<div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello postdoc community,</div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is a message from GradSuccess regarding opportunities for postdocs to mentor students in an official capacity.</div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The University of California Office of the President has provided funding to UCR to support programs that promote diversity among the future professoriate. Postdoctoral employment is an area of increasing importance in pursuit of an academic career path. However, it is also an area that can be mystifying to graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds.</div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">To address this issue, the Graduate Division has proposed adding postdoc scholars to the Graduate Student Mentorship Program (GSMP) in which UCR postdocs serve as mentors to a diverse range of graduate students chosen to participate in the program which provides mentorship and guidance to incoming first-year graduate students in CHASS & STEM fields. It is our intention that this program will assist graduate students in better understanding the process involved in obtaining, and succeeding in, postdoc positions, and also provide postdocs with an opportunity to gain additional experience in one-on-one mentoring in ways that support their professional development as well. Topics that postdoc mentors may wish to discuss with their mentees include:</div><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1rem 1.25rem;padding-left:0px;list-style-position:outside"><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">how to find postdoc positions</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">workload expectations</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">work logistics (moving, connecting to a new institution, etc)</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">maintaining relationships</span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">pursuing a tenure-track academic position as a postdoc</span></li></ul><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Postdoc mentors will commit to mentoring no more than six graduate students and two peer mentors over the course of an academic year. Postdoc mentors meet with their cluster and submit a report once per quarter. In return, postdoc mentors will be paid $500 in research funds at the end of the academic year (fall-spring). We will make every effort to pair mentors with graduate student mentees in the same or a similar discipline, though this cannot be guaranteed.</div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Requirements:</b></div><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1rem 1.25rem;padding-left:0px;list-style-position:outside"><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">The GSMP Postdoc and Faculty Mentor Orientation is mandatory. It will be held in person on Tuesday,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>September 17th, 2024.</b></span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">Postdoc Mentors are encouraged to attend the GSMP Luncheon which will take place from 1pm-2:30pm on Monday,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>September 23rd, 2024.</b></span></li><li style="margin:0px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mentors must be available to meet with their cluster at least once a quarter, submit quarterly reports, and attend workshops, meetings, and social events as much as possible.</span></li></ul><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please fill out the form below if you are interested in serving as a postdoc mentor. If you have any questions, please contact the GSMP Specialist, Monique Posadas at <a href="mailto:monique.posadas@ucr.edu" target="_blank">monique.posadas@ucr.edu</a>.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please submit the interest form by 5pm on August 16th, 2024.</b></div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Helpful Links:</b></div><div style="line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><a href="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/" id="m_-3576743601455215061LPlnk" title="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">GSMP Website</a></b></div><div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly9ncmFkbWVudG9ycy51Y3IuZWR1Lw.." style="width:800px;margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;max-width:800px;min-width:424px"><table id="m_-3576743601455215061LPContainer281011" role="presentation" style="padding:12px 36px 12px 12px;width:750px;border:1px solid rgb(200,200,200);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr valign="top" style="border-spacing:0px"><td style="width:744px"><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPTitle281011" style="font-size:21px;margin-right:8px;font-family:wf_segoe-ui_light,"Segoe UI Light","Segoe WP Light","Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:12px"><a id="m_-3576743601455215061LPUrlAnchor281011" href="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">Graduate Student Mentorship Program</a></div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPDescription281011" style="font-size:14px;max-height:100px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:12px;margin-right:8px;overflow:hidden">Supporting Graduate Students' Academic and Professional Success</div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPMetadata281011" style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(166,166,166);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://gradmentors.ucr.edu" target="_blank">gradmentors.ucr.edu</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/postdoc-mentor-interest-form" id="m_-3576743601455215061LPlnk" title="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/postdoc-mentor-interest-form" target="_blank">Postdoc Mentor Interest Form Website</a></div><div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly9ncmFkbWVudG9ycy51Y3IuZWR1L3Bvc3Rkb2MtbWVudG9yLWludGVyZXN0LWZvcm0." style="width:800px;margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;max-width:800px;min-width:424px"><table id="m_-3576743601455215061LPContainer382410" role="presentation" style="padding:12px 36px 12px 12px;width:750px;border:1px solid rgb(200,200,200);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr valign="top" style="border-spacing:0px"><td style="width:744px"><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPTitle382410" style="font-size:21px;margin-right:8px;font-family:wf_segoe-ui_light,"Segoe UI Light","Segoe WP Light","Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:12px"><a id="m_-3576743601455215061LPUrlAnchor382410" href="https://gradmentors.ucr.edu/postdoc-mentor-interest-form" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">Postdoc Mentor Interest Form</a></div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPDescription382410" style="font-size:14px;max-height:100px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:12px;margin-right:8px;overflow:hidden">The interest form will close at 5:00pm PT on Friday, Aug 16th, 2024. The University of California Office of the President has provided funding to UCR to support programs that promote diversity among the future professoriate. Postdoctoral employment is an area of increasing importance in pursuit of an academic career path. However, it is also an area that can be mystifying to graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds.</div><div id="m_-3576743601455215061LPMetadata382410" style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(166,166,166);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://gradmentors.ucr.edu" target="_blank">gradmentors.ucr.edu</a></div></td></tr>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