Benefits from being a YIN member at KIT

Peer Mentoring throughout the network. Close contact to the science department of KIT Forschungsfrderung (FOR) and the Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS). The Academic Staff Development of the KIT (www.pma.kit.edu/personalentwicklung) offers an exclusive program for YIN members to advance leadership skills, didactics and their personal development: YIN Program (modular concept) Personal advanced training matched with individual requirements of each YIN-member. Interim Review Workshops on leadership, project management, communication, writing funding proposals, etc. Coaching Mentoring Social Events Leadership Excellence Program Intensiv course as off-campus retreat. Supported self-studies Retreat with training to intensify leadership and management skills Center for Educational Development Baden-Wrttemberg-Certificate Workshops to improve teaching skills Seminars on mentoring and interaction with students Continuous feedback on own style of teaching

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supporting and promoting independent research group leaders at the karlsruhe Institute of technology (kIt)

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Young Investigator Network (YIN)

The independent research group leaders and junior professors of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are organized in the Young Investigator Network (YIN). The YIN is one of the key elements in the Concept for the Future of KIT. Financial support is provided through funds of the Initiative for Excellence. Administrative assistance is offered by the KIT. Tasks and objectives representation of interests within KIT advancing leadership skills of its members platform for sharing experience and peer consulting within YIN nucleate a sustainable scientic network between members keeping in touch with the YIN alumni public relations for the network and the members

Background
Since its foundation in 2008, the YIN developed into a strong democratic platform for peers, counting roughly 60 members at the beginning of 2011. The members are meeting on a monthly basis and develop solutions for their common challenges by jointly organizing their interests and sharing their interdisciplinary knowledge and diverse experiences. While key competences such as leadership, communication skills or didactics are not professionally trained in a typical scientic career, the joint program of leadership management and didactics is individually matched with the requirements of personal advanced training for each YIN member. In addition, most junior research group leaders and junior professors will only stay with the KIT for a limited time. However, this particular period is crucial for their further scientic career. During this time, they have to develop an independent and individual prole. This denes another goal of the YIN, as the network provides information and help for the peers in order to use their time at KIT in a productive and sustainable manner.

Organization
The network is self-governing. The YIN member assembly decides democratically. Chair and vice-chairs are elected to represent YIN and the interests of its members within the KIT and in public. Mandated by the YIN members, the nancial board executes budgeting and allocation of funds and has to report to the assembly. Additional committees manage the alumni network and arrange public events, meetings and further activities to create a platform where YIN and its members research groups can be promoted. Administrative staff and assistance is provided by the KIT.

YIN Chairs
Executive Board, Representation, Public Relations, Strategic Planning

Member assembly

YIN Ofce
Communication, Administration, Coordination with KIT Human Resources, Alumni, Web

YIN Finances
Budgeting, Financial Planning and Reporting, Allocation of Funds

YIN Further Education

Leadership, Management and Didactics Training

YIN Alumni
Annual Meeting of Current and Former YIN Members

Karlsruhe House of Young Scientist (KHYS) KIT Academic Staff Development

KIT Executive Board

KIT Research Department