The Early Career Mentoring Program - Applications DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Are you an early career ecologist entering a transitional career stage? Do you need access to different or new mentors to help you navigate career, networking, work-life, or research challenges?
Conferences provide unique opportunities for participants to interact with others in their field and expand their networks outside their primary institution. However, opportunities for mentoring early career ecologists are rarely structured to promote meaningful interactions between them and more senior scientists. We leverage the annual ESA conference and its large diverse network of ecologists to foster one-on-one mentoring experiences at both formal and informal levels for early career ecologists. Our program facilitates short-term targeted mentoring opportunities, but our goal is that these interactions foster longer-term relationships and networking among participants, as well as enhancing the visibility, participation, and impact of the Early Career Section within ESA. Accepted mentees to the program will receive $200 to defray meeting costs. Learn more: http://esa.org/earlycareer/early-career-mentoring/ Requirements to apply: 1. Be in final year of graduate program or no more than 3 years post-graduate (in any position) 2. Have applied to given an oral presentation at ESA 2016 (any type; research talk, ignite, workshop, etc.) 3. Be a member of or plan to join the Early Career Ecologist Section (see below on how). How to apply: Early Career applicants (advanced graduate students within 1 year of graduating and recent post-graduates within 3 years of obtaining their degree). http://esa.org/earlycareer/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-MentoringAnnouncement.pdf If you would like to apply but are not currently a member of the Early Career Section, please join us! http://esa.org/earlycareer/join-us/
