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Fraunhofer TALENTA

A career in the fast lane - change is female!

Fraunhofer is committed to attracting, promoting and retaining more women in applied research. With our tailor-made career and development program »Fraunhofer TALENTA« for female scientists and female managers, we offer the ideal framework to advance your career - regardless of whether you are just starting out or already leading a team. 

»Fraunhofer TALENTA« is aimed at women at all career stages. Whether you want to start your research career, build it up with more responsibility or develop further in a management role - we offer you targeted qualification opportunities and give you the freedom to deepen your specialist and management skills through »career time« . 

Who can apply? 

The focus is on STEM and engineering subjects. Apply directly to a Fraunhofer Institute and refer to TALENTA if you are interested in participating. 

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With »TALENTA start«, female university graduates receive the orientation they need for a successful start in applied research. You not only strengthen your professional skills, but also develop your interdisciplinary skills. We support you in starting your career and create scope for your doctorate and professional development. 

The accompanying offer includes topics such as position assessment, strategic self-management and professional networking via the TALENTA.net platform. 

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For women with professional experience who are aiming for a management position or specialist career, »TALENTA speed up« is just the thing. With targeted qualification and mentoring offers, we support you in taking your career to the next level. In addition to the »carrier time« you need to build up your own research group, we offer you valuable impetus in the areas of leadership, strategy and research funding. 

Quote Dr. Ines Veile 

Group Leader and Deputy Head of the Materials Characterization Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP 

»Above all, the TALENTA funding enabled me to create freedom. I was able to use the additional time I had available to build up the group and for my personal further qualifications. I was also free to choose which further training courses I wanted to attend.« 

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»TALENTA excellence« is aimed at women who aspire to or already hold a senior management position at Fraunhofer. The aim is to promote your professional and personal development through targeted »research time« and to further enhance your role as a scientist and manager. The program includes advanced mentoring and qualification measures to support you on your way to becoming a top manager. 

This is what our experts say about TALENTA:

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TALENTA start

Christina Gabriel is a research associate in the Starch Modification/Molecular Properties department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP.
 

»Thanks to TALENTA, I was able to start my doctorate in the same department straight after completing my master's thesis at the Fraunhofer IAP. Without the funding, the doctoral position would not have existed. I used the funding both for further training to deepen my specialist knowledge and to attend a conference in England.«

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TALENTA speed up

Dr. Shanshan Gu-Stoppel works as Senior Scientist and Group Leader for Optical Systems in MEMS Development at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT.
 

»Fraunhofer enables me to sharpen my scientific profile in parallel to my day-to-day work - among other things, I get time to work on my publications. That is worth its weight in gold.«

© Bernd Müller

TALENTA excellence

Dr. Iman Taha is head of the Materials and Testing Technology department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV.
 

»As part of the TALENTA support program, I attended personal coaching sessions in addition to leadership training, in which I explicitly addressed my situation and that of my team members. I also used a team-building measure to identify specific goals and topics for the team.«

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