Postdocs 

The main goal of the programme is to support early-career researchers and academicians in postdoctoral stage in their professional growth, career development and establishing research cooperation. For this purpose, mentees can cooperate with mentors within and outside the UHK, including mentors outside the academia.   

The mentor's role is to share their experience with specific working environments, agendas, situations etc. It is up to the individual mentee in what they are interested in and it is up to the mentor what s/he is willing to share. Thus, the mentor can provide inspiration for both, working and personal life, or for strategies on how to combine them. Sharing the mentor´s personal and professional story can be a catalyst for changes in the mentee´s own professional career path. Moreover, mentoring could be the start of future cooperation.   

The mentoring relationship is very flexible in time, scope and the form of the meetings. It depends on the individual agreement between the mentor and the mentee.  

If you are interested, please fill in the application form. 

Deadline for your application is 24th May 2022.

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What will be the next steps:  

  • After signing up for the programme, you will receive an invitation to an Introductory Preparation Workshop.  
  • During the workshop, you will clarify your mentoring goals, identify the areas for your cooperation with the mentor and the ideal profile of your mentor/s and create your mentoring plan for this year. You can cooperate with more than one mentor.  
  • You will choose the mentor/s from the mentors´ database or you will address prospective mentor/s by your own choice. The coordinator of the programme will help you with it.   
  • You will meet the mentor/s and make a schedule of your cooperation. The next communication with your mentor/s is up to your agreement.  
  • At the end of the year, there will be a closing event for all mentees and mentors. It is an opportunity for feedback for the programme coordinator and further networking with other mentees and mentors.  

Please note that you as a postdoc can hold both roles – you can be not only a mentee but also a mentor for Ph.D. students as you are one career step ahead of them. If you want to pass on your experience and develop your leadership skills, please create a brief bio here. We will put your profile into the database of mentors of the mentoring program for Ph.D. students.  

Should you have any more questions considering both mentoring programmes, please contact the coordinator Ing. Petra Křížová (petra.krizova@uhk.cz).  

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