yDiv offers external one-to-one career coaching to promote your individual career development and get a fresh and external perspective on your career plans and work situation.

The coaches provide support in specific and individual career questions, e.g. career in and outside academia, competence analysis, working abroad, feedback on application documents, self-management or supervision and leadership. Specific topics and goals of the coaching will be set together with the coach. The meetings take place online.

The yDiv Mentoring Pool provides personalized advice and support through one-on-one mentoring (mentor-mentee tandems) on topics related to career development. It supports doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior researchers with career goals in both academic and non-academic fields.

The Call for Mentees is planned for August/September 2025.

In the event of problems during their doctorate, such as conflicts with their supervisor, yDiv doctoral researchers can contact the iDiv counsellors in confidence. The counsellors can offer advice, refer them to other services or mediate between the parties in the event of conflicts.