ISA-Environmental Studies Section (ESS) Mentorship Week

[Devon Cantwell-Chavez]

Hello everyone!

My name is Devon Cantwell-Chavez and I am the chair of the ISA-ESS Outreach Committee. One of our newer initiatives (started three years ago) has been the ISA-ESS mentorship week. This is a virtual mentorship program and this year, it will take place April 22-28, 2024 (a nice Earth Day kickoff 🌍). Self-identified early career scholars will be matched with a mid-career or senior scholar mentor to meet on the day, time, and (online) platform of their choice during that week. Mentoring sessions will involve discussions about the job market or the tenure / academic job promotion process as well as other professional development topics. We will encourage mentees to share the best piece of advice given to them via Twitter/Bluesky.

To participate as either a mentor or a mentee, you do not need to be a member of ISA or the ESS section (though we would love it if you would consider this)!

If you would like to be a mentor, this would involve a one-time time commitment of approximately 60-90 minutes. Most of our mentors are mid-career or senior scholars, however, we often have some students at the undergrad or masters level who can be an excellent fit with scholars in their first few years post-PhD. If you would like to mentor, you can access the form here to indicate your interest and availability: https://forms.gle/uP7sqRxjVLJq5bF79 

If you would like to be a mentee, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/q8odQtmA87QvGRu59. 

We have been able to successfully match everyone each year (we average around 60 matches per year) and hope to continue this success this year! Please feel free to forward this opportunity to your students and colleagues.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. 

Sincerely, 

Devon Cantwell-Chavez

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Devon Cantwell-Chavez

PhD Candidate

University of Ottawa

Department of Political Studies

Pronouns: she, her, hers

cell: 785-817-0524

Devon.C...@uottawa.ca 

website: www.devoncantwell.com