Further information

The Faculty has pledged to implement the guidelines passed by the University Administration in 2023 set forth in the “Regulations assuring the quality of the appointment procedure for University professors and junior professors under particular consideration of aspects of gender and diversity”

The women’s representatives are voting members in the appointment committees of the Faculty of Engineering.

Are you looking for members of a committee or experts on a particular topic? The website of the Office of Equality and Diversity at FAU gives an overview of portals and databases that can be used to search for women in science.

The Faculty of Engineering supports proactive headhunting for excellent female scientists. The target agreements 2023-2027 provide funds for the promotion of guest lectures by outstanding researchers. Female guest lectures presenting their research and career paths are also role models and thereby motivating other students and young female researchers to follow a career in research.

Chairs that would like to invite a female guest scientist for a research stay at the Faculty can apply for a “Incoming Scholarship”. The idea behind the scholarship is to encourage internationalisation at FAU, boost the reputation of FAU abroad and take a proactive approach to headhunting excellent young female researchers.

The Faculty of Engineering is committed to advancing the careers of particularly talented women across all qualification levels. They run the mentoring programme in cooperation with the Office of Equality and Diversity. By providing women individual support through a personal mentor, the programme aims to help women successfully complete their further qualifications, whilst also encouraging high-potential female students and young researchers to start a career in research. Experienced mentors are there to give advice and support as and when needed. Participation in the programme is free of charge.

For more information go to: www.mentoring.fau.eu/ariadne-technat/

Applications for maternity leave cover or for research assistants to carry out laboratory work during pregnancy and breastfeeding should be submitted directly to Office P3 – HR Services for Part-Time Academic Staff (plus a copy to the Büro für Gender und Diversity).

On the FAU Family Service page you will find an overview of the regulations regarding maternity and parental leave at FAU.

For more information go to: www.familienservice.fau.eu/further-services/downloads/maternity-leave-and-parental-leave-financing-possibilities/

If children fall ill or the situation at work reaches a peak making it necessary to work longer hours, parents can be left with the predicament of how to care for their children. In such situations, parents (students and staff) at the Faculty of Engineering can turn to the Family Service. The short-term childcare service (emergency care) can step in quickly and flexibly to help with childcare as and when needed, making it easier to balance research, work and family. Please contact the Family Service at FAU directly if you require short-term childcare.

For more information go to: www.familienservice.fau.eu/services/emergency-care-programmes/

Providing a family-friendly working environment has been important to FAU for a long time now. The FAU and Universitätsklinikum Family Service provides support for families (including parents and family carers) with regard to family commitments and academic life.

Leaders can apply for an earmarked allowance within the context of the Emmy Noether Program (module: family allowance). These funds are intended to cover additional costs incurred for caring for children or relatives in need of care during conferences and research trips. The reimbursement of costs (module: family allowance) is only available to leaders of Emmy Noether research groups. Further information on applying and using the allowance: https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/168194/356b71aeb3e013e896edfd5fbb87be67/52-17-en-data.pdf

Accounts are settled at FAU exclusively by following the standard procedure for booking costs and sending receipts to H4 – Accounting rather than claiming for travel expenses via P6.

Please also take the new rules on the Regulation on transaction reporting obligations (Mitteilungsverordnung) into account.
https://www.fau.eu/fau/legal-regulations/regulation-on-transaction-reporting-obligations-mitteilungsverordnung/
https://www.intern.fau.de/haushalt-und-finanzen/mitteilungsverordnung/

Participants based abroad require a German tax identification number: https://www.fau.eu/fau/legal-regulations/regulation-on-transaction-reporting-obligations-mitteilungsverordnung/#keine-Steuer-IdNr

Netzwerk Mutterschaft und Wissenschaft (network for mothers in academia) offers a forum for anyone who identifies as a mother and works in academia to exchange views, network, and provide each other with support and information. All details: www.mutterschaft-wissenschaft.de

Issues relating to motherhood and academia do not only affect mothers. They are relevant to everyone, as care work is the foundation of our society and directly affects how we live and work together. For this reason, the network is also open to allies, people who are willing to offer their support and backing. We are a forum for anyone who believes academia is in need of a structural revamp.

Local group Erlangen-Nuremberg:

There are over 30 local groups connected throughout Germany. The local group Erlangen-Nürnberg met for the first time on March 3, 2025. Anyone who is interested in taking part can contact Alessandra Kenner at alessandra.kenner@fau.de.