We hereby invite all universities within the NEOLAiA Alliance to select and nominate one Early Stage Researcher (ESR) willing to participate as a mentee in the Mentorship Programme (MP 1).
Programme Duration:
1 January 2025 – 30 June 2026
Programme Objectives:
The MP 1 aims to support ESRs in various aspects of career development, both within academia and beyond. Each mentee will be assigned a mentor from another NEOLAiA university (or associated partner).
The following key objectives are included in the programme:
- Enhance participants’ networking skills.
- Provide expert guidance on career development within and outside academia.
These objectives can be further broken down into specific focus areas:
- Career Guidance: Advice on career development, research techniques, and professional growth.
- Networking Opportunities: Facilitating introductions to relevant contacts and networks.
- Publication and Presentation Support: Assistance with publishing papers and preparing presentations.
- Skill Development: Training on soft skills such as communication, time management, and teamwork.
- Personalised Goals: Setting individualised development plans (IDPs) to ensure tailored objectives.
- Psycho-social Support: Offering emotional support to help mentees balance professional and personal life.
Application Procedure:
Only candidates from NEOLAiA Alliance universities who are ESRs are eligible. Selection will be based on the quality of applications and alignment with the programme’s objectives. ESRs are defined as Phd Students and Post Docs. A Post Doc is a researcher that is not Associate Professor (docent) or similar. Each university decides the more precise definition of Post Doc.
Each university is responsible for determining the details of the appointment of one ESR to participate in MP 1. It is important that this process aligns with NEOLAiA’s core values of diversity and inclusion. Please contact your home institution’s coordinator for further details on the application procedure.
We look forward to your application and your commitment to the NEOLAiA ESR Mentorship Programme.
