Choosing a Mentor
There are many resources to assist you in choosing a mentor and maintaining that relationship.
Choosing a Mentor
- Choosing a Thesis Lab by Skip Brass for ScienceCareers.org
- Choosing a Graduate or Postdoc Advisor by John Andraos for ScienceCareers.org
- Forecasting Compatibility: How to Select Your New Boss by Dave Jensen for ScienceCareers.org
- An Insider’s Guide to Choosing a Graduate Adviser and Projects in the Laboratory Sciences by Marshall Lev Dermer
- How to Choose an Advisor by Howard G. Adams and Ashwin Ram at Georgia Tech
- How to Get the Mentoring You Want from University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies
- Yours Transferredly: Create Your Own Postdoc Job by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org
- Advice on Choosing a Successful Postdoctoral Position by Grainne Whitman, Brian Guzik and Larry Goldstein for ASCB
- The Impact of Influence: Why Scientists Need Mentors by Marci A. Landsmann for The New York Academy of Sciences
- Good Mentoring Guidelines by the OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education
- Identifying Mentors: Why is Matters by OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education
Managing the Mentor Relationship
- How to Get the Mentoring You Want from University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies
- Surviving The First Year Of Graduate School by Lynn Wong for ScienceCareers.org
- Your Ph.D. Boss: Adversary or Super-Advisor? Part 1 by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org
- Your Ph.D. Boss: Adversary or Super-Advisor? Part 2 by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org
- What (Not) to Expect From Your Supervisor by Herman Lelieveldt for ScienceCareers.org
- The Ideal PhD Mentor–A Student’s Perspective by W.T. Ling for ScienceCareers.org
- Dysfunctional Advisor-Advisee Relationships: Methods for Negotiating Beyond Conflict by Peter Fiske for ScienceCareers.org
- Behavioral Style: Understanding Communication Styles Can Advance Your Relationships–and Your Career Prospects by Dave Jensen for ScienceCareers.org
- Career Trends: Building Relationships- Mentoring, Collaborating, and Networking by ScienceCareers.org and AAAS
- Getting the Most Out of Mentoring Relationships by OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education