The Women’s Peer Mentoring Group (PMG) is a self-organized group of early-career female scientists on short-term contracts at WSL/SLF. It aims to support the career development of its members by promoting their skills on their paths to becoming recognized scientists.
The participants organize workshops with experts on topics such as self-marketing, leadership skills or grant writing. They reflect on their short- and long-term individual career goals in the group and together with their mentors. The knowledge gained, the sharing of common experiences and the intense exchange enable the female scientists to better master challenges in the scientific environment. The aim of the group is to build a strong and sustainable support network inside and outside WSL.
The group welcomes new members once a year.
Contact
For more information about the Peer Mentoring Group write to pmg(at)wsl.ch or contact one of the members directly.
Members
Ana Beatriz Daunt, Land Change Science
Maria Garcia Martin, Land Change Science
Friederike Gebert, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Shyamolina Ghosh, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Claudia Guidi, Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry
Hristina Hristova, Forest Resources and Management
Maja Ilic, Forest Health and Biotic Interactions
Nissaf Karbout, Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry
Deborah Leigh, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology / Ecological Genetics
Johanna Malle, Land Change Science / Snow and Atmosphere
Elisabet Martinez-Sancho, Co-lead 2021-2022, Forest Dynamics
Giulia Mazzotti, Snow and Atmosphere
Valentina Vitali, Co-lead 2021-2022, Forest Dynamics
Alumnae
Carolina Bello (2020-2021), Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Alessandra Bottero (2019-2020), Research Associate, Forest Dynamics, WSL-SLF
Nathalie Chardon(2019-2021), Community Ecology
Ilka Dubernet (2020-2021), Economics and Social Sciences
Petra D'Odorico (2020-2021), Forest Dynamics
Esther Frei (2019-2020), Research Associate, Forest Dynamics, WSL-SLF
Franziska Gerber (2019-2021), Snow and Permafrost
Charlotte Grossiord (2019-2020), Joint Professorship, Group leader, Leader WSL site Lausanne; Forest Dynamics, Community Ecology, Functional Plant Ecology, EPFL / WSL
Annelen Kahl (2019-2020), CEO at startup SUNWELL Sárl and Scientific Staff Member, Snow and Permafrost, WSL-SLF
Anna Haberkorn (2019-2021), Snow and Permafrost
Amanda Mathys (2020-2021), Forest Resources and Management
Tamaki Ohmura (2020-2021), Economics and Social Sciences
Jeanne Portier (2019-2021), Forest Resources and Management
Flurina Wartmann (2019-2020), Lecturer, Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Clare Webster (2020-2021), Mountain Hydrology & Mass Movement
Yasmine Willi (2019-2021), Economics and Social Sciences
Chunhong Zhao (2019-2020), PostDoc, Landscape dynamics, WSL-SLF
Mentors
Esther Thürig (2019 - current), Group Leader, Forest Resources and Forest Management, Resource Analysis, WSL
Catherine Graham (2019 - current), Group Leader, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Spatial Evolutionary Ecology, WSL
Martina Peter (2020 - current), Group Leader, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Ecological Genetics, WSL
Rebecca Mott (2020 - current), Scientific Employee, Snow and Atmosphere, Snow Hydrology, SLF