SIL Mentorship Program- Mentor Applications

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SIL's new mentorship program offers the chance to students and early careers limnologists to be mentored by experienced scientists within the SIL international community that are willing to guide and advise them.

Criteria to become a mentor:
-SIL member or be willing to become a SIL member
-Academic or governmental researcher in limnology and related fields holding a PhD for at least 5 years
-Interest in supporting researchers in developing countries
-Financially capable of paying SIL fees of the mentee:
For students: 15 USD / 3 years
For Early Careers: 23.40 USD / year

Responsibilities of the mentor:
-supports the scientific development of the mentee
-provides general feedback on drafts of manuscripts or conference contributions
-discusses career options of the mentee
-is available for (virtual) meetings
-helps networking of the mentee during jointly attended meetings
-pays SIL fees for the mentee such that the mentee can benefit from all SIL programs

Name *

Email *

Current position *

Institution *

Country *

What is your discipline? *

Physical limnology

Chemical limnology

Ecology

Evolution

Genetics and Genomics

Management

Taxonomy

Hydrology

Phycology

Microbiology

Zoology

Other:

Required

What are your research subjects? *

Abiotic conditions

Nutrients

Microbes and biofilms

Phytoplankton

Zooplankton

Benthic macroinvertebrates

Macrophytes

Fish

Aquatic birds

Other vertebrates

Other:

Required

What systems do you work on? *

Lakes

Wetlands

Ponds

Great Lakes

Estuaries

Reservoirs

River/Streams

Other:

Required

Is there an area of the world or a specific body of water that you are specialized on? Which one? *

URL of your research profile online *

Have you already agreed to be a mentor for a specific mentee under this program? If yes who?

Do you have a reference of profile for the mentee you wish to mentor? *

Are you an academic or governmental researcher in limnology or in related fields that have been holding a PhD for at least 5 years? *

Yes

Are you a SIL member? *Please note that if you answered no, you will be required to become a SIL member to participate in the program. *

Yes

Are you willing to pay your mentee's SIL dues for a minimum of 1 year? *Member dues are 23.40 USD per year (for Early Careers in developing countries) or 15 USD per three years (for students in developing countries). *

Yes

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