In three words or phrases: I try to mentor my students to become independent researchers over the course of their PhD studies. In most cases, more hands-on supervision is beneficial in the beginning, but my students are constantly encouraged to develop their own ideas. My main role is to support the student in their way to independence.

Provision of Training

The form and intensity of training is tailored to the needs of the student and the research project. Accordingly, personal discussions with the students are an important factor to assess how much training is needed and wanted.

Progression Monitoring and Management

As my research group is still small, I will most likely interact with the student on a daily base. In addition, there will be formal lab meetings to help seeing the project progress and identify problems and pitfalls early on.

Communication

Communication is one of the most crucial aspects of science. It is important to not only communicate successful outcomes but also to openly discuss problems with experiments as well as new project directions.

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me:

Working Pattern

The timing of work in my lab is flexible (except for scheduled meetings), but certain tasks/experiments of this project will need the student to perform work outside of a common 9 to 5 schedule.

Notice Period for Feedback

I need at least 1 week’s notice to provide feedback on written work of up to 5000 words.