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Online workshop on 19.05.2026 from 14:00-16:40.
Online workshop on 19.05.2026 from 14:00-16:40.
Hosted by the Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics.
Connecting young mathematicians with inspiring role models
Connecting young mathematicians with inspiring role models
The goal of the workshop Career advice for young mathematicians is to foster networking between young mathematicians, ranging from M.Sc. students to postdocs. This event specifically aims to support female and non-binary mathematicians by providing a platform to connect with role models of different backgrounds, both from inside and outside of academia, who are ready to share insights and experiences from their own career paths. Join us to build valuable connections that can shape your journey in mathematics.
Registration
Registration
Participation for this online workshop is free of charge. Please note that the event is limited to 30 female or non-binary participants. We therefore encourage you to register until 12th May, 2026.
Please note that we expect you to be present during the whole time you register for. After May 12, we will get back to you by email to inform you if you obtained a spot.
Program
Program
14:00 - 14:15
14:00 - 14:15
Introduction
Introduction
14:15 - 15:15
14:15 - 15:15
Career advice, Part I
Career advice, Part I
You will have the chance to chat with role models in small groups. After 30 minutes, we will rotate tables so you can meet someone new and explore different career paths.
15:15 - 15:30
15:15 - 15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:30
15:30 - 16:30
Career advice, Part II
Career advice, Part II
We continue the career development advice with new role models.
16:30 - 16:40
16:30 - 16:40
Closing words
Closing words
Our role models
Our role models
Part I
Part I
Julia is a full professor of financial and acturial mathematics at the Technical University of Vienna.
She is looking forward discussing with you:
Importance of overseas experience
How was your interview experience?
Career and life balance
Ecaterina is a full professor of stochastics at the University of Innsbruck.
Ecaterina is looking forward discussing with you:
Career and life balance
How was your interview experience?
How much time and effort should I invest into student guidance (apart from teaching duty, e.g. advising a Bachelor's thesis, Master's thesis, etc)?
Benjamin is currently a lecturer at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.
He is looking forward to discussing with you:
How to build up a network and become independent
Importance of grants: when to apply for the first grant and which one?
Career and life balance
Verena is a full professor of mathematical analysis at the University of Salzburg.
She is looking forward to discussing with you:
First grant opportunities – when to apply for your first funded project?
Research strategy – should you go deep or broad?
Thesis supervision – when to start mentoring students?
Part II
Part II
Eranda is a full professor of applied mathematics at Graz University of Technology.
She is looking forward to discussing with you:
How much time to dedicate to non-research activities?
Habilitation – important or not?
How interdisciplinary should I be?
Rüdiger Frey is a full professor of mathematics and finance at WU Vienna.
He is looking forward to discussing with you:
Habilitation – important or not?
International experience – if and how?
How much time to dedicate to non-research activities, e.g. self governance?
Relevance of teaching / supervision experience
Interdisciplinarity and application orientation
Sophia is a formal verification researcher at the Argot Collective, where she writes a (mathematical) proof that the software behaves as it should.
She is looking forward to discussing with you:
Why to choose a job in industry?
What to expect from a job in industry and how to find it?
Differences academia and industry?
Susanne is an associate professor at the Johannes Kepler Universityz Linz.
She is looking forward discussing with you:
How to get the best out of conferences?
How to build up a network and become independent?
How interdisciplinary should I be?
The organizers
The organizers
This event is organized by the Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics (A²WiM).
Organizing committee:
Corinna Perchtold (French Geological Survey (BRGM), Orléans, France)
Leah Schätzler (Aalto University, Finnland)
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