Mentor Mapping

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This “mapping” exercise lists out the types of support every scientist needs. Take some time and think about who supports you. Identify areas in which you could use more support.

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Introducing #EEBMentorMatch: linking students from minority serving institutions with application mentors

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The goal of EEB Mentor match is of matching undergraduate students from minority-serving institutions who are interested in ecology and evolutionary biology with mentors who can provide feedback on graduate and fellowship applications. You can sign up as a mentee or mentor.

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Building National Capacity for Research Mentor Training: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training the Trainers

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Research mentor training (RMT), based on the published Entering Mentoring curricula series, has been shown to improve the knowledge and skills of research mentors across career stages, as self-reported by both the mentors engaged in training and their mentees. This paper describes the train-the-trainer workshop program at CIMER.

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Mentor Curricula and Training: Entering Mentoring

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The curricula, called Entering Mentoring, is for mentors of research trainees. It was originally developed for mentors across science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines at different career stages, working with undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty.

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Earth Science Women’s Network

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The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. They promote career development, build community, provide opportunities for informal mentoring and support, and facilitate professional collaborations.

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Step up to leadership for mid-career growth

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It’s easy to get stuck in an endless whirl of grants and papers. Jeffrey McDonnell offers tips for becoming a leader in your field to ascend to the next professional level.

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Mentoring Manual

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All of us encounter many opportunities in our lives to either mentor, or be mentored; and in any mentoring relationship the responsibility to foster and guide the process falls to both the mentor and the mentee. The goal of this online manual is to highlight the value of mentoring and to help students, faculty, and administrators be better mentees, and become better mentors.

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Lab heads should learn to talk about racism

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Fundamentally, tackling racism and intolerance in science requires an acknowledgement from us all that it exists. This is a call on senior scientists to speak up and to invite others to do so.

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What does it take to make an institution more diverse?

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As you expand recruiting efforts — whether for students, faculty, staff, or proposals — a strategic recruitment plan can help you decide how to prioritize time and resources. What does it take to make an institution more diverse? (Nature, 6 June 2018) offers some ideas for getting started.

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Toolkit to Mitigate Bias in Recruitment & Hiring

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The Avarna organization provides learning experiences, assessments, implementation planning, mentorship and coaching, intentional convenings, and resources for the outdoor and environmental sector. They have made their toolkit for mitigating bias in recruitment and hiring freely available.

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