Job Shadowing

The Job Shadowing Program offers GerBI members a valuable opportunity to visit another core facility, teaching lab, or research environment and gain hands-on insights while strengthening exchange within the imaging community.

The program supports focused learning and collaboration in areas such as:

• Operational procedures and workflows in core facilities

• Educational and teaching activities

• Specialized imaging and image processing techniques

Eligibility & Program Scope

• The person undertaking the job shadowing must be a GerBI member.

• The host core facility, teaching lab, or research group does not need to be a GerBI member.

• At least one of the job shadowing partners must be based in Germany.
  In very rare and well-justified cases, job shadowing outside Germany may be approved by the GerBI board on a case-by-case basis.

Funding Conditions

• GerBI supports travel and accommodation costs up to a maximum of €500 per person.

• Train travel is reimbursed for standard (2nd class) tickets; higher travel classes are not supported.

• Accommodation costs are reimbursed in line with the provisions of the Landesreisekostengesetz Baden-Württemberg.

• Sustainable travel is strongly encouraged: travel by plane is generally not supported and will only be considered in exceptional and well-justified cases.

• The total budget available for the Job Shadowing Program is €3,000 per year.

• Travel costs need to be paid by the person undertaking job shadowing and will be refunded (hand in your receipts 3 months after the event latest, or if possible within the solar year).