Professor – Research Mentors

Job Description of Research Mentor

Broad Responsibilities

You will be responsible to provide guidance, support, and expertise to a mentee

throughout their research process, helping them design experiments, analyze data,

interpret findings, develop research skills, and navigate the academic landscape to

achieve their research goals, while ensuring ethical conduct and responsible

research practices are followed throughout the mentorship.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Project Guidance: Assist in selecting a research topic, developing research

questions, designing experiments, and outlining research methodologies.

2. Technical Training: Provide hands-on training on research techniques, data

collection methods, and relevant software.

3. Data Analysis and Interpretation : Guide the mentee in analyzing data,

interpreting results, and drawing meaningful conclusions.

4. Academic Development : Assist with writing research papers, preparing

presentations, and applying for research grants.

5. Career Counseling : Offer career advice, discuss potential research paths,

and help navigate professional development opportunities.

6. Ethical Oversight : Ensure adherence to research ethics, responsible

conduct of research principles, and compliance with relevant regulations.

7. Regular Feedback : Provide constructive feedback on research progress,

methodology, and written work.

8. Mentorship Meetings: Schedule regular one-on-one meetings to discuss

research progress, challenges, and future directions.