Mentorship Programme
QEPNT Mentorship Programme – open for applications
Are you interested in taking the next step in your career and would benefit from support from experienced and supportive colleagues?
QEPNT is committed to fostering professional development and career growth for all researchers and technical professionals working across the Hub. We want to ensure that staff at all levels across the Hub are supported and provided with the tools to help realise their ambitions.
Apply Now: QEPNT Mentorship Expressions of Interest
The QEPNT Mentorship Programme is pairing ambitious early-career researchers and research students with experienced mentors to provide guidance, support and inspiration.
The programme will help you:
- accelerate your professional development
- define your career goals and ambitions
- expand your network
- grow your confidence
About the programme
The QEPNT Mentorship programme is now open and will run on an ongoing basis until the end of the current phase of the NQTP award in November 2029. It is expected that once paired, mentor/mentee relationships continue for 12-months. We encourage mentoring partnerships to continue beyond the 12-month period if each in the partnership wish to do so.
Matching Process
Mentees and mentors will be matched based on their professional backgrounds, interests, and goals. We will aim to ensure that mentor/mentee matches are cross-institutional.
Commitment
You will be expected to meet with your mentor at least once every quarter, with additional meetings scheduled where required.
Further information
Programme Administration
The QEPNT Mentorship programme will be led by the QEPNT Early Career Researcher representative, Dr Aurora Maccerone, and administered by members of the QEPNT Management Team, including the Hub Manager, Steven Kendrick, and Hub Marketing & Communications Manager, Louise Mitchell. Any questions about the scheme should be addressed to Steven.Kendrick@Glasgow.ac.uk
Engagement
Once paired, mentors and mentees will be encouraged to meet at least once every quarter, with additional meetings scheduled where required. It will be the responsibility of mentors and mentees to agree a mutually agreeable date and time (and location, where relevant) for the meetings. Participants are encouraged to agree dates and times for several meetings in advance, so that a good routine is established. Meetings can take place in-person or online, and should be between 60 and 90 minutes in duration
Eligibility and application process
Mentors
Mentors will typically be experienced researchers or research technical professionals. Mentors are required to be directly associated with the QEPNT Hub, either as a Hub Co-Investigator, or as someone who is closely aligned to Hub objectives.
Mentees
Mentees will be Early Career Researchers (i.e. PDRA) or PhD students, working in a Hub partner institution, and whose work is directly associated or aligned to the QEPNT Hub.
Data Protection and Confidentiality
In general, all information shared in mentoring sessions must be treated as confidential. This includes personal experiences and career plans; technical discussions involving unpublished work or proprietary methods; and any intellectual property disclosed during mentoring.
Contact us
For any questions related to the QEPNT mentorship programme, please contact Hub Manager, Steven Kendrick.