Diversity & Inclusion Measures
The IST Good Practice Officer (GPO), Hilde Janssens, is the dedicated contact person for Diversity & Inclusion.
The following points are selected measures in place at IST Austria:
Awareness raising and training
- Annual diversity monitoring
- Leadership curriculum for administrative supervisors
- Implicit bias trainings for all supervisors
- Soft skill training options for all employees
- Intercultural trainings for support staff
- Language courses (German and English) on campus
- Regular Diversity & Inclusion awareness raising at IST internal events
Support with personal challenges
- Conflict Management System
- Employee Assistance Program
Measures specifically for science
- Care-taker Fund – Financial support for PhD students and postdocs with care responsibilities
- Career development office for young scientists
- STEMfatale – Seminar series for women in STEM subjects
- Search committee for female faculty positions in mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science
- Participation of Good Practice Officer as neutral observer in faculty recruitment discussions
External commitments and collaborations
- Commitment to the following Charters:
- The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
- Commitment to the ALBA declaration on equity and inclusion
- Member of the consultation panel of the Austrian ERA Roadmap equality objectives
- Participation in the BMBWF’s diversity management award “Diversitas” 2016-2018-2020
- IST Austria received a recognition award in 2020
- State Certificate Audit WorkandFamily 2014, 2017, 2020
- Member of the EURAXESS Dual Career and Integration Services Expert Group
- EURAXESS contact point
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