Early & Mid Career Mentoring Workshop

Early & Mid-Career Mentoring Workshop

2020 Career Mentoring Workshop

Overview

Are you in the early or mid stages of a career in academia, industry or at a government lab? Are you interested in interacting with leading researchers in your field that can mentor you and give you advice?

If so, participate in one of our Career Mentoring Workshops!

November 12, 2020 | This day is designed for Postdocs and Ph.D. students who will complete their Ph.D. before June 2021. The day will explore a number of career options, opportunities, and considerations for careers in primarily education-oriented institutions, research-intensive institutions, government-funded research laboratories or industrial research.

November 13, 2020 | This day will be focused on Early-Career professionals and provide insight into how to build a great research program, advise students and get funding, how to be an effective and inspiring teacher, and how to set yourself up for promotion andd success.

December 4, 2020 | Mid-Career professionals will learn skills on how to prepare to a more senior position, be an effective leader, build collaborations and start new research initiatives, and balance work and life.

This is an NSF funded program. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (1840724). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Eligibility

Early Career

You are eligible to attend an Early Career Mentoring Workshop program if you meet the following criteria:

Identify as a member of an underserved group in computing.
A senior PhD student, or post-doc.
In early career as a researcher in academia.
In early career as a researcher in an industry or government lab.
In early career as a faculty member in academia.
Attending or affiliated with an institution in the United States or its territories.

Mid Career

You are eligible to attend a Mid Career Mentoring Workshop program, if you meet any of the following criteria:

Identify as a member of an underserved group in computing.
Mid-career as a faculty member (i.e. Associate professor) with equivalent experience (i.e. 6 plus years since graduate school).
Mid-career as a researcher in an industry or government lab with equivalent experience (i.e. 6 plus years since graduate school).
Interested in preparing herself for advancement to a senior level position.
Affiliated with an institution, industry lab, or government lab in the United States or its territories.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please contact midcmw@cra.org

If there are extenuating circumstances for applying beyond the timeframe listed in the eligibility requirements, please make sure you address this in the application. Extenuating Circumstances beyond an applicant’s control include, but are not limited to:

Documented medical condition or serious illness
Documented learning disability
Death of a family member or friend
Involuntary call to active military duty
Maternity/family leave

Application

Travel & Financial Support

Funding may be available for participants of Career Mentoring Workshops if they meet the eligibility requirements listed below. Participants will be notified of any travel assistance upon acceptance to the workshop. If funded, the participant will submit a reimbursement form and be directly reimbursed, up to the approved limit, for reasonable expenses incurred such as travel, lodging, and meals associated with the workshop.

You qualify for financial support for a Career Mentoring Workshop (CMW-E/R/L) if you meet all of the following criteria:

A faculty member or researcher in an industrial or government lab with equivalent experience.
A member of the computing field community.
Affiliated with an institution, industry lab, or government lab in the United States or its territories.
Interested in preparing for advancement to a senior level position.

NOTE: Priority will be given to applicants who are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories.

Guidelines for Expense Reimbursements from CRA

Past Years