Equal Opportunities Officer at the Institute
Each academic unit within the Faculty of Social Sciences has an Equal Opportunities Officer and a Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer. The primary responsibility of the Institute Equal Opportunities officer is to represent the Faculty's Equal Opportunities Officer (currently Nathalie Richter) in the institute’s committee meetings with the right to submit motions and speak. The various Institute Equal Opportunities Officers collaborate through the Equal Opportunities Working Group.As the Institute Equal Opportunities Officers, we are your first point of contact for questions relating to the topics listed below. If needed, we can also refer you to the appropriate offices or support services as needed.
If you are looking for guidance on the university advisory services, or have questions about......
- Equal opportunities work in general or specifically at the IMMS
- Equal opportunities policy efforts or needs at the IMMS
- Balancing studies, academic work, employment/professional responsibilites with family life
- Sexual harassment by students or university staff
- Discrimination or unequal treatment based on gender and/or sexual orientation in everyday university life
- Events, workshops, and coaching programmes for women or student parents
- Questions concerning the balance of work/studies and family life (maternity leave/parental leave, funding opportunities for student parents, childcare)
- Questions on the promotion and networking of women
- Prevention and handling of sexual harassment and sexual violence, bullying, and conflict (resolution) in the workplace or in studies
- Discrimination or unequal treatment based on gender and/or sexual orientation
- The equal opportunities plan and equal opportunities policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Quality assurance in recruitment and professorial appointment procedures
...then please get in touch with the Equal Opportunities Officers of the Institute for Methods and Methodological Principles in the Social Sciences. We also welcome your suggestions and ideas for shaping equal opportunities policy at the IMMS:
Samantha Bockhop, B.A. (office hours by appointment)
Katharina Teutenberg, M.A. (office hours by appointment)
Or, if you are seeking advice on...
...then please contact the Faculty`s Equal Opportunities Officer:
Nathalie RichterEqual Opportunities Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3 (Room Oec 0.103), 37073 Göttingen
Email: gleichstellung@sowi.uni-goettingen.de
Phone: +49 (0)551 39-24798
Further information and contact persons can also be found on the homepage of the Office for Equal Opportunities and Diversity.