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Sci.STEPS is a mentoring program focused on career advice for early career researchers.

Here we post positions, tips, resources, and program news!

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Happy New 2026 Year from Sci.STEPS 💙
Our team is enjoying a final bit of our holiday break. We're excited to return in January to start matching process and preparing for #mentorship Season 2026!

We have so much planned for the coming months and can't wait to share the journey with you.🎄
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The call for mentees for Season 2026 is closed!

We are so grateful for the incredible response and enthusiasm and can't wait to get to know all the applicants through your submissions.

We'll be excited to start on the matching process in the new year. Stay tuned - you will hear back from us!
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
✨ Applications for Mentees for the 2026 Season Are Open!✨

🖇️Individual guidance from a matched #mentor.
🌐 A supportive international #network within the Sci.STEPS community.
💡Valuable insights through #workshops and webinars.

✏️Check out #mentor 2026 cohort and apply: www.scisteps.org/season-2026
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The mentor call for 2026 #mentorship season is closed!
Big #thankyou to everyone who applied 💙
In November we're meeting our new #mentors, preparing a #mentee call, and getting ready for another productive season🤩
Stay tuned - we can't wait to introduce our 2026 mentor cohort and open mentee call!
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🤩Join the Sci.STEPS 2026 Mentor Cohort!
We invite #mentors from varied backgrounds and stages of their #scientific careers to apply and share their knowledge and expertise with our #mentees.

✏ Register here: lnkd.in/edZggY32
🗓 Deadline: November 10th 2025
👀more about #SciSTEPS: www.scisteps.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🥳 Wrap-up of #mentorship Season 3!

Yesterday’s we reflected on 3 months of insights and achievements.
Thanks to #mentors for their support and dedication 🙏 and good luck to #mentees with their career path! Our community is there for you beyond this season! 💙

Hope to see many in the next seasons 🤗
May 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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📣 Job Alert:

Hiring a scientist with data management skills to integrate AI-based tools into our publishing workflows and assist further adoption of open science initiatives. Position based @springernature.com and working in partnership with @embo.org.

Further info: bit.ly/3GuDhdq
Research Data Specialist (m/w/d)
Job Title: Research Data Specialist (m/w/d) Location: Heidelberg – Hybrid working model Fix-term contract, 12 months About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for resear...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Happy International Women's Day!

Shoutout to wonderful women who make Sci.STEPS - mentees, mentors, organizers and supporters! 💙

Celebrating resilience, intelligence, wisdom, strength of amazing women 💪 💙 Together, we are a powerful force!

#InternationalWomensDay2025
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Interested in pursing a PhD in infectious disease dynamics, artificial intelligence, and behavioural science?

Come and join myself and Professor Stefan Flasche at the Charité Center for Global Health in Berlin:

karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...
karriere.charite.de
March 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
☝️Soft skills are essential for #PhD success from application to #thesis defense.
Job ads often prioritize hard skills, but #SoftSkills like #CriticalThinking, #teamwork, #projectManagement are as important!
👀See the new #SciTIPs on Soft Skills for a #scientist: www.scisteps.org/in-sights/sc...
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🔬🌐 Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience!
Women and girls have historically faced—and continue to face—barriers in accessing education and pursuing careers in #STEM.
We celebrate the achievements and #persistence of women and girls who are shaping the future of science and innovation!💡🌟
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
😎we had a kick-off meeting for our (third!) season 2025!

We have 56 awesome mentor-mentee pair and many more participants joining our community!
Cheers to the third #Mentoring Season kickoff! 🤩

We wish all the participants a productive three months (net😉)working, webinars and mentoring! 💙
February 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It was #InternationalMentoringDay on Friday and we want to celebrate our mentors and mentees 🤩

#Mentorship isn't one-directional - it is a dynamic exchange where both mentor and mentee evolve together!

As organizers - we are also constantly learning from the amazing Sci.STEPS community 💙
January 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🎉 Happy Holidays from Sci.STEPS team! 🎉

We hope all of you had a restful holiday time and ready to embrace the new year and (soon!) new Sci.STEPS #mentorship season!

#Thankyou for being with us in 2024! 💙
💫 Here’s to all the next seasons being better than previous ones!💫

#NewYear2025
January 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We have closed our call for mentees for the third season of Sci.STEPS 🤩

This time with a record number of #international mentors and mentees 💙
#ThankYou for your enthusiasm!

We are looking forward to the next season: to connecting everyone, meeting at events and discussions in the chat groups!
December 18, 2024 at 1:55 PM
🔊 Only a few days left to apply as a MENTEE for the 3rd Mentorship Season!
🌟 Submit your application by DECEMBER 15th! 🌟

Apply to gain access to helpful resources, personalized skill development, and networking opportunities that can support your scientific career path.
www.scisteps.org/call-2025
December 13, 2024 at 7:56 AM
How a #mentor can help your scientific career?🌟

Mentors help you avoid common pitfalls🕳️, review your application materials📘, share personal experiences🫶, guide to evaluate your skills👀.

Together, you celebrate your milestones (big and small!)!
Such amazing mentors joined us this time ⤵️
December 6, 2024 at 11:55 AM
📢We have opened the call for #mentees!
Apply and become a mentee: scisteps.org/call-2025

Sci.STEPS mentors share with you their knowledge and insights on studying abroad, navigating relocations, building careers, and transitioning between fields!💙

@phdvoice.bsky.social @dragonflymh.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Are you doing a #PhD and asking: "Should I continue or leave?" - you are not alone💙
It's a unique and demanding journey: to move forward, you need to pause and reflect deeply - even if that means considering to quit.

Our new #sciTIPS story about navigating this tough decision: tinyurl.com/e36wawcu
November 29, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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I am recruiting graduate students to join my new lab at
the University of Alberta in Fall 2025! The application deadline is December 1st. If you're interested in neuroscience, endocrinology, animal behavior, and/or seasonal biology, please reach out! 🐟🧠🧬🍂
October 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Great news!
We got a lot of great scientific #mentors for 2025 #mentoring season and closed our call! 😎

Now, our team is interviewing each mentor and preparing a pool for #mentees' preliminary choice🙏

Stay tuned! Application round for mentees opens soon!

#Academia #mentorship #career #SciCareer
November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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My goal is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in the genome, and how this changes across every cell in the human body.

If you are interested in doing a Ph.D. with me at UMass Chan Medical (Genomics and Comp Bio Department), see the links below. Deadline is Dec 1st.
November 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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PhD Funded Position in Modelling Plant-Environment and Plant-Plant Interactions
https://botany.fyi/ma4pot

The student will join a stimulating and dynamic research environment and have access to an extensive national and international network
Jobs and vacancies at SLU. | slu.se
Jobs and vacancies at SLU. Read more about each job by clicking the job title. Please, follow the instructions closely when applying.
www.slu.se
October 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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Come join @henrikstrahl.bsky.social and my lab for your PhD at Newcastle University in the UK (fully funded MRC-DiMeN doctoral training network) - application deadline Dec 13th
October 28, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Hello Bluesky! We're thrilled to announce an open PhD position on exploring controlling condensate membrane attachment and exocytosis! Collaborate across Europe in the ComeInCell EU network. Apply now! Details: www.comeincell.org & www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
ComeInCell – Doctoral Network on Integrative Synthetic Cell Design
www.comeincell.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM