[gwaMIT] gwaMIT Newsletter: May 31, 2021

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gwaMIT Newsletter
May 31st, 2021

Become a member of the gwaMIT Executive Board!
Want to get involved with gwaMIT, build your network, and collaborate with an incredible community of womxn graduate students? Apply to be part of the 2021-2022 gwaMIT Executive Board! We are currently focused on recruiting for the Advocacy, Conference, Membership, and Outreach positions. The application form is available here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScohLtI629w3jqnhRjCIfbdASiwrdYW0FAexFB5L9JA9-NhfA/viewform>. There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form.


Did you know? Womxn-related news from around the world

MIT Professor Troy Littleton put a crib in his office<https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/professor-puts-crib-office-support-graduate-student-infant-77761679> to support his graduate student who has an infant daughter.

The MIT Press’ latest publication, The Curie Society,<https://news.mit.edu/2021/mit-press-breaks-new-ground-stem-themed-young-adult-graphic-fiction-0524> is a STEM-themed action-adventure graphic novel for young adults, the first publication in this genre in the press’ history.

Anita Diamant’s new book Period. End of Sentence<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/books/review/period-end-of-sentence-anita-diamant.html>. focuses on period poverty and humanitarian efforts to make menstrual products accessible to anyone who needs them.

Laurence des Cars will become the first female president<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/arts/design/louvre-laurence-des-cars.html> of the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the commencement address<https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/politics/kamala-harris-naval-acaddemy-commencement/index.html> at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 28th, 2021, making her the first female commencement speaker in the school’s nearly 175-year history.


Events & Opportunities

  1.  Apply to join New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering! (apply by May 31st!)
  2.  Apply for the New England Future Faculty Workshop (apply by June 1st!)
  3.  Become a mentor with Big Sister Boston! (apply now!)
  4.  Upcoming BCG Events and Opportunities (apply now!)
  5.  Mentorship Opportunity with HGWISE and the Harvard Biotech Club (apply now!)
  6.  Engineering Positions Open at Ouster (apply now!)
  7.  CS jobs in MIT Digital Humanities Lab for Graduate / MEng Students (apply today!)
  8.  AI Teaching and Curriculum Internship at Inspirit AI: Summer 2021 (sign up now!)
  9.  Become a gwaMIT Department Rep!


  1.  Apply to join New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering!
When: Now! Deadline is May 31st at 11:59pm ET
Contact: mbird at mit.edu<mailto:mbird at mit.edu>
URL: http://tinyurl.com/NEGWISE2021

  *   Apply to join NE GWiSE, a non-profit organization and an alliance between groups of graduate women in STEM from universities across New England.
  *   Through advocacy, diversity, outreach efforts, and networking opportunities, as well as collective actions and supporting developing GWiSE groups, we are working to advance policies and programs to promote equality and improve the experience of graduate women and gender minorities.
  *   You don't need to have any previous experience with us to apply - just a passion for improving the graduate experience in STEM!
  *   Women from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM and gender minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
  *   Check out our website at http://www.negwise.org


  1.  Apply for the New England Future Faculty Workshop
The New England Future Faculty Workshop, hosted by Northeastern University, will be held virtually on Wednesday, July 28th and Thursday, July 29th, 2021. The NE-FFW is designed specifically for postdoctoral fellows and advanced graduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities, who are interested in an academic career.

Northeastern University is committed to cultivating talent and promoting the full inclusion of excellence. This workshop is designed to serve those who are members of groups whose representation in faculty positions is smaller than their representation in the U.S. population. This includes women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, first-generation students, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The NE-FFW is focused on the academic job search. The format of the two-day workshop includes faculty-led interactive discussions and peer-to-peer interactions.  Workshop topics include:  Finding Your Institutional Fit, Perfecting Your Interview Skills, Making Your CV Stand Out, Crafting Research, Teaching and Diversity Statements, Negotiating the Job Offer, and more.

To participate in the NE-FFW, there are several steps interested people need to take:

  1.  Submit the application packet by June 1st, 2021
  2.  Accepted applicants will be notified by mid-June
  3.  Confirm their participation by paying a $50 registration fee due in late June


  1.  Become a mentor with Big Sister Boston!
Big Sister Boston is committed to igniting girls’ passion and power to succeed through positive mentoring relationships. Their ultimate goal is to create a community in which every girl has the guidance and support she needs to become a confident and caring adult. If you would like to become a mentor (a Big Sister), check out the application here<https://www.bigsister.org/volunteer/become-a-big-sister/>. More information about Big Sister Boston and the organization’s different mentoring programs can be found here<https://www.bigsister.org/who-we-are/about-us/>.


