ANU NECTAR Mentoring Program

– Giving ECAs an enhanced ability to be successful and lead better futures –

Mentee Applications, closed 5 March, all placements are taken at this stage.

Mentors enroll (5min), by 24 March

Reported by mentees to be a "game changer", the ANU NECTAR Mentoring Program is designed specifically to support the diverse career development needs of early-career research and teaching staff at ANU (ECAs).

This 9-month career development program is supported by all ANU Colleges, offers workshops and mentoring for ECAs and enables participants to build people connections across campus and beyond.

"This program has given me the resilience and the tools to achieve the things I want out of my career."

 

NECTAR Mentoring Program at a glance
  • 9-month facilitated program (April-December).
  • Career development workshops for mentees and mentors and networking opportunities.
  • One-on-one career development mentoring from June to December. Mentees and mentors can coordinate their own pattern of meetings.
  • Mentors with diverse experiences, including in academic, industry and professional roles.
2023 Program outline (DRAFT)
  • Application
    • Applications to participate as a mentee will open on 1 February and close 5 March
    • Mentors can enrol from 1 February until 20 March
    • Application outcomes will be announced early April
  • Program commencement
    • workshop for Mentees (multiple sessions will be offered, choose which one suits you best)
      • early - May
      • Online (1.5-hour) and face to face (3hr) options will be available
      • Note: Online workshop participants will be asked to participate in pre-workshop activities (about 1.5hrs) before attending the workshop
    • 1.5-hour workshop for mentors; aimed at first-time mentors and those who would like to reflect on their practices
      • mid- May
    • Meet the Mentees/Mentors social event
      • June
  • Matching
    • Mentor create profiles for a database by Easter
    • Mentor nominations open about 6 May (TBC) and close 2 weeks later
    • Mentee-Mentor pairs will be announced end of- June
    • Mentee-Mentor pairs meet regularly July-December
  • Mid-Program
    • 1.5-hour workshop for Mentees (multiple sessions will be offered, choose which one suits you best)
      • September
      • Most sessions will be offered in person, in addition to an online session
      • Mentees will be required to do some reflective preparation before attending the workshop
  • End-of-Program
    • 1.5-hour workshop for mentees (multiple sessions will be offered, choose which one suits you best)
      • December
      • Most sessions will be offered in person, in addition to an online session
      • Mentees will be required to do some reflective preparation before attending the workshop

To find out more about the program and what is involved, please read the additional information for mentees and/or mentors.

 

Governance

The NECTAR Mentoring Program is governed by the Program Governance Committee.

2023 Governance Committee:

  • Professor Keturah Whitford, Dean of Staff – Chair
  • Sophie Baker, NECTAR
  • Professor Ann Evans, Dean HDR, representative HDR Portfolio
  • Professor Maryanne Dever, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education and Digital)
  • Professor Anne Martin, Director of the Tjabal Centre, First Nations Portfolio representative
  • Kyle Barnes, Mentoring Champion - STEMM disciplines
  • Naomi Hay, NECTAR Co-Chair and Representative of previous Mentee cohort

 

The work of the Governance Committee is supported by College Champions, representatives of the ANU College Deans in matters regarding the program.

2023 College Champions

  • TBC, Stephen Eggins, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Ying-Yi Chin, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • TBC, ANU College of Law
  • Rebecca Payne, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Kylie Barnes, Executive Officer to the Dean, ANU College of Science
  • Ulrike Schumann, ANU College of Health and Medicine
  • Sharon Friel, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

 

Background

NECTAR is working closely with all ANU Colleges to develop the program to suit the needs of mentees and mentors and to deliver to the ANU strategic goals that aim to support ECA development. More information on previous rounds of the program here.