Ten simple rules for developing a mentor–mentee expectations document

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An article outlining ten rules to develop a lab-specific expectations documents to provide a mechanism for prospective and current mentees to evaluate if the lab is a good fit for their needs.

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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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Culturally Aware Mentorship with Dr. Sherilynn Black and Dr. Angela Byars-Winston

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Sherilynn Black, Ph.D., and Angela Byars-Winston, Ph.D., describe the value of cultural awareness in mentorship. They also review highlights from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on effective mentorship and discuss resources on culturally aware mentorship for mentors and mentees. Learn more about how NIGMS supports mentorship through the National Research Mentoring Network

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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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SEEDS: Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability

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The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability program (SEEDS) is the flagship award-winning education program of the Ecological Society of America. Its mission is to diversify and advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of underrepresented students to participate, and to lead in ecology.

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