principles
- Easy to contact
- Advisory role with a clear distinction from other offices, particularly the Ombuds Office.
- No supervisory, decision-making, or mediation role; focus on information and guidance (triage function).
- Strict confidentiality and disclosure of information only with consent.