Applications are open for the next cohort of the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP) popular, ongoing Mentorship Program! Our Career Development Committee seeks potential mentors and mentees to connect for professional development, information exchange, networking, personal growth, and career advancement.
Mentorship is valuable for professionals at all career levels. It provides opportunities for mentors and mentees to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their organizations. The next cohort will run from February through August. Applications for mentees and mentors are accepted through January 31, 2025. Participants will be notified in mid-February.
The SSP Mentorship Program is open to SSP members only. (You can join online!) Selected participants are matched with mentors or mentees by the Career Development Committee based on complementary goals and skill sets. They are expected to meet at least once monthly for six months.
SSP is deeply committed to fostering a community that supports and benefits from the talents of scholarly publishers from a wide range of backgrounds. We believe that our community must center diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and we strongly encourage people from traditionally marginalized groups to apply as mentors or mentees.
Since 2017, SSP’s Mentorship Program has helped scholarly publishing professionals identify potential career paths by expanding their knowledge of career options within the industry and providing learning experiences outside the workplace.
Mentors benefit by giving back to the field, enjoying the satisfaction and impact of sharing their knowledge and experience, expanding their networks, and learning new things from their mentees. Mentees benefit from new perspectives on their work, expanding their networks, gaining a sounding board for ideas and projects, and increasing their self-worth.
We thank the American Geophysical Union and ITHAKA for the generous sponsorship of our Mentorship Program. Organizations interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact partnerships@sspnet.org.
The Generations Fund makes the Mentorship Program possible. Generous donations from members and industry endow the Generations Fund, allowing SSP to continue this program perpetually. Click here to learn more or make a gift to help us reach our $500,000 goal.
Visit SSP’s Mentorship page for more information about program details, eligibility requirements, and how to apply before January 31!
