The information on the workshops will be updated continuously.
Sunday 13 Sept. / 12:30-14:30
Women are still strongly underrepresented in economics. Many young female researchers do not have the necessary contacts in their discipline that would enable them to assess the possibilities of pursuing a scientific career. They often do not have access to an experienced fellow scientist who could help reduce uncertainty or give concrete answers to specific questions about career or life plans.
With the Mentoring Workshop we aim to give young female scientists a forum where they receive information on working in academia, and get the opportunity to discuss topics such as research strategy and life-work balance. In addition, there will be the opportunity for questions, exchanging ideas and experiences, as well as networking.
Target audience:
Doctoral students, post-docs, and junior professors
Workshop goal:
To provide information on career possibilities in universities and in research institutions, to increase professional and personal networks.
Organised by: Doris Weichselbaumer (VfS Equal Opportunities Officer)
Moderation:
- Ester Blanco (University of Innsbruck)
- Gerlinde Fellner-Röhling (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
- Marianne Saam (ZBW)
- Almuth Scholl (Univrsity of Konstanz)
- C. Katharina Spiess (Federal Institute for Population Research)
Sunday 13 Sept. / 14:40-16:40
Who Reviews the Reviewers? Reliability, Openness, and the Case for Reform in Economics
Peer review is the primary method by which economics certifies the quality of research — yet it is itself rarely subjected to systematic scrutiny. Open science is usually framed around access and transparency, but its deeper promise is reliable, cumulative knowledge: a literature is only as trustworthy as the process that admits work into it. This workshop turns to the evaluation process itself — how consistent referee judgments are, what blinded, identified, open, and closed review achieve, and how incentives shape reviewing culture. Combining a short hands-on exercise with structured group discussion, it asks how economics can build a more reliable foundation for quality control.
Moderation:
- Felix Holzmeister (University of Innsbruck)
- Gilad Feldman (University of Innsbruck)
Summer School 'OPEN SCIENCE' of the University of Innsbruck: 09.09.2026 - 12.09.2026
https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/weiterbildung/open-science/
Sunday 13 Sept. / 17:10-18:30
Der Workshop findet in deutscher Sprache statt.
Monday and Tuesday
Start: 9:00 (all day)
The workshop provides training for candidates going to this year’s job market, for fresh economics PhDs and those who want to improve their academic communication skills.
Since the number of slots is limited, applicants need to be members of the VfS who pay the reduced fee and submit a CV and a potential job market paper. The workshop organizers will select candidates based on this material.
If you are interested, please submit your application by July 15, 2026 to karolin.normann@socialpolitik.org. Please use “Application Junior Job Market Seminar” as the subject line of your email. Successful applicants will be informed soon after the deadline.
Content:
- Presentation on the international job market
Training:
- Three-minute spiel on the job market paper
- Mock interviews
- Presentation of the job market paper
Goals:
- Raising awareness with PhD students that the presentation and proper communication of research is ever more important for a career in academia.
- Teaching of the often informal rules and scripts that govern the international and domestic academic job market. Feedback from experienced senior researchers.
- PhD students need to learn to prove themselves outside the comfort zone of their own departments.
Target Group:
Advanced PhD students who are thinking about going on the international job market.
Advanced PhD students with a more German focus who want to improve their communication and presentation skills.
Organised by:
- Arne Uhlendorff (CNRS – CREST)
- Georg Dürnecker (Goethe University Frankfurt)
- Lena Janys (University of Konstanz)
Tuesday 15 Sept. / 09:00-10:30
Forschungsförderung durch die DFG in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften – Programme, Antragstellung und Erfahrungen /
Research Funding by the DFG in Economics – Programmes, Applications and Experiences
Im Workshop geben die Referent:innen praxisnahe Einblicke in verschiedene DFG-Förderprogramme und teilen ihre Erfahrungen zu den Herausforderungen und Erfolgsfaktoren erfolgreicher Antragsverfahren.
Im Anschluss an die Impulsvorträge bietet eine offene Gesprächsrunde Gelegenheit, Fragen zu stellen, Erfahrungen auszutauschen und Anregungen aus dem Publikum zu diskutieren.
Der Workshop ist Teil der Strategie des Vereins für Socialpolitik, den Austausch über Fragen der Forschungsförderung in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften zu stärken. Er richtet sich ausdrücklich an alle Vereinsmitglieder und Tagungsteilnehmer:innen – unabhängig von ihrer Karrierestufe – und bietet eine Plattform für Information, Vernetzung und Diskussion.
Referent/innen:
- Miriam Beblo (Universität Hamburg)
- Christiane Joerk (DFG)
- Uwe Sunde (LMU München)
(The workshop language is German.)
Tuesday 15 Sept. / 11:00-12:30
Online Hate, Real Impact: Protecting Women in Research
The workshop “Online Hate, Real Impact: Protecting Women in Research” examines the forms and consequences of digital violence against women researchers and highlights how it affects career paths, visibility, and mental health. Through a structured format combining expert input, case studies, and interactive methods, participants will get to know strategies for protection, prevention, and institutional responses to online hate. The workshop provides practical insights that participants can apply in their own professional environments.
Speaker:
- Karoline Wodara
Tuesday 15 Sept. / 13:15-14:00
The Verein für Socialpolitik supports the networking of female researchers. This special networking event provides a forum for the mutual exchange of information and contacts.
Der Verein für Socialpolitik unterstützt die Vernetzung von Wissenschaftlerinnen. Diese Netzwerkveranstaltung bietet ein Forum für den gegenseitigen Austausch von Informationen und Kontakten.
Organised by: Doris Weichselbaumer (VfS Equal Opportunities Officer)
Wednesday 16 Sept. / 14:00-16:00
First generation academics – typically individuals who were the first in their families that have obtained any university education – often face challenges that are specific to their social background (for example because of hidden curricula etc.). At the same time, our background shapes our perspectives, and it is therefore important to achieve a better representation of FirstGens in economics. This session will discuss challenges of #firstgen academics and aims at developing ideas to tackle social barriers in Economics. First gen faculty members will share their experiences and give advice and guidance.
Moderation:
- Andreas Peichl (ifo Institute / LMU Munich)
- Uwe Sunde (LMU Munich)