STEMskiller: Skill Set Map for Mentors of Early Career Researchers

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: Completing a doctorate (PhD)

How to work with PhD supervisors

Definition:

Defining the mentor/mentee relationship and renegotiating it at intervals leads to greater satisfaction by those taking place in a research endeavor.

Useful resources on Completing a doctorate (PhD):

University of Cambridge University and College Union. (2008). The researchers’ survival guide. https://www.pdoc.cam.ac.uk/guides/UCU_researcher_survival_guide

Part 2, “You and Your Research Manager” (pp. 14-27) define what researchers should expect from their mentors. Advice for principal investigators and supervisors is provided in pages 27-29.

University of Washington Graduate School. (2020). What a good mentor does. https://grad.uw.edu/for-students-and-post-docs/core-programs/mentoring/mentoring-guides-for-students/what-a-good-mentor-does/

List of qualities to look for in a mentor with links to more information about the mentoring process.

Tags: IPS OC; IPS T; IPS PS; PSR IKC; PSR LL; PSR G; IAL IntL; CompTS; CompGS

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Table of contents:

1.4. Completing a doctorate (PhD)

1.4.2. Time management and the PhD completion path
1.4.3. Planning the final year of doctoral studies and preparing for the doctoral defense
1.4.4. Managing eThesis/doctoral dissertation submissions

Author: Stephanie Krueger

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Last Updated: February 5, 2021