Contact persons for early career researchers

Advice on conflicts in everyday research and work, e.g. concerning

  • Supervision and collaboration (expectations, communication, workload, timelines),
  • Good research practice (authorship, data and publication issues),
  • Power imbalances,
  • abuse of power,
  • sexual harassment.

Observers of misconduct who are not themselves involved are also invited to seek advice.

The following persons are available as contact persons for junior researchers:

Carina da Silva

Christian Engwer

Katharina Kirsten

Cordula Schülke

(elected for the period 17.06.2026 - 16.06.2028)

as well as the current contact persons of the MMGS (Spokespersons of the doctoral students) and Kristina Wensing.