AEI Diversity Committee

Here at the AEI, we value diversity, and would like to help create and maintain an environment friendly to people of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, cultural background, appearance, age, sexual orientation and beliefs. We are happy you are part of the beautiful AEI mosaic!

Diversity Committee (DC)

In order to promote the culture of diversity, a Diversity Committee was set up at the AEI Potsdam in 2021 and at the AEI Hannover in 2022. We usually meet once per month to discuss what steps can help us make the institute more welcoming to diversity. We are open to your ideas and suggestions! Anyone is welcome to join the meetings as a guest.

What is Our Goal?

Our mission is to help establish a culture of diversity at the institute. We are here to come up with concrete steps on how to make the AEI a more inclusive place, prioritize the measures, and track the progress.

Who’s in DC Potsdam?

  • Prof. Harald Pfeiffer (Group Leader, ACR division, elected member of DC)
  • Dr. Aurore Betranhandy (Postdoc, CRA division, elected member of DC)
  • Dr. Axel Kleinschmidt (representative from the Works Council)
  • Dr. Jan Steinhoff (deputy representative from the Works Council)
  • Darya Niakhaichyk (International Officer, Equal Opportunity Officer)
  • Dr. Maxence Corman (Postdoc, Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer)

Are you interested to join one of our meetings? Get in touch with us:
diversity-committee-p@aei.mpg.de

Who’s in DC Hannover?

  • Narjiss Messied (PhD student, elected member, chair DC)
  • Dr. Shrobana Ghosh (Postdoc, Equal Opportunity Officer)
  • Serena Giardino (PhD student, Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer)
  • Dr. Markus Otto (lecturer, elected member of DC)
  • Megha Dave (PhD student, elected deputy member of DC)
  • Angela Borchers Pascual (PhD student, elected deputy member of DC)

Are you interested to join one of our meetings? Get in touch with us:
diversity-committee-h@aei.mpg.de

Diversity Resources at the Max Planck Society:

MPQueer network 

PhDnet Equal Opportunity group 

PostdocNet Equity and Diversity group 

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