Exciting Mentee opportunity for early Career Professionals
The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Mentoring Program is an exciting opportunity for SBM´s early career professionals to receive mentoring from a SBM expert and network with colleagues in behavioral medicine. Program participants will meet regularly with their SBM mentor and a small group of peer researchers throughout 2026 and 2027, beginning shortly after the 2026 Annual Meeting. Click here to submit your application today! Applications close Friday, February 13.
This program is not a replacement of the mentoring at the mentee's own institution, but aims to complement and expand the mentoring experiences of early career researchers.
Check out this presentation for more details about the ECR Mentoring Program format and goals.
Who Can Participate as a Mentee?
- Graduate students with all levels of experience that are SBM members in 2026.To maximize the value of this mentoring opportunity, we strongly recommend that applicants have completed at least 2 years of their graduate or PhD studies.
- Post-docs with all levels of experience that are SBM members in 2026.
- Early career professionals in behavioral medicine industry.
Who are the Mentors, and How Can I Become a Mentor?
Recognized SBM members are asked if they would share their expertise with early career researchers and early career professionals in behavioral medicine. All mentors are very experienced in both mentoring as well as in the field of behavioral medicine. SBM members interested in being a mentor for the 2026/2027 cohort can indicate this through SBM’s volunteer portal.
Please direct any questions regarding the Early Career Research Mentoring Program to Committee Chair Carina Nigg.
What Topics are Offered for Mentoring?
- Grant writing and funding opportunities (e.g., K- and R-awards)
- Teaching (e.g., balancing teaching load, new ways of teaching students)
- Digital health & technology (e.g., ecological momentary assessment)
- Dissemination and implementation science (e.g., choosing an implementation framework)
- General career consultation (e.g., transition to post-doc, alternative career paths outside academia)
- Clinical care (e.g., interaction with patients or medical staff, patient burden)
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (e.g., recruiting diverse populations, building a research program considerate of DEI)
- Community/participatory research (e.g., how to engage participants in one’s research, how to communicate with the community)