What type of mentors we look for?

• Professionals, not necessarily PhD holders, working on an activity related to R&D, in any discipline, whose main profession is not researching in an academic position or  in a public research performing organization. Research managers are wellcoming
• Willing to share: their experiences, their professional journey toward their positions, and their knowledge about the sector they are working in.
• There is no need to have experience in mentoring, we will provide you with voluntary training and resources; the most important is your willingness to share and support on a voluntary basis the career exploration of early stage researchers.

More than 80% of our previous mentors are satisfied with the programme, check what they think here

If you are interested, please register before ^5th of November.

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We apply the above criteria selection, but participation is only assured if a match with a mentee is established.

How do we do the matching?

As a first criteria, we assign selected mentees to a mentor, (those who have scored higher in several criteria that we evaluate: communication skills, understanding of mentoring, and other parameters) based on mentee's interests and mentor's professional experience and knowledge. As a second criteria, we can use similar past experiences.

Who can become a mentee in REBECA by EURAXESS mentoring programme?

Early stage career researchers from all disciplines: PhD candidates or PhD holders who have defended their thesis no longer than 8 years ago,

Before registering, please check what mentoring means here, and reflect on the time you need to allocate. You will be paired with a highly skilled professional, who voluntarily will dedicate his or her time to listen and share his or her experience. This means you need to commit to this mentoring relationship in order to build trust and rapport.

Check the calender of events here

Commitment and rules of participation of mentees

Enrolling in a mentoring program comes with certain commitments. The program has established the following roles to ensure its smooth functioning and, most important, to respect the time and resources given by mentors. It's important that you understand your responsibilities as a mentee and the rules of the programme before enrolling.

• Mentee’s commitment: It's important to ensure that you can manage your time and effort and allocate the required time to your meetings.
• Mentees' Responsibilities: Mentees are responsible for setting up and proactively arranging the meetings
• Meeting Frequency and accomplishment: Pairs are expected to meet six times during the program. To receive a certificate of participation, a mentee must participate in at least 4 meetings.
• Post-Meeting Forms: The responsibility for informing meetings to occur afterward through the post-meeting form lies with the mentee. They should send these forms to the coordination team. (A simple and short form will be available online).
• Unestablished Pairs: If the first meeting is not arranged within the first month, the coordination team will consider the pair "unestablished." In such a case, either the mentor or mentee (depending on who did not follow the commitment) will be re-matched.
• Mandatory Meetings and Trainings: Mentees are required to attend the kick-off meeting and three trainings. If a mentee misses a training session, they won't be able to attend the next one, and it won't be certified for it.
• Flexible Scheduling: There will be two available time slots per training to allow participants to choose the most suitable time. Trainings and meetings will be usually scheduled between 16:00-18:00 and may last 2-3 hours. Trainings and events will be announced at least one month in advance and available for online registration. Participants are encouraged to check the calendar of events to plan ahead.

How can early career researchers register to become a mentee?

To register in the programme, you need to follow these steps:

• register in the following platform (Link will be open in November)
• answer the multiple choice questions to let us know who you are and what your interests are in regards to the programme
• answer the free text questions about the impact of your research, motivation to participate, and expectations of REBECA by EURAXESS programme.
• prepare a short CV

Before starting, please take into account that the language of the programme is English. Any application filled in other language will not be processed.
Check how the process of selection and matching is performed here.