Introduction
Have you ever received an inspiring not-so-expected piece of advice that at some point could change your life?
Researcher professional lives are versatile and diverse. Their competences and skills are extremely valuable in many different jobs and sectors. However, early career researchers do not always have the information and contacts that give them access to options beyond academic research.
REBECA wants to facilitate that early career researchers from all over Europe explore and reflect on their options beyond research in academia. During 6 months, the mentoring programme will put in touch early career researchers, working in European academic institutions, with highly skilled professionals from all disciplines, working in non-academic job profiles in sectors beyond academia, or in research management within academia, whose responsabilities and tasks are related with research and innovation.
The programme will facilitate a minimum of 6 meetings, where mentors and mentees will get to know each other, share their experiences and reflect on their professional perspectives. Organizers will provide the structure and contents to inspire a fruitful and beneficial relationship between pairs.
Who can benefit from REBECA mentoring programme
Who can benefit from REBECA mentoring programme
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Are you an early career researcher, PhD or postdoctoral, researcher interested in exploring careers beyond academia?
Then, check below our next call and participant opinion and results of previous edition of the programme below
If you are interested in other services other than mentoring programme, please check here
Are you a professional related with research not working in an academic career and willing to share your knowledge?
We will be very thankful for your participation, check below our next call and participant opinion and results of previous edition of the programme below.
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Are you a company or an organization interested to participate?
As a company, you will be acknowledged everytime REBECA is presented. Last year, more than 20 times REBECA mentoring programme was presented in diverse international forums organized by Marie Sklodowska Curie events, European Comission, EURAXESS Worldwide and many research performing organizations.
Your access to talent and visibility will be assured worldwide!
Other companies and organizations like Bayer, Banco Santander, Novartis and much more have already collaborated with us. If your company or organization is interested in participating in the programme, please contact: euraxess-spain@fecyt.es
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Are you a research performning organization or a university wanting to learn how to implement a mentoring programme?
Then check our digital REBECA mentoring programme and contact EURAXESS-Spain, we will assits you in implementing this rewarding activity.
Key elements of REBECA
- Support young researchers in their reflection on their career goals, skills and professional options.
- Facilitate intergenerational, intersectoral and intercultural networking of research professionals.
- Support young researchers to get exposed to other professional careers by the hand of highly skilled professionals.
- Facilitate talent transfer from the academic sector to the private sector.
- Build stronger relationships between the academic sector and the private sector.
- The trainings and networking sessions for mentees and mentors will take place on-line
- The meetings of pairs will be mostly virtual
- On-line match-making events
- On-line community
- The exchange of information is based on altruism
- Mentors are expected to share their professional experience with mentees
- Mentees will have the responsibility of leading the pairs' communication
- 6-months
- An average of 1 meeting per month is expected
- A kick-off training session will be offered for mentors and mentees to facilitate their respective roles
- Mentees will be offered with several trainings related to exploring career options beyond academia and increasing their employability
- Round tables with professionals form private and publica sector to have a broader overview of different professional opportunities
- Topics recommended to address include:
- Professional career expectations.
- Career development needs for moving beyond academia.
- Key transferable skills.
- Key technical skills.
- Differences between academic and non-academic environments.
- Exploration of options beyond academia.
- Academia-Business engagement.
- Gender and diversity dimension
- How to build your network
- Deep reflection on skills:
- Conflict management
- Time and self-management
- Work and life balance
- Communication
- Self-reflection and increase of awareness of career achievements and accomplishments vs job requirements.
- Setting up careers goals.
Organizers and Funding
This is an activity led by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) within the REsearchers Beyond the aCAdemia EURAXESS Hub. Funded by the EU project ERA Talent. If you want to know more about this Hub, please check: