Purpose
The purpose of the Mentorship Programme is to contribute to the Action’s goal by creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration, and by building competence and supporting the career development of researchers and experts.
The Mentorship Programme will:
- Provide practical guidance and advice on conference participation and presentations;
- Train participants in academic writing, publishing and reviewing;
- Provide information and advice on career development, choices and opportunities in different European countries;
- Match mentees and mentors for 1:1 knowledge exchange and discussion related to specific research topics, methods, professional choices or other relevant topics related to academic life.
The expected outcomes of the Mentorship Programme include:
- 1:1 mentoring for researchers;
- Organization of one conference session and paper development workshop per year;
- A series of video interviews with senior scholars about their work and careers;
- Publication of one edited volume or special issue in an international, peer-reviewed journal;
- Organization of webinars on topics related to academic writing, publishing, reviewing, career development, etc.
The “RethinkBlue” Mentorship Programme will consist of several types of activities:
- 1:1 meetings between mentor-mentee pairs;
- Joint publication project;
- Conference session with presentations and paper development workshop (once a year);
- Video interviews with senior scholars;
- Webinars and other events;
- RethinkBlue Early Career Researchers’ (ECR) Forum.
For more information on each of the activities, please find an outline of the RethinkBlue Mentorship Programme here.
If you have any questions, please contact chair@rethinkblue.eu