PEER MENTORING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

DOCTORAL AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCH NETWORK

The Association for Art History’s Doctoral and Early Career Researcher Network (DECR) is piloting a new peer mentoring scheme for its members (i.e. doctoral students, and early career researchers (up to 5 years after completion of PhD; but may be longer depending on your circumstances).

The pilot scheme will ‘matchmake’ members in groups of 6-8 researchers. We will aim to allocate groups according to what you want out of the scheme (e.g. if you indicate finding other researchers in your locality as a priority we will aim to place you with such peers; or likewise if your priority is to network with others in your research area), subject to level of interest. Where possible, each group will include individuals at different stages in their doctoral and postdoctoral careers (likewise subject to level of interest).

Each group will run itself and decide its activities. Interaction may be via networking apps, and/or group get togethers. Suggestions and guidelines for running groups will be provided by the DECR board.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 1 November 2019. We will put you in touch with your peer group in December.

This is a pilot scheme, which we will review in spring 2020. In future, we anticipate putting out a call for expressions of interest twice a year. You may submit expressions of interest in multiple calls if you are not happy with your peer group, or your circumstances change (e.g. you relocate and want to meet other researchers in your locality). We are not able to assign new groups throughout the year owing to the limited resources of the volunteer-run DECR board.

At this stage, this scheme is intended for members of the Association for Art History based in the United Kingdom.

By submitting this expression of interest you consent for your email address to be shared with the members of the mentoring group that you are placed in, and with one or more representatives of the DECR board who will allocate the mentoring groups and contact you in early 2020 for feedback on the scheme.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email address

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* 3. I am currently a member of the Association for Art History (you must be a member to participate in the scheme)

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* 4. Current affiliation (if applicable)

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* 5. Current location (if different)

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* 6. Career stage (i.e. how many years full/part-time of doctoral research have you completed, or years since you completed your PhD?)

1st year PhD

2nd year PhD

3rd year PhD

4th year PhD

Completing PhD (submitted / working on corrections)

0-1 years post-PhD

1-2 years post-PhD

2-3 years post-PhD

3-4 years post-PhD

4-5 years post PhD

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Area of Research

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* 8. What do you hope to get out of participating in the scheme?

	1 (Not at all important)	2	3	4	5 (Very important)
Reading exchanges of draft publications	Reading exchanges of draft publications 1 (Not at all important)	Reading exchanges of draft publications 2	Reading exchanges of draft publications 3	Reading exchanges of draft publications 4	Reading exchanges of draft publications 5 (Very important)
Sharing career advice and experience	Sharing career advice and experience 1 (Not at all important)	Sharing career advice and experience 2	Sharing career advice and experience 3	Sharing career advice and experience 4	Sharing career advice and experience 5 (Very important)
Networking with peers in your sub-field	Networking with peers in your sub-field 1 (Not at all important)	Networking with peers in your sub-field 2	Networking with peers in your sub-field 3	Networking with peers in your sub-field 4	Networking with peers in your sub-field 5 (Very important)
Networking with peers beyond your sub-field	Networking with peers beyond your sub-field 1 (Not at all important)	Networking with peers beyond your sub-field 2	Networking with peers beyond your sub-field 3	Networking with peers beyond your sub-field 4	Networking with peers beyond your sub-field 5 (Very important)
Networking with peers in your locality	Networking with peers in your locality 1 (Not at all important)	Networking with peers in your locality 2	Networking with peers in your locality 3	Networking with peers in your locality 4	Networking with peers in your locality 5 (Very important)
Socialising / making likeminded friends	Socialising / making likeminded friends 1 (Not at all important)	Socialising / making likeminded friends 2	Socialising / making likeminded friends 3	Socialising / making likeminded friends 4	Socialising / making likeminded friends 5 (Very important)
Sharing teaching and job resources	Sharing teaching and job resources 1 (Not at all important)	Sharing teaching and job resources 2	Sharing teaching and job resources 3	Sharing teaching and job resources 4	Sharing teaching and job resources 5 (Very important)
Writing sessions	Writing sessions 1 (Not at all important)	Writing sessions 2	Writing sessions 3	Writing sessions 4	Writing sessions 5 (Very important)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What would be your preferred platform for communicating with your peer group? (Tick all that apply)

Slack

Trello

Asana

Closed Facebook group

Other (please specify)

Thank you for completing this expression of interest form.