Your participation in the following workshops is the core of the training programme. You will also benefit from our e-learning programme.

You will attend a total of at least 40 work units as part of the JUNO workshop and e-learning programme. Please follow the links to the workshop descriptions and register directly for the individual events using the respective registration form.

Compulsory workshops (in total min. 20 work units)

• Good Research Practice for Researchers (8 work units)
  and one of the following workshops:
• Leadership Fundamentals: Building your Leadership Skills as an Early Career Scientist (12 work units)
• Intermediate Leadership (12 work units)

Optional workshops and E-Learning
(in total min. 16 work units, max. 20 work units - thereof a maximum of 6 E-Learning work units)

• Self-Leadership under permanent pressure to perform (4 work units)

• Giving and receiving Feedback (4 work units)
• Learning and Encouragement through Feedback (8 work units)

• Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration 12 (work units)

   

E-Learning Courses
(Courses totalling a maximum of 6 work units are credited = this equals 2 to 4 e-learning courses depending on their duration. Please download the corresponding certificate after completing the e-learning course and submit it for verification).

• Working with People: Leadership in Academia (2 work units)
• A Guide to Empathy at Work (2 work units)
• How to Build Better Relationships in the Academic Workplace (1,5 work units)
• Cognitive Bias: How to make Better Decisions by Understanding Bias (2 work units)
• Team Power: Support Each Other with Team Counselling (1,5 work units)
• Design Thinking 1-3 (4 work units)
• Agile Skills - Agile Work in Scientific Settings (3 work units)
• Active Listening in Interpersonal Communication (0,5 work units)
• Mental Health in Academia (1,5 work units)
• Four Ears Model of Communication (0,5 work units)
• The Harvard Concept of Negotiation (0,5 work units)

In total: Completed workshops and E-Learning Moduls min. 40 work units.

In addition to the workshops and e-learnings mentioned above, you will meet regularly with colleagues as part of the peer to peer counselling to discuss and confidentially reflect on aspects of daily routine, current practices and the challenges of working together in a research team. This interactive process is accompanied by a moderator who guides you through this transparent and confidential process. You will learn from each other's experiences and knowledge.

Peer to peer counselling, integrated into the training programme, enables you to talk about the challenges you face when supporting employees. You will receive ideas and strategies to initiate solutions for your individual case. In this way, you will improve your management skills and develop your personality as a responsible, reflective and open-minded team leader.

Please take part in two sessions, à 3h/ 4 work units = totalling 8 work units.

Registration for the Peer to peer sessions

Additional information is given in the document "Documentation of peer counselling" (download section on the right)

The written documentation and reflection of the (previous) training process rounds off the programme and is a prerequisite for obtaining the certificate. The reflection at the end of the programme should serve to

• Clarify your understanding of your role as a supervisor,
• reflect on your understanding of good leadership and supervision of employees,
• and support your personal and professional development as a leader.

Further information on the written documentation can be found in the document ‘Concluding review’ (download on the right).