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Do we even need mentors anymore?

September 01, 2022 • Meteor: scicomm with impact • Season 2 • Episode 19

A quick opening note: Our last episode for this season will be an open Q&A. Send us your questions, ideas, puzzles and dilemmas by September 6. We’ll fit in as many as we can for the September 8 episode!

The whole upper rungs of mentoring, on the scicomm career ladder, are missing.

Is it a question of relationships? Resources? Respect?

Or is it that beyond-beginners need different kinds of mentoring and our profession just isn’t structured to provide it?

Either way, where do mid-career and advanced scicommers look for mentors?

This week, we take on those questions, plus:

When mentoring is needed
Alternatives if you don’t want mentors
How mentors “happen”

Dig in for yourself: What kind of mentorship do you feel you need, if any? What kind of mentorship would you most like to offer right now?

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