Summary
Stefanie is a Consultant within the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre (PFDC) at Imperial.
Having worked in Higher Education institutions in the UK and internationally, she has extensive experience in designing and delivering professional development programmes and is truly passionate about supporting early career researchers with building the skills and the confidence to excel in their chosen career path.
Stefanie is a qualified Senior and Executive Level Coach and Mentor, and accredited DiSC trainer. Specialising in enhancing leadership and management capability and a positive research environment, Stefanie leads on Imperial’s leadership development programme for Fellows and provides tailored coaching for groups and individuals at all career stages.
As part of Imperial’s ‘Innovation and the Business of Science’ programme portfolio for The Royal Society, Stefanie regularly delivers leadership development sessions on leadership style, team dynamics, and effective communication for Fellows at The Royal Society.
Stefanie has been appointed as assessor for the Daphne Jackson Trust, a leading charity that helps Fellows who have had a career break, for family, caring or health reasons, to update their knowledge, develop new skills and gain the confidence to resume their careers.
Internationally, Stefanie promotes the career interests of early career researchers as a member of the LERU group, working on topics such as career structure, recruitment and progression, professional development, employability and destinations outside of academia.
To find out more about the activities that Stefanie and the PFDC team are involved in, please go to the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre website, or follow us on twitter @ImperialPFDC.