Advisory services of the equal opportunities office

... for students and employees


Do you feel disadvantaged at university because of your gender and would you like to talk about your experience to exchange views and find out about further steps? The Equal Opportunities Officer will have a sympathetic ear for your concerns and is the contact point under the statute for protection against discrimination. The conversation will remain confidential.

Upon request, the Gender Equality Officer will support and advise you on the complaint channels in cases of discrimination at Heilbronn University. You can find further details about the complaint channels on the official page of the anti-discrimination complaints body.

...for female applicants


Have you applied for a professorship or other position for academic staff at our university or are you thinking about doing so? Many questions arise before or during an appointment and application process.

You are welcome to contact the Gender Equality Officer. We will be happy to provide you with information about the legal context and the course of the appointment or application process. The consultation is confidential and impartial.

Networks and funding programmes for women

Offers for young female academics

The Mathilde-Planck Lectureship Programme enables women to gain teaching experience on the path to professorship.

Scholarships for young female academics with children

Cross-mentoring programme for female students and doctoral candidates on the way to management positions

Mentoring programme for young academics at universities in Baden-Württemberg

Databases for female academics

Database of female experts of the Centre of Excellence Women in Science and Research (CEWS)

Database of female experts with the profiles of selected researchers from all disciplines

Job portal for professorships at Baden-Württemberg universities of applied sciences and the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University with profiles of (young) female researchers

Gender Equality Networks

State Conference of Gender Equality Officers at universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg and at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University

Federal Conference of Women and Equal Opportunities Representatives at Universities