dynaMENT doctorate

dynaMENT doctorate for female* doctoral students is a mentoring program to give orientation towards a career in research, offers targeted and group specific support of female researchers and strengthens personal networks.

Training includes:
• individual assessment
• goal-setting and development plan
• one-to-one mentoring (mentor in Hamburg)
• peer mentoring
• career workshops
• networking events
• review of development

duration: 1 year

To participate you must be a member of a dynaMENT partner, aiming for a scientific career and be willing to build up a mentoring relationship and participate in the networking and training events.

We are now accepting applications. Please fill in the form and upload your documents by the 7th of July 2025.

Apply here for dynaMENT doctorate

Important: Please fill out the application to the end. At the end, the requested documents must be uploaded. Then please confirm your application on the last page. You will receive a confirmation email when we have received your application.

Should there be technical errors, please contact mentoring@dynament.de for support.

In exceptional cases, and if the use of the digital application is not possible, the applications can also be submitted in PDF format. Please reach out if this applies to you and we will provide you with alternative application forms. 

In general the following elements need to be send in:

- Application details via application platform
- CV
- Letter of motivation Info


The Application Process

After we have reviewed your application we will inform you if you are invited to a personal interview in which your CV, your career plans, your personal motivation and your personal goals and objectives for the mentoring will be discussed.

After Acceptance to the Program

We will find a potential mentor for you. This matching of mentor and mentee is essential for a successful mentoring process. The mentors are excellent researchers (professors, group leaders, senior scientists, scientific coordinators) on the Bahrenfeld Research Campus and beyond.

Please note: Being a mentee in this program means you will receive a lot of support. Not only will you have regular meetings with your assigned mentor. You will also receive a close and personal support by the project team. We expect you to document your goals in writing and to discuss the ongoing process. Of course all the discussions will be handled confidentially.

Mandatory Events

Within the program, we offer you the following events:

- The introduction workshop at the beginning of the program will cover information about the mentoring process in general and the role of mentor and mentee. The final workshop at the end of the mentoring will help you reflect on the meetings with your mentor and summarize your success.

- 2 - 3 accompanying trainings which are executed by experienced external coaches. These trainings cover different individual aspects of a scientific career (e.g. self-marketing in science, leadership in scientific areas, conflict management etc.).

- 2 networking events to give you the chance to build your personal network within the group of mentees and beyond.

Please note: Attending the dynaMENT events and trainings are mandatory to successfully complete the program. At the end you will receive a certificate of participation.