<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are now recruiting <span>mentors</span> for the Winter 2025 cohort of the CCB-SEEDS Mentorship Program! Please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdP5aBAOro5brfjk6E1S6CVsAfHdAkOxhi8OaxFqOtzDijiLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">sign up here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> by Monday, January 13</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> if your research is in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and/or Conservation Biology and have a desire to foster undergraduate interest in your field. No previous experience is required and grad students of all stages are encouraged to apply!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As a <span>mentor</span>, you will work one-on-one with an undergraduate in a structured yet flexible format to teach them the basics of your field and research (see </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RPbPoa75_UP6qgxwG-undOO4VDx80YEQb48uFMaobU/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Winter 2025 Program Description</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, also attached to this email). This is a great opportunity to connect casually with enthusiastic students that could end up being your vital research assistants, and mentorship is a highly sought-after addition to your CV.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The <span>mentor</span> workload is extremely low, and mentorship is a valuable experience as a grad student. If you have any questions about the program feel free to reach out to me (<a href="mailto:audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu">audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu</a>) or Brittney Nguyen (<a href="mailto:brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu">brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu</a>)!</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best,</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Audrey</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span><font color="#c27ba0">____________________________</font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Audrey Burr (She/Her)</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">PhD Student | </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sachs Lab</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">University of California Riverside</font></div></div></div></div></div>
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