1. Dual Career Network Germany
Dual Career Seminar, Amsterdam
Konstanz: prepared foundation, founding member, treasurer, speaker

2. The Dual Career Network Germany
Founded in June 2010 in Berlin
43 members
Universities, dual career networks with universities and other research institutions
Goals:
Professionalization and institutionalization
Quality standards
Joint PR
Multipliers and exchange of contacts
Strengthening the German research area
June 2010: 20 members
almost every university‘s dual career service is a member of the network
We all started with terminated contracts and the dual career services were regarded as projects.
Members of the DCND (April 2016)

3. DCND – Goals (1) Joint PR work
Professionalization and Institutionalization
Tailored trainings for dual career advisors
Exchange of experience and good practice
Feedback for dual career cases
Quality Standards
Best practice paper
Published at
Joint PR work
Website and leaflet
Presentations and workshops at selected career fairs and conferences in Germany and abroad
trainings: application standards, regional network building online application
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4. DCND – Goals (2) Strengthening the German research area
Cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Academic International Network (GAIN) at the annual GAIN conferences in the US (target group: potential returners) – offers:
Dual career info stall for researchers since 2010
Workshops for dual career couples since 2010
Member of the expert group „The Researcher in Context“ of EURAXESS Top III- Project ( )
Observer in the EU project GENDER-NET ERA-NET ( )

5. DCND – Structure Functions Financing Conferences
Two speakers, elected for two years by the network
Treasurer
Task forces: Finances, public relations, strategy, quality management
Financing
start up funding by the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft
Since 2013: cost sharing by the member
Conferences
One conference every 9 month
At changing members‘ institutions
Duration: 1,5 days
Participation rate: min. 70 %
speakers: all the posts are on voluntary base, the colleagues do their DCND work during their regular working time
the recent contribution is 50,- EUR per member organisation and year
Stifterverband: innovation agency for the German science system
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6. DCND – Example schedule
14th DCND conference at the University of Göttingen
Thursday, January 26th 2017
10:00-11:00 Welcome and introduction round
11:00-12:30 Reports of the speakers and the tasks forces
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 World café on relevant DCS‘ issues
Volunteering | HR consulting | German University Association
15:30-17:00 Discussion on further development of the DCND
17:00-17:30 Election of a new speaker
18:30-late Evening program
speakers: all the posts are on voluntary base, the colleagues do their DCND work during their regular working time
the recent contribution is 50,- EUR per member organisation and year

7. DCND – Example schedule
14th DCND conference at the University of Göttingen
Friday, February 27th 2017
09:30-11:00 Colleagial case advise
11:00-11:45 International development of dual career services
11:45-12:15 Coffee break
12:15-14:30 Workshop on devolopment of competence profiles
speakers: all the posts are on voluntary base, the colleagues do their DCND work during their regular working time
the recent contribution is 50,- EUR per member organisation and year

8. Kontakt Speakers contact@dcnd.org
Kerstin Melzer
University of Konstanz
Staff Development and Dual Career
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Yvonne Eder
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dual Career Network Northern Bavaria
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