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The Women’s Peer Mentoring Group (PMG) is a self-organized group of early-career female scientists on short-term contracts at WSL/SLF. Our aim is to support the career development of our members by promoting skills and networking.
We have a strong network of affirmed female scientist mentors that support us by sharing their insights into a life in research and help us develop important skills, from grant writing to career planning. Additionally, members enhance research skills and competences through peer-based help.
For 2026/27, the focus will be on holistic and strategic career development, with particular emphasis on grant writing and funding strategies, academic positioning, and effective communication and conflict management. In addition, regular peer exchange, career talks with senior mentors, and networking activities will strengthen participants’ professional networks and support informed career decisions within and beyond academia.
Last but not least, the PMG provides a platform where we can support each other both emotionally and practically, striving for a healthier work-life-balanced and informed career path choices.
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The leaders for the current funding period of the PMG groups are:
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Catherine Graham: Group Leader, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Spatial Evolutionary Ecology, WSL
Charlotte Grossiord: Joint Professor, Group Leader and Head of the Lausanne Site, Forest and Soil Ecology, Functional Plant Ecology, WSL / EPFL
Janine Schweier: Head of Research Unit, Forest Resources and Management, Sustainable Forestry, WSL
Eva Spehn: Scientific Officer, Swiss Biodiversity Forum, IPBES-CH Coordinator, Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
Jasmin Joshi: Professor of Landscape Ecology and Head of Institute, Institute for Landscape and Open Space (ILF), OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Janet Hering: Professor Emerita of Environmental Biogeochemistry / Environmental Chemistry, ETH Zurich / EPFL, former Director of Eawag