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7. Create a Mentoring Circle
A key factor in developing a vision of your future career trajectory will be the advice of your mentor(s). These may be well-funded faculty in your department, colleagues from other departments, former dissertation advisors, staff in your research development office, or colleagues from other institutions.
If you do not have a mentor in your department, ask the chair to assign you one. It is also usually considered acceptable to seek out your own mentor. Many early career academics also assemble a mentorship team, in which each member provides guidance on different career facets (like a teaching mentor, a research mentor, a work-life mentor). Consider approaching people at other institutions as well as your own.
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