Yael Niv

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(she/her) pronounced Ya'elle, not like the university. Computational cognitive neuroscientist, feminist, activist, mom. Aspiring anti-racist. Israeli, so often speak my mind before thinking everything through. yael_niv back on Twitter. https://nivlab.princeton.edu
Show threadYael NivJan 9, 2023

UPDATE: we are now at waitlist/to be contacted for future courses only. Sorry!

You are still welcome to send me an email so I can put you on a future contact/first dibs list.

Show threadYael NivJan 9, 2023
@elduvelle we teach a version of the course for postdocs and advanced grad students. But there, too, we require that they be mentoring someone at the moment (even peer mentoring works!). Learning these skills in theory is nothing like trying them out in practice. It is like learning to ride a bike from reading a book.
Show threadYael NivJan 9, 2023

@AslanDizaji

No.

Show threadYael NivJan 9, 2023

We have only a few spots left in the course. To apply, send me an email at [email protected] explaining why you would like to take this course.

Some preference for non-North-America (as most attendees so far are from there) and for men (so far it is 1/4 men, 3/4 women... the first course was 2/19 men!), but in general, first come first served.

Also, men PIs: I am sure you also can improve your mentoring!

We will also open a waitlist for future iterations.

Show threadYael NivJan 9, 2023

Attendees commit to:

- Attend 7 biweekly sessions: Mondays at 11:30-1pm Pacific/2:30-4pm Eastern/20:30-22:00 European time on Feb 6, 21 (Tuesday, this once), March 6, 20, April 3, 17, May 1st (or, if that is a holiday in Europe, we can do May 2nd that week)

- Complete reading in advance of sessions, and homework after sessions. Homework includes practicing skills learned with your trainees.

- Attend 12 weekly mentoring circles (time and date TBD among your group of 4) to discuss the homework

Yael NivJan 9, 2023

ANNOUNCING: 🎉🎉🎉Spring 2023 Mentoring Best Practices course! 🎉🎉🎉

This is a free course, for academic faculty ONLY

You need to be leading a research lab where you mentor students and/or postdocs.

The course will be conducted online (zoom) through 7 biweekly 90-minute class sessions (see dates below), and weekly 45-min (or biweekly 90-min) “mentoring circles” — you and three colleagues discuss your own mentoring experiences as they relate to the course curriculum.

Yael NivJan 9, 2023
Show threadSeda GürsesJan 7, 2023
@natematias @Yael @sorelle fantastic! Until recently, I avoided DEI efforts since my institutions have terrible track records. I wanted to avoid being the minority that also shoulders the shortcomings of their institution. But then, I became part of a project that has written DEI into its core and a) it allows me to push with the backing of a project and b) it turns most DEI stuff lacks substance and concrete guidance. Material like this is just gold!
Yael NivJan 9, 2023
Miriam B GoodmanJan 7, 2023

RT @[email protected]

RT @Yael
Senior faculty are incredibly powerful. In a two-page tenure letter, they can make or break a career. This power has an outsized impact on scholars with marginalized identities, such as Black academics, who are promoted with tenure at lower rates (1/2)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/tera_levin/status/1611385646345592836

Tera Levin on Twitter

“RT @[email protected] Senior faculty are incredibly powerful. In a two-page tenure letter, they can make or break a career. This power has an outsized impact on scholars with marginalized identities, such as Black academics, who are promoted with tenure at lower rates (1/2)”

Twitter
Yael NivJan 9, 2023
J. Nathan Matias 🦣Jan 7, 2023

This is a really thoughtful guide to writing tenure letters.

"Here we put forth a set of recommendations for writing inclusive, anti-racist, tenure letters that allow letter-writers to counteract [factors that lead to lower tenure rates for scholars of color] by adopting an expansive view of how scholars contribute to academia, and by promoting the academic culture we all want to support"

by a group including @Yael

via @sorelle

https://elifesciences.org/articles/79892

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: A guide for writing anti-racist tenure and promotion letters

Acknowledging the often underappreciated contributions Black and other marginalized scholars make to academia can help us build a more inclusive culture.

eLife
Yael NivJan 9, 2023
Show threadMaggieJan 7, 2023
@natematias @Yael @sorelle This looks like a useful reference for tenure letters. @SalinasLab @DunhamLab #science