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Teaching and Mentoring
Fellows' Career Development
Table of Contents
Mentoring Certificate Program
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course
Research Mentor Training Course
Examples of Teaching Opportunities at NIEHS
Related Topics
Teaching and Mentoring
Fellows' Career Development
Career Readiness
Communication
Ethics and Responsible Conduct
Leadership and Management
Teaching and Mentoring
Wellness
NIEHS and NIH offers trainees various courses and plentiful opportunities to develop teaching and mentoring skills. The goal is to help trainees understand the roles and responsibilities of faculty members in an academic environment, and to prepare trainees for teaching careers in higher education and/or mentoring younger scientists in their future labs. Explore examples of training and experiential opportunities below.
Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health - FelCom - Mentoring
Mentoring Certificate Program
The NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education is excited to offer a 7-week Mentoring Certificate Program (MCP) for NIH Postdocs and Graduate Students. The course will offer knowledge and skills you need to be an effective and supportive mentor to NIH IRP postbacs and summer interns.
Course Description:
The MCP is a 7-week long course comprised of asynchronous modules in an online learning management system (LMS) and virtual live sessions with facilitated discussions. You will learn key strategies such as effective communication, setting expectations, delivering feedback, developing essential resilience skills, and establishing psychologically safe learning environments. You should expect to dedicate ~2 hours per week to the asynchronous modules and another ~1 hour spent on synchronous activities/discussions. To earn the certificate, you will need to attend a minimum of 6 virtual sessions.
Program topics include:
Leadership & Culture Change
Assisting with Trainee Onboarding and Check-ins
Understanding Identities and Psychological Safety
Resilience and Defeating Negative Self-Talk
Communication Styles and Strategies
Conflict Modes and Giving Feedback
Resources and Letters of Recommendation
For more information on the program, please contact
Dr. Ulli Klenke
or
Austin Chiles
.
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course
A 9-week online course offered by NIH OITE
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course Course Information
Research Mentor Training Course
Are you interested in learning how to become a more effective mentor? Do you wonder how to effectively set expectations of your mentee, and how to best communicate with them? Do you want to learn how to give more meaningful, effective feedback?
If you answered ‘YES’ to any of these questions, please join us in every spring for an informal, highly interactive & discussion-based course developed by OITE.
This mentoring course is designed for postbacs, graduate students, postdocs, and staff scientists/staff clinicians who are training summer interns OR who just want to learn how to become a better mentor for the future. It will use a highly interactive format to cover mentoring issues “just in time,” as they are likely to emerge.
This class will also count for 3 hours of RCR credit regarding discussion of ethical research practices.
Some of the topics include:
Developing a mentoring philosophy
Effectively establishing mentor-mentee expectations
Developing strategies for helping mentees build independence, confidence, creativity, and communication skills
Developing a research environment that fosters scientific integrity and ethical conduct
Improving cultural competency in mentoring
Examples of Teaching Opportunities at NIEHS
Teach the Summer Internship Program Workshop Series
Teach the Summer Internship Program Journal Club Series
Teach the Research Mentor Training Course
Teach Responsible Conduct of Research Courses
Related Topics
Teaching and Mentoring
Well-being
Career Readiness
Communication
Ethics and Responsible Conduct
Leadership and Management
Quick Links
Career Development
Involvement, Awards and Grants
Working at NIEHS
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Last Reviewed: February 26, 2026
Skip Navigation
Close the left navigation
Teaching and Mentoring
Fellows' Career Development
Table of Contents
Mentoring Certificate Program
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course
Research Mentor Training Course
Examples of Teaching Opportunities at NIEHS
Related Topics
Teaching and Mentoring
Fellows' Career Development
Career Readiness
Communication
Ethics and Responsible Conduct
Leadership and Management
Teaching and Mentoring
Wellness
NIEHS and NIH offers trainees various courses and plentiful opportunities to develop teaching and mentoring skills. The goal is to help trainees understand the roles and responsibilities of faculty members in an academic environment, and to prepare trainees for teaching careers in higher education and/or mentoring younger scientists in their future labs. Explore examples of training and experiential opportunities below.
Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health - FelCom - Mentoring
Mentoring Certificate Program
The NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education is excited to offer a 7-week Mentoring Certificate Program (MCP) for NIH Postdocs and Graduate Students. The course will offer knowledge and skills you need to be an effective and supportive mentor to NIH IRP postbacs and summer interns.
Course Description:
The MCP is a 7-week long course comprised of asynchronous modules in an online learning management system (LMS) and virtual live sessions with facilitated discussions. You will learn key strategies such as effective communication, setting expectations, delivering feedback, developing essential resilience skills, and establishing psychologically safe learning environments. You should expect to dedicate ~2 hours per week to the asynchronous modules and another ~1 hour spent on synchronous activities/discussions. To earn the certificate, you will need to attend a minimum of 6 virtual sessions.
Program topics include:
Leadership & Culture Change
Assisting with Trainee Onboarding and Check-ins
Understanding Identities and Psychological Safety
Resilience and Defeating Negative Self-Talk
Communication Styles and Strategies
Conflict Modes and Giving Feedback
Resources and Letters of Recommendation
For more information on the program, please contact
Dr. Ulli Klenke
or
Austin Chiles
.
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course
A 9-week online course offered by NIH OITE
Scientists Teaching Science Online Pedagogy Course Course Information
Research Mentor Training Course
Are you interested in learning how to become a more effective mentor? Do you wonder how to effectively set expectations of your mentee, and how to best communicate with them? Do you want to learn how to give more meaningful, effective feedback?
If you answered ‘YES’ to any of these questions, please join us in every spring for an informal, highly interactive & discussion-based course developed by OITE.
This mentoring course is designed for postbacs, graduate students, postdocs, and staff scientists/staff clinicians who are training summer interns OR who just want to learn how to become a better mentor for the future. It will use a highly interactive format to cover mentoring issues “just in time,” as they are likely to emerge.
This class will also count for 3 hours of RCR credit regarding discussion of ethical research practices.
Some of the topics include:
Developing a mentoring philosophy
Effectively establishing mentor-mentee expectations
Developing strategies for helping mentees build independence, confidence, creativity, and communication skills
Developing a research environment that fosters scientific integrity and ethical conduct
Improving cultural competency in mentoring
Examples of Teaching Opportunities at NIEHS
Teach the Summer Internship Program Workshop Series
Teach the Summer Internship Program Journal Club Series
Teach the Research Mentor Training Course
Teach Responsible Conduct of Research Courses
Related Topics
Teaching and Mentoring
Well-being
Career Readiness
Communication
Ethics and Responsible Conduct
Leadership and Management
Quick Links
Career Development
Involvement, Awards and Grants
Working at NIEHS
Back
to Top
Last Reviewed: February 26, 2026