In addition to the contacts for early-career researchers listed above, there are various other points of contact and support services available, within the department, at the central university level, and externally. Depending on the status group (professors, academic staff, students, or administrative/technical staff) and the specific nature of the inquiry, different points of contact may be appropriate.
Specific to our Faculty:
I. Independent of the employment hierarchy:
1) Local Equal Opportunity Officer and Equalizer Opportunity Committee of our Faculty
2) Contact Person for employees and students who experienced sexual or gender based violence or discrimination
II. Within the employment hierarchy:
Note: If you want to talk to someone within the employment hierarchy about instances of discrimination or abuse of power, you can pick whatever hierarchy level you want. You do not have to talk to them in any particular order. (In German: "Der Dienstweg muss nicht eingehalten werden.")
a) your direct superior
b) the head of the in Institute you belong to
c) the Vice-Dean of Human Ressources of our Faculty (Benedikt Wirth)
d) the Dean of our Faculty (Arthur Bartels)
University-wide:
1) Counselling service for staff and management
2) Equal Opportunity Office
3) Staff Councils:
Staff Council for employees in non-academic roles (Unfortunately there is no English version of their webpage)
Acaemic Staff Council
4) Representative for people with severe, long term impairment
5) Antidiscrimination Office for enrolled students and PhD students
Includes the Complaints Office for students and PhD students (who are not simultaneously employees)
Note: Employees can contact the Compliance Office instead (see below)
6) Compliance Office
Including reporting options for complaints according to GETA and a digital whistleblower system
7) Ombudsperson good scientific practice
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Hoeps
8) General Student Committee (AStA) - for students and enrolled doctoral candidates
In general
Doctoral Student Representation
Unfortunately there are no English versions of these webpages
9)Students Assistants Office
10) Representative of the Senate for disabled and chronically ill students
11) Postdoc Network Münster
Outside of the University specific for research environments:
a) Network against Abuse of Power in Science
b) Omuds Committee for Research Integrity in Germany
Unfortunately there are no English versions of the following three webpages
c) Legal Advice Center for Abuse of Power (NRW)
d) Guidelines and Policies:
d- i ) Conflicts – A Guide for Doctoral Candidates
d - ii) University of Münster – Good Scientific Practice
Outside of the University not specificly for research Environments:
A) Support an information on the topic of "domestic violence"
B) Münster Women's Crisis Line Counseling Center (Unfortunately there seems to be no English version of the homepage)
