Irène Joliot-Curie Programm

Ein wichtiges strukturelles Ziel des Exzellenzclusters PRISMA+ ist die Gleichstellung von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern auf institutioneller und wissenschaftlicher Ebene. Zu diesem Zweck hat PRISMA das Irène Joliot-Curie-Programm eingerichtet, das der Förderung von Frauen in allen wissenschaftlichen Karrierephasen im Cluster und in dessen weiterem Forschungsumfeld dient.

Irène Joliot-Curie (*12. September 1897, † 17. März 1956) war eine französische Wissenschaftlerin. Sie war die älteste Tochter von Marie und Pierre Curie und später die Ehefrau von Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Irène Joliot-Curie erhielt zusammen mit ihrem Mann 1935 den Nobelpreis für Chemie für die Entdeckung der künstlichen Radioaktivität.

Das Programm wurde im Dezember 2013 auf Initiative von Prof. Dr. Concettina Sfienti ins Leben gerufen. Es bietet Workshops, Trainingsseminare und Netzwerk-Treffen für Frauen im und rund um das Cluster und den Fachbereich Physik, Mathematik und Informatik der JGU an. Veranstaltungen, die das Gender-Bewusstsein steigern, wie beispielsweise eine Vorlesungsreihe, erreichen regelmäßig ein großes weibliches, wie auch männliches Publikum. Das IJCP legt den Fokus dabei vor allem auf eine physik-spezifische Perspektive und ergänzt dadurch die bereits existierenden, unterstützenden Strukturen der JGU.

Kommende Veranstaltungen

IJCP Career Support for Postdocs – Call for Applications

This program is designed for young researchers in Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics to help navigate a successful scientific career adapting to the individual needs as well as the time constraints of young scientists. The goal of the program is to provide role-models for academic careers in science – this is of major importance for women and non-binary persons, who are still under-represented in the more advanced career stages: Within one-on-one mentoring sessions, participants will benefit from the personal view of an experienced mentor (a scientist from JGU, other Rhine-Main-Universities or – if desired – from further afield). Mentees may choose from a list of potential mentors or request specific mentors according to individual needs and preferences. Additional career advice will provide participants with essential decision-making skills and individual support if desired.

Due to the intense nature of this program (approximately six to nine months of individual support) it is designed to fit around ongoing research activities. Aside from the mandatory half-day kickoff workshop (June 13th or 27th – tbd.), all other appointments are negotiated individually. On average, this is expected to consist of three appointments with your mentor and up to three career advice sessions.

All applications must contain a full CV and a letter of motivation. For further questions please get in touch with Helga Juli, julih@uni-mainz.de. Please submit your application to mpa@uni-mainz.de until May, 14. Please indicate which date for the kickoff workshop suits you better (June 13th or 27th).

Save the date: Diversity in the Physics Classroom (with Tomas Brage, Lund University) Nov 4, 2025 (Physics colloquium)

Postponed from Summer 2024.

In-depth workshop for students and lecturers on Monday, Nov 3, 2025.

Why should we care about diversity in a physics classroom? How can we create an inclusive and equitable learning and teaching atmosphere? Tomas Brage is a professor of physics at Lund University and share with us his expertise on gender and science. He is a steering group member of the LERU Policy Group for EDI and participates in the GENERA net- work and the GenderEX Horizon 2020 project. He is the chair of the section for equality, diversity and inclusion of the Swedish Physical Society and has led or co-led projects on Gender Certification, Antidiscrimination, Core-Values, mentoring for change and Unconscious Bias observers in Lund and beyond.

Everybody is welcome! No registration required.

Datum Di, 4. November 2025 (Physikalisches Kolloquium)
Ort Wird noch bekanntgegeben.

Weitere Informationen:
mpa@uni-mainz.de