Gender Equality and Diversity
The Max Delbrück Center has established diverse measures to support this endeavor.
The Gender Equality Plan (2021-2027) formulates key principles, objectives, and measures to promote equal opportunities for women and men.
Since 2009 the Max Delbrück Center has been assigned the certificate “Audit Career and Family” by the Hertie Foundation. In this context the Max Delbrück Center offers a variety of practical solutions to better integrate work and family life, for example in the areas of work organization, working hours, child care and elder care.
The unit for talent management and staff development offers services, for instance for on-boarding (Welcome Office), and career development services and individual educational programs to develop professional skills for different groups through individually tailored solutions.
Our Mentoring program (established 2001) supports motivated postdocs to develop their professional skills, supports them to create a strong network of contacts within their field of research, and beyond. Experienced mentors share their knowledge and insights with the mentees and support them in their personal and professional development.
The “Elena Timofeeff-Ressovsky” lecture series (“Notable women in Science”) increases the visibility of excellent female scientists.
Highly qualified female candidates for executive-level positions and professorships are actively recruited. A collection with links to search databases is provided to support members of recruitment committees in finding potential female candidates.
The Gender Equality Officer promotes equal opportunities at the Max Delbrück Center, participates in all personnel, social and organizational planning, decisions, and measures relevant to gender equality and advises female and male employees.
