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PL_BR50 Mentoring Program – First Graduates

Lead Author
Dr Nicole Shea
Published
03 Jun 2024
Industry
Location
Berlin

The pilot phase of the Perrett Laver and Berlin Research 50 collaboration, better known as the PL_BR50 Mentoring Program, has successfully completed.

On May 3rd, 2024, 14 female scientists and science managers graduated from the program. During the 9-months long journey, which was led by founder Dr Nicole Shea (PL) and Dr Anja Sommerfeld (BR50), participants had the opportunity to reflect on personal branding and communication strategies and to gain insights into career paths across sectors.

Through personal coaching and training sessions, two mentees were able to climb the career ladder even before the end of the program. Details regarding the next application round will be forthcoming later this fall.

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Dr Nicole Shea

Country Managing Partner, Germany & Head of DACH Region

Nicole is Managing Partner, Germany.

Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive, Senior Academic and Administrative appointments throughout Europe, within the Higher Education, Research, Technology and Innovation, Social Impact and Environment sectors.

Prior to joining Perrett Laver, Nicole was Executive Director of the Council for European Studies at Columbia University (CES) and the Executive Editor and Founder of the journal EuropeNow. She oversaw the renowned annual International Conference of Europeanists, the prestigious World Society Foundation Global Fellowships as well as the Mellon-Dissertation Completion Fellowships, among others, and supported 17 Research Networks, including those addressing the Environment, European Culture, Immigration and Social Movements.

She is the author of The Politics of Prostitution in ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ and the editor of The Many Voices of Europe: Mobility and Migration in Contemporary Europe. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University.