The Graduate Student Mentorship Program (GSMP) postdoc mentors mentor and guide incoming first-year graduate students and advanced doctoral students in CHASS & STEM fields. Postdoc mentors help graduate students better understand the process involved in obtaining and succeeding in postdoc positions. It also provides postdocs with an opportunity to gain additional experience in one-on-one mentoring in ways that support their professional development. Topics that postdoc mentors may wish to discuss with their mentees include:

• how to find postdoc positions
• workload expectations
• work logistics (moving, connecting to a new institution, etc)
• maintaining relationships
• pursuing a tenure-track academic position as a postdoc

Postdoc mentors will commit to mentoring no more than six graduate students and two peer mentors over the course of an academic year. Postdoc mentors meet with their mentee cluster and submit a report form once per quarter. In return, postdoc mentors will be paid $500 in research funds at the end of the academic year (fall-spring). We will make every effort to pair mentors with graduate student mentees in the same or a similar discipline, though this cannot be guaranteed.

Requirements:

• The GSMP Postdoc and Faculty Mentor Orientation is mandatory. It will be held in person on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024.
• Postdoc Mentors are encouraged to attend the GSMP Luncheon, which will take place from 1pm-2:30pm on Monday, September 23rd, 2024.
• Mentors must be available to meet with their cluster at least once a quarter and submit quarterly reports. We encourage mentors to attend workshops, meetings, and social events with their cluster as much as possible.

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in serving as a postdoc mentor. If you have any questions, please contact the GSMP Specialist, Monique Posadas at monique.posadas@ucr.edu. Please submit the interest form by 5pm on August 16th, 2024.

Helpful Links:

Graduate Student Mentorship Program

Postdoc Mentor Interest Form Website

Postdoc Mentor Interest Form