Mentoring Resources

Mentoring Resources

  1. National Postdoc Association  - Dartmouth is an institutional member:
    1. https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/PD_Mentoring
  2. Computing Research Association   - excellent general advice: 
    1. https://cra.org/resources/best-practice-memos/computer-science-postdocs-best-practices/
  3. Office of Research Integrity  - mentoring international postdocs
    1. https://ori.hhs.gov/mentoring-international-post-docs
  4. MIT has a nicely developed site with their "tool kit" which I often reference
    1. https://postdocs.mit.edu/mentoring-and-advising/postdoctoral-mentoring-and-advising-toolkit
  5. Council of Graduate Schools:
    1.  "On the Right Track: A Manual For Research Mentors"  - guide to purchase
  6. The National Academies
    1.  "The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM" (free pdf) 
    2. "Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century" (free pdf) 
  7. The Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan 
    1.  How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students but I think transferable for postdocs 
  8. The University of Michigan – Humanities Ph.D project
    1. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/humanities-phd-proj/category/resourcesfaculty/mentor/
  9. Nature Publishing Group
    1.  "Nature's Guide for Mentors"
  10. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    1.  "Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty" one of the best for scientists.