Developing Early Career Physics Mentors Workshop
Mentoring of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers is an important part of any scientist's career. Research has shown that a good mentoring relationship can be one of the most important factors in determining students' persistence in graduate school and recruitment of underrepresented students in the STEMM community. Although the importance of mentorship is understood, very few faculty have ever participated in a mentor training program and few structured training events are provided, especially for academics early in their career.
An interactive workshop will take place on Sunday, October 6th, 2024 in Boston, MA with the aim to train young scientists (primarily assistant professors and new staff scientists) with the skills to mentor graduate and undergraduate students. The material used for the workshop has been developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) and adapted with contributions by the American Physical Society to provide relatability to physicists. Drs. Shelly Lesher and Nadia Fomin, both trained in the CIMER curricula, will facilitate the workshop.
Please support and encourage early career scientists to attend. The application deadline is August 2, 2024.