Mentoring programme is aimed for doctoral researchers nearing the end of their studies and postdoctoral researchers who are interested in getting guidance and support to their career perspectives and planning, professional development, personal growth and in enhancing their networks.
We are looking for mentors who:
- are willing to share their experience and competence
- are interested in supporting the mentees learning and reflection
- have a doctoral degree
We are looking for mentors working in different sectors of working life both outside and within academia. The mentees have diverse backgrounds and plans, so your field and work experience might be exactly something one of the mentees is looking for! Because the programme will be organised virtually, it is also suitable for mentors who are working and living abroad.
Another aim in the programme is to enhance cooperation between the academic world and other organizations in a.o. the industry and public sector and create strong networks.
The mentoring pairs are formed based on common factors. The commonalities may include, for example, the mentor's career choices and the mentee’s career aspirations, similar fields, shared skills, or other interests. Mentoring takes place on a voluntary basis.
The programme helped me to understand my own skills better, reflect on my own career and expand my network by connecting to other mentors and mentees. During the group meetings, I gained many valuable resources on transferable skills and ideas on how to mentor a junior researcher successfully.
Mentor Jessica de Bloom, Academy Research Fellow, Tampere University
Next Mentoring Programme for Doctoral Researchers will take place in starting from January 2023.
The 6 months long programme consists of individual meetings (about 4-5) with your mentee and group meetings. Group meetings are conducted in English and are held virtually in zoom.
Programme schedule for group meetings:
- Thu 19 January 2023 at 17.00-18.30 (virtual event in zoom)
- Thu 8 June 2023 at 17.00-19.00 (hybrid event in Tampere and zoom)
Application period is open untill 27 November
Further information
HR Specialist Kaisa-Riikka Salomaa
firstname.lastname [at] tuni.fi
+358 50 531 0571