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Arqus Mentoring Programme for Early-Stage Researchers

This programme is intended for late-stage PhDs and early-stage PostDocs who are interested in professional support and strategic advice during the first phases of their academic career. The goal of the mentoring programme is to provide a framework within which to discuss career planning, strategic decisions, work-life balance and similar issues that might arise. The international nature of this programme offers a different perspective on the challenges and opportunities of research. The 9-month programme lasts from October to June, applications open each year in February/March.

Key aspects of this programme:

  • Mentees will be matched with an established researcher from another Arqus University, taking into account mentees’ preferences and needs (i.e. the Arqus team will contact mentors on the mentees’ behalf to ask them to participate in this programme).
  • Mentor and mentee meet for a minimum of four (virtual) sessions over the course of nine months, dates and goals will be set by the participants individually.
  • An in-person visit of the mentee at the mentor’s home institution is highly encouraged, but not mandatory. Information about potential funding opportunities will be provided.
  • Mentees will take part in four one-and-a-half-hour online training sessions offering input and opportunity for exchange on how to better navigate academia and how to respond to common challenges (e.g. research organisation and mental health, funding opportunities in the EU).
  • To ensure a clear focus on strategic (personal) decisions and/or further career steps of interdisciplinary researchers, guiding materials will be provided to mentors and mentees.
  • Mentors will have the opportunity to participate in regular mentors’ lounges.
  • An in-person kick-off meeting in late September/early October will provide mentees the opportunity to connect and exchange experiences, building the peer group for the next nine months (funding for travel and accommodation will be available).

Local Mentoring Offers

Many of the Arqus Universities offer their own mentoring programmes with a variety of different aims and formats – many of them focus on getting in touch with a mentor from business/industry, others connect mentees with alumni and some are about getting in touch with experienced researchers.

Granada

Mentoring Programme for doctoral candidates is designed to improve doctoral training by recognising as a training activity the counselling and support work provided by doctoral students to undergraduate and master’s degree students. [Read more]

This programme consists of bringing together students from the University of Granada and international students who are going to study part of their studies at our University through one of its mobility programmes. [Read more]

Graz

The University of Graz offers a Peer Mentoring Programme for PostDocs, a SpinOff Lab for Researchers, a Career Mentoring Programme, and many others, an overview of which can be found here.

Maynooth

There are multiple mentoring offers at Maynooth University as part of several development initiatives, projects and leadership supports. They typically run over a 12-month period with 6-8 mentoring sessions during that time. There is mentoring for Research Staff, Academic Mentoring, Mentoring for Administrative, Technical, Professional & Support Staff (ATPS) and Research Assistants, as well as special mentoring options as part of leadership programmes. If you are employed at Maynooth University, you can find out more about these offers here.

Minho

Only for Master’s students. The University of Minho offers UMinho Mentors Programme, which allows mentees to connect with professionals and includes aspects of job shadowing.

Padua

The Mentor&Me project provides mentees with professional guidance in making professional choices and offers them the opportunity to explore career paths.

Vilnius

Vilnius University offers VU Mentoring, an ongoing mentoring matching platform that helps interested mentees to find an experienced, successful, inspiring mentor who will advise them on how to achieve their academic and professional goals.

Wroclaw

The University of Wroclaw offers a Mentoring Programme that provides the opportunity to work with a professional from business and industry.

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