Establishing online mentorship for early career researchers: Lessons from the Organization for Human Brain Mapping International Mentoring Programme

Abstract

Mentorship in academia facilitates personal growth through pairing trainees with mentors who can share insight and expertise. Expertise can be purely academic, on work‐life balance, personal branding and networking, or general career advice. Mentoring has been shown to be beneficial for mentees, both in terms of objective research productivity (Muschallik and Pull, 2016, Gardiner et al., 2007, Mundt, 2001, van Eck Peluchette and Jeanquart, 2000) and subjective outcomes (e.g. self‐perception as an academic, Gardiner, 2007, Ehrich et al., 2004, Mundt, 2001, van Eck Peluchette and Jeanquart, 2000). Several institutions/organizations have formal in‐person mentoring programs that pair early‐ to mid‐career researchers with mentors who are not their direct supervisors (Ehrich et al., 2004). With global integration in science, however, geographical proximity between mentors and mentees is relevant to a lesser degree.

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