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  4. Conflict Advisory Services for University Staff

Health Problems: Psychological Problems, Chronic Illness and Addiction

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  • I have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Who can help me to continue to be able to do my work?
  • I feel listless and can no longer perform as well as I used to.
  • How should I proceed if I notice that a colleague is suffering from an addiction?
  • What should I do if I see that a student is experiencing mental health problems?
  • My personal situation – e.g. mourning, (mental) illness, high burden of care, poor home working environment – is negatively affecting my work.
  • How can I deal with university members who complain about regulations and put me under pressure (e.g. aggression or crying)?

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Discrimination

Examples:

  • Where can I turn if inappropriate, sexualised, racist and/or discriminatory comments are frequently made in my working group?
  • Since taking parental leave (or caring for relatives), I have been given fewer responsibilities and feel disadvantaged in the team.
  • Frequent comments about my appearance or my body are causing me to feel insecure.
  • I was passed over for promotion and I think it is because I'm too young/too old.
  • I observe religious rules that my supervisor does not want to support.
  • I feel discriminated against because I constantly receive questions about where I come from. How should I conduct myself?
  • There is a great deal of tension in my institute or my team due to the unequal treatment of men and women. Where can I find support to address the problem?

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(Sexual) Harassment, Stalking, Bullying

Examples:

  • Whom can I turn to if my supervisor or someone else at the university is (sexually) harassing me?
  • Whom can I turn to regarding stalking and bullying in my work environment?
  • My ex-partner follows me all the way to the university or lies in wait for me here.
  • I am receiving lewd emails from university members.
  • I am often given undemanding and/or impossible tasks that other colleagues do not receive.
  • I have the feeling that I am the only one in my team whose working hours are closely monitored.

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Financial Problems

Examples:

  • Care work is causing me financial difficulties.
  • I don't know how I am going to finance my doctoral studies.
  • My employment is ending and I have no idea what will happen after that and/or my supervisor is not making any effort to extend it.
  • My income/my funding is too low. What additional financial support is available?

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Exceptional Life Circumstances

Examples:

  • Where can I turn if my supervisor is not showing consideration for my personal/difficult situation (pregnancy, illness)?
  • Whom can I contact regarding my burdens resulting from raising children, pregnancy, family care responsibilities, etc.?
  • I cannot schedule appointments at certain times (e.g. care-relevant times) because I have to look after children or care for relatives; this is straining the working relationship with my team.
  • How can I make my workplace barrier-free and who can provide the necessary support?
  • I am seriously ill and/or newly disabled and do not know how I will reconcile this with my job.
  • I am undergoing gender transition and have a lot of questions and uncertainties. Who can help me?

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Work Organisation and Teaching (for instructors)

Examples:

  • Who may/must independently supervise and correct student theses? What name is indicated on the correction?
  • I am not certain whether I am allowed to/must carry out this task (e.g. give a lecture).
  • I constantly have to teach more than my official teaching load and see no possibility for a reduction before my contract expires.
  • Whom do I approach if I feel overwhelmed by my work assignments?
  • What can I do if students complain about me to my supervisor without approaching me first?
  • What do I do if students refuse or criticise the didactic setting or participation, or deliberately disrupt the course?

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Conflicts in Working Teams and with Supervisors

Examples:

  • Who can offer support when conflicts within my working team put a strain on work performance (supervisors, coworkers, etc.)?
  • Whom can I turn to if there is dissent with superiors about operational and/or qualification-related tasks?
  • Who can help me if I feel overburdened, overwhelmed or inadequately supported in official matters?
  • Who acts as applicant and/or project leader in third-party funded projects?
  • Who can provide counsel in the event of disagreements regarding authorship in joint publications?
  • Whom can I turn to if I suspect that I am being passed over for promotion?
  • Where can supervisors find support in team conflicts or difficult personnel matters?

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Academic Qualification and Career Planning

Examples:

  • What can I do if my supervisor does not support advanced training or continuing education?
  • Where can I turn if my dissertation/habilitation or academic career seems to have stalled?
  • Who can help me if I would like to change my academic supervisor?
  • What can I do if my supervision agreement is not being honoured?
  • Who can advise me on finding a career outside of the university?
  • Where can I find support if I am not allowed to work on my dissertation during working hours?
  • My supervisor does not allow special leave or absence for research or academic pursuits outside of my own university. What can I do?
  • Where can I turn if my supervisor gives feedback so late that I can't meet deadlines?
  • Where can I turn if I would like to pursue new tasks within the university?

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