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Mentor Match

Are you looking to be a mentor or mentee?  This opportuity in GSA Connect is designed to enhance your professional development through a unique online career networking tool. Mentor Match is user-driven, allowing registered Mentees to search among registered Mentors using specified criteria to find individuals whose experience and expertise match areas in which they wish to be mentored. Likewise, registered Mentors can search for and identify potential Mentees. Your mentor or mentee can be in your city or across the world!

When: Year-round
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On Demand Webinars

Leveraging Small Grants to Build Your Research Program
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

If you are interested in learning how to leverage small grants to build your research program, please join us. Our skilled panel of professionals will present on how to find, apply, and leverage foundation and other pilot funding mechanisms to form collaborations, build a research program, and establish a productive career trajectory with a track record in funding. We will discuss the steps involved in this process, and our two skilled professionals will share their experiences and practical advice about how to make the most of small grants.

Finding and Getting the Most Out of Your Postdoctoral Fellowship Experience
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

Where do you find opportunities about postdoctoral fellowships in your field? How do you get the most out of your postdoctoral fellowship experience? This information is for those who are considering a postdoctoral position after obtaining your PhD, and wish to learn more about how to find a postdoctoral fellowship and get the most out of your experience. 

Tips on How to Successfully Negotiate Your Job Offer
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

If you are looking for tips and advice about successful job negotiation and how to best spend your time before starting your new job, then this webinar is for you. You’ll learn useful strategies from our skilled panel: Keith A. Anderson, PhD, MSW, FGSA, will discuss negotiations in academia and Hannah Wohlfert, MBA, will discuss her job negotiation experiences in industry. T

Non-Academic Careers in Aging
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

What are career opportunities outside of academia? Do you want to know how to remain involved and be actively involved in gerontology research and policy outside of university institutions? Join our experts in non-academic career paths, as they discuss their experiences in diverse gerontology roles and ways to explore potential trajectories for non-academic careers in aging, offered as part of the ESPO Professional Development Webinar Series.

Academic Job Market: What Every Early Professional Needs to Know
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

How should you prepare yourself to become a competitive candidate for an academic career? If your career goal is to become a faculty member, this webinar will provide guidance. The presenters share the basics of a job market process and how to present your research and teaching experiences. The process of entering the academic job market may seem overwhelming, but three skilled professionals share practical advice as well as their own experience on how to navigate academic job market.

Aligning your Scientific Inquiry with Public Policy: Recommendations from Experts in Policy and Aging
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

Given the projected growth of the older population in the United States, researchers and clinicians are tasked to explore ways to promote the health and well-being of older adults through policy. A few examples of relevant policy issues include end-of-life care, elder abuse, long-term care and Medicare reform. Emerging scholars have the unique opportunity to influence policy and engage in important discussions with policy makers to advocate for the aging society. Join us for the eighth installment of the ESPO Professional Development Webinar Series to learn more about best practices in aligning your work with the public policy arena.

Culturally Adapting Interventions to Promote Healthy Aging among Latinos: Best Practices in Research and Publishing
(GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

The older population in the United States is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. As minority populations grow and see longer life expectancies, researchers and clinicians are tasked to explore ways to promote the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minority populations. Given the growing diversity of the older population emerging scholars are uniquely positioned to focus on the health of minority aging population. In this seventh installment of the ESPO Professional Development Webinar Series, learn more about best practices in research and publishing in minority aging.