Coaching Groups

Aims of Coaching Groups

  • To support scientists in their career planning process and to allow participants interchanging and improving personal networking
  • To make participants aware of possible alternatives to academic careers
  • To support them in decision reframing, in creativity processes, in getting over past conflicts, help them reflecting their own situation
  • To support them in applying for new jobs (how to improve application documents, preparation for interviews)

What is the difference between mentoring and coaching?

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Costs

Fee for 5 coaching sessions for participants from the ETH-Domain: 

  • Doctoral Students: CHF 200.-
  • Postdocs: CHF 300.-

Individual Coaching Session

Participants who have attended a coaching group have the possiblity to follow an individual coaching session of 1 hour with either the trainer of the workshop or any other FLP Trainers/Coachs.

The cost for this session is CHF 50.-

 

Registration Form

Registration

Registration will open approximately 6 weeks before the starting date of each coaching group. 

The number of participants is limited to 8

Coaching groups will take place only if the minimum number of participants is reached

Methods

Workshops, working groups, individual works, presentations, talks, role play exercises, coaching tools

Organisation

  • Sessions last for up to 6 months (5 half-days). If needed, an additional individual coaching session can be organized for an extra 50 CHF
  • Group size: 6-8 scientists accompanied by 1 coach

Cancellation Policy

  • Full refunds will be made before the registration deadline (2 weeks before the start of the coaching group). After this date no reimbursement will be done, unless you provide a substitute.

    Fees can apply for last minute cancellations, which can be invoiced to the participant.

Commitments and duties

Participants are expected to attend all meetings with the coach.

Offers in 2025

Coaching Group @ ETHZ

Dr. Lille Springall

Target audience: Doctoral students and postdocs

Dates:
Tue, August 26, 9-13h
Tue, September 30, 9-13h
Tue, October 28, 9-13h
Tue, November 25, 9-13h
Tue, December 16, 9-13h

Price: CHF 200 / CHF 300 (Doctoral Student / Postdoc)

Location: ETHZ

Registrations will open on July 15

Coaching Group @ ETHZ

Dr. Sarah Shephard

Target audience: advanced postdocs (end of 1st, in 2nd or further)

Dates:
Mon, May 12, 13-17h
(Other four dates will be defined with the participants)

Price: CHF 200 / CHF 300 (Doctoral Student / Postdoc)

Location: ETHZ

Coaching Group @ ETHZ

Dr. Beatrice Sigrist

Target audience: Doctoral students and postdocs

Dates: Tues, May 13, 13-17h 
(Other four dates will be defined with the participants)

Price: CHF 200 / CHF 300 (Doctoral Student / Postdoc)

Location: ETHZ

Coaching Group @ EPFL

Dr. Ingrid Le Duc and Dr. Verity Elston

  • Unlock Your Potential: Join the FLP group coaching session at EPFL.
    EPFL proudly hosts a new and revisited FLP group coaching format in response to feedback from former PhD, postdoc and young scientists.
    This year’s programme leads coachees through the design of their next career steps, and adds opportunities to focus on pressing issues.
    You’ll have the chance to:
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  •  – Be part of a robust and supportive network of professional connections.
  •  – Support your peers by listening and responding to fellow coachees’ in-the-moment concerns.
  •  – Choose times that work for you: midday or afternoon, 2h coaching sessions.
  •  – Propose and select from a list of themes or skills relevant to your career development plan and pressing issues.

    Curious to know more? Click on the flyer for more detailed information.

Price: CHF 200 / CHF 300 (Doctoral Student / Postdoc)

Location: EPFL

What participants say
"I feel a renewed interest to stay in academia, but I also feel more confident that I can succeed elsewhere."
"It has made me be aware of that if I don't make an active choice in my planning, life will make the decisions for me."
"lt really worked for me: I wanted to have more open discussions in my research unit and it worked. I take things less Personal. I see other people have the same issues. I feel better."
"The majority of the issues raised during the sessions were common across all participants, regardless of their academic background. Being in such a group means discussion flows more easily. It is also common for us as academics to be the only woman in the room in meetings or discussions. An opportunity to discuss in an women only environment is a novelty (and a nice one!). I also felt it was acceptable to bring up for example, the effect of an academic career on one’s family life, something I would not do in other workplace environments. Being in a group made up exclusively of women made this possible."
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