The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is organizing workshops on topics related to mentorship for postdocs and assistant research professors in July and August. These workshops would be of interest to those who are currently supervising researchers( undergrads or graduate students) or intend to do so.

 The topics and dates are given below. Individuals can register for any of the sessions and topics. Those who attend both these topics in June and the one on Diversity in July( date to be announced in mid-June) will receive a certificate of attendance from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

The workshop will help postdocs develop strategies and skills around-

Aligning Expectations, Maintaining Effective Communication with mentees and understanding diversity.

The workshop is relevant to researchers from all departments and disciplines.

The workshop will be facilitated by faculty members, postdocs and staff trained through
NIH funded National Research   Mentoring  Network and   Big  Ten Academic  Alliance   collaborative   grant

Dates, times and workshop facilitator information.

JUNE 11, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.. on  ALIGNING EXPECTATIONS by Prof. Stephen Schaeffer, Department of Biology.
Setting expectations and working in teams remotely will also be discussed.
ZOOM Link will be sent on June 10, 2020.

JUNE 12, 2020, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on COMMUNICATION by Prof. Eric Hudson, Department of Physics.
ZOOM Link will be sent on June 11, 2020