Mentorship Program

We are excited to launch a mentorship program funded by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) working group ‘Physiology and Rates In Microbial Oceanography (PRIMO). The overarching goal of PRIMO is to develop a community and framework for co-designing physiological metrics as currency converters to link ‘omics datasets and biogeochemical models.

The PRIMO mentorship program aims to connect postdocs and senior graduate students from any nation with PRIMO scientists (full, associate and network members) to develop an international community of early career scientists interested in the goals of this working group. In addition to interacting with their PRIMO mentors, the fellows will participate in monthly PRIMO all-hands meetings (virtual) for at least 12 months. Limited travel support will also be available to participate in an in-person PRIMO meeting in the spring 2025 (date and location tbd).

We encourage postdocs and senior graduate students from any nation to apply. We particularly seek applicants who work in the areas of marine microbiology, microbial physiology, ocean metabolism, and biogeochemical cycling, with experimental and/or modelling backgrounds. Once in the mentorship program, we will work with the mentees to access funds, from SCOR and elsewhere, for possible laboratory exchanges and participation in scientific meetings.