Research Mentor Toolkit: Aligning Expectations

Join us for a virtual Research Mentor Toolkit Workshop on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET.

Effective mentoring of research trainees is a skill that can be learned and honed. Faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in all fields who actively mentor and work with researchers are invited to attend this workshop. Each of these mini-RMT workshops focuses on one of the key modules from Research Mentor Training.

Whether you are a faculty member in CSSH advising a graduate student or the PI for a lab, this training can help provide you with the tools to be a stronger mentor!

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Aligning Expectations

A shared understanding of what each person expects is critical to establishing effective mentor/mentee relationships. Challenges arise when mentors and mentees have misunderstandings about expectations in the relationship, which naturally changes over time. Therefore, ongoing reflection and communication about expectations is needed to maintain positive and productive mentor-mentee relationships.

Learning Objectives for Expectations

Mentors will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Effectively establish mutual expectations for the mentoring relationship

2. Clearly communicate expectations for the mentoring relationship

3. Align mentee and mentor expectations

4. Consider how personal and professional differences may impact expectations, including differences across disciplines when working in multidisciplinary teams

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The ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development at Northeastern University looks forward to seeing you at our upcoming event. You can learn more about our work at our website. Please contact us with any questions or concerns at northeasternadvance@northeastern.edu.

*Please note: This ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development event is only open to Northeastern University faculty, staff, and graduate students.*

Research Mentor Toolkit Workshops: Aligning Expectations