Personalized Guidance: GUR’s Mentorship Program
A mentor in the GUR community is an experienced research professional who can provide advice, learning opportunities, and support for your development. We have assembled a panel of seasoned experts who are available for one-on-one mentoring relationships or to answer individual questions. This is a valuable opportunity to receive support, advice, feedback, or answers to specific questions you have about your research journey. While the mentoring program can offer career guidance, it is not a direct path to employment. Please remember that our mentors are volunteers and may have other commitments, so their availability may vary.
How to Find a Mentor
Before signing up for a mentor, there are a few steps you should take first.
- First review the prerequisite reading for GUR mentees list, made by Lanie Dixon. Many of the questions that people come to our mentors with can be addressed in the prerequisite reading material.
- If you have only a brief question that you want a quick answer too, join the mentoring discord channel. The channel has lots of active members from every stage of their career, and are friendly and helpful people who will give you a prompt response to your questions.
- Having considered both of the above, read on for how to be mentored.
Choose The Right Mentor For You
At the moment, applications for the mentee program is closed and we are not currently matching mentees and mentors.
While waiting for the program to reopen, please use Discord for questions you may have. Our #career-advancement or #breaking-in-questions discord channels are a great way to ask questions and get quick answers!
Who Are Our Mentors
We are not currently matching mentees and mentors. Information for future mentor and mentee matching will be announced in the future. Mentors are typically experts in the GUR field who volunteer their time.