Are you lower than 5 years post-PhD, stay in or are from the International South, and trying to acquire hands-on expertise with an editorial board? Why not apply for the 2026 mentoring scheme with Journal of Utilized Ecology!
What does it contain?
Since 2015, Journal of Utilized Ecology has welcomed a small group of mentees with minimal editorial expertise every year. This voluntary two-year place goals to develop mentees’ understandings of the peer overview course of and to spice up confidence. Every profitable candidate can anticipate to:
- Be appointed certainly one of 5 Senior Editors who may help information them via the peer overview course of, performing as on-going assist all through the 2 years
- Obtain continous assist for any queries from the Editorial Workplace
- Achieve expertise within the peer overview course of by assessing manuscripts by way of deciding on reviewers and submitting suggestions to Senior Editors
- Have alternatives to assist form the way forward for Journal of Utilized Ecology via submitting concepts and getting concerned in journal initiatives
Because of the excessive quantity of purposes we obtain for our mentoring scheme, please be aware that this program now solely recruits candidates based mostly within the International South (as outlined right here). This resolution goals to assist mentees develop their analysis agenda by partaking with worldwide networks. Researchers from the International South with non permanent analysis positions within the International North are additionally eligible.
Suggestions from previous mentees
Aashna Sharma (mentee 2023-2025)
‘Being a mentee with Journal of Utilized Ecology was a key milestone in my journey as an early-career scientist. From 2023–2025, I used to be mentored by Dr. Tadeu Siqueira, whose steering made this expertise really rewarding. Some of the priceless points of working with him, was studying the delicate however essential distinction between the roles of a reviewer and an editor, one thing I had beforehand discovered difficult.
The construction of the mentoring program, with direct one-on-one engagement with Senior Editors, fostered open communication and considerate studying. The journal’s distinctive Editorial workforce performs an important function in shaping this high-quality expertise. I’m grateful to the journal for trusting me with this chance and serving to me develop into the function of an editor. It has been deeply rewarding to assist form promising submissions into high-quality analysis articles that attain and resonate with a broad ecological readership.
The journey of an ecologist contains conducting good analysis, writing papers, reviewing them, in addition to taking up editorial roles – duties which may appear comparable, however are in reality very completely different. I strongly suggest making use of for this chance, as it’s uncommon to be systematically educated as an editor, and such coaching can inform many priceless selections for the conservation of biodiversity.’
Nahuel Policelli (mentee 2023-2025)
‘In academia, nobody trains you to be a reviewer or an editor, but these are issues we’re normally anticipated to do and are evaluated on throughout our tutorial careers. Due to the Mentoring Alternative at Journal of Utilized Ecology, I had the prospect to study what it means to be an Editor with the assistance of my mentor and the Editorial Workforce. Not solely have I been in a position to maintain updated with the newest analysis within the subject as quickly as it’s submitted to the journal for consideration, however I’ve additionally discovered an amazing deal concerning the editorial course of itself. This has helped me enhance the standard of my evaluations, my suggestions as an Affiliate Editor, and rethink my very own work as an creator.
I’ve additionally had entry to editorial board conferences and had the chance to write down Analysis Spotlight articles for the Journal. In flip, I acted as a reviewer for the BES Small Analysis Grants on a number of events. For these causes, these two years have been a basic step in my tutorial profession as an Early Profession Researcher from Argentina and have opened up new alternatives within the quick time period.’
Raquel Carvalho (mentee 2023-2025)
‘I discovered loads concerning the modifying and reviewing course of. Studying articles from completely different fields helped me develop a extra vital eye as a scientist. Once I began as a mentee in 2023, I used to be a postdoctoral researcher. Now, as I full my two-year time period, I’m a professor within the Division of Zoology on the College of São Paulo, Brazil. I imagine that being a part of this workforce helped me within the interviews to get a everlasting place, as I used to be in a position to show my dedication to high quality scientific analysis with sensible utility, able to contributing to decision-making.’
You may hear extra from our previous mentees right here.
The applying course of
In the event you’re within the scheme, please fill out this manner. You’ll want to incorporate the next when making use of:
- What you already know about publishing and the peer overview course of at the moment, in addition to what you’d wish to study extra about and acquire from the scheme.
- A quick overview of your areas of experience and analysis pursuits.
- Which Senior Editor you are feeling can be greatest suited as your mentor based mostly in your analysis areas. You could find out extra about them right here.
- A replica of your CV.
In case you have any questions concerning the scheme or the appliance course of, please electronic mail Lydia by way of admin@journalofappliedecology.org.
Deadline for purposes: eighth October 2025, 3pm GMT.