  1.  Upcoming BCG Events and Opportunities

Full-Time Consulting Roles – Start by June 2021

We are currently seeking candidates for our full-time consulting roles that can start full-time between March 2021 and June 2021. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Learn more and apply here<https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-application-process>.


  1.  Mentorship Opportunity with HGWISE and the Harvard Biotech Club (apply now!)
Interested in mentoring undergraduate womxn at Smith College?
HGWISE and the Harvard Biotech Club are collaborating to start a new mentorship program where PhD students will be mentors to undergraduates at Smith College. This is a short survey to gauge your interest level in participating in this future program.
Here is the link to the survey and a summary of the vision and inspiration for this program<https://forms.gle/G3dusxsJSwPYNZoX6>
Getting a STEM degree college is challenging, and it can often feel like the next steps after college are ambiguous, especially when undergraduate colleges lack graduate programs. Smith is one of the largest women’s colleges in the United States, with students from 48 states and 68 countries. Unfortunately, Smith does not have STEM doctoral programs on campus and thus students lack access to learning about life as a PhD student researcher.
Thankfully, there are programs at Smith that do foster a sense of community in STEM. The AEMES (Achieving Excellence in Mathematics Engineering and Sciences) Program was built to support the success of women from historically underrepresented backgrounds in STEM-related education. In addition to peer-mentorship, this program provides funding to support paid research experiences so that fellows can perform research as their work-study job to build competitive applications for graduate school.
We are starting a chapter of mentorship within HGWISE and the Harvard Biotech Club where PhD graduate students will be mentees to Smith AEMES fellows. We are surveying your interest (as a current PhD student or member of the private sector) in being a mentor in this future program. The exact nature of your virtual mentorship meetings would be scaled to your specific needs, mentors can host a mentorship meeting ranging from monthly or bi-monthly depending on personal capacity given your other responsibilities.
In addition to the Harvard <> Smith mentorship program, will invite AEMES fellows to the virtual events hosted by Harvard graduate student organizations. These events will help undergraduates understand what the life of a STEM PhD student looks like, professional options available after getting a PhD, and attend panels from leaders across many different STEM related fields.

For more information of which organizations, see below:

Harvard x AEMES Collaboration is grounded in the partnership with the following Harvard Graduate Student organizations:
(1) Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE),
(2) Harvard Medical School's Therapeutics Graduate Program (TGP),
(3) The Harvard Biotech Club (HBC),


  1.  Engineering Positions Open at Ouster
At Ouster<https://ouster.com/>, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!
We are looking for a Systems Engineer, Data (software) Engineer, Firmware Analytics Engineer, and a FPGA Hardware Engineer.  Check out the job listings and descriptions in the following link: https://ouster.com/careers/


  1.  CS jobs in MIT Digital Humanities Lab for Graduate / MEng Students
Grad Assistant in Digital Humanities @ MIT: The Graduate Assistant will work directly with the program's Technical Director to mentor the DH lab’s UROPs and assist them in implementing the work of the lab. They will also help lab staff to support the new Affiliated Faculty-UROP Program by holding office hours to consult on digital humanities projects happening across the School. Learn More: www.tinyurl.com/mitdhgrad<http://www.tinyurl.com/mitdhgrad>
Visiting Research Associate in Digital Humanities @ MIT: Seeking early-career software developer to work directly with the DH lab’s Technical Director to support our faculty and student research programs. Work collaboratively on project design and management, assist in the training and supervision of the lab’s undergraduate research cohort, and contribute directly to the codebase of lab projects. This position is ideally suited for a candidate with strong technical skills who seeks to apply them to humanistic inquiry. Learn More: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18025


  1.  AI Teaching and Curriculum Internship at Inspirit AI: Summer 2021

At Inspirit<https://www.inspiritai.com/> AI<https://www.inspiritai.com/>, we’ve taught the fundamentals of artificial intelligence to 1200+ curious high-school students worldwide. Through the AI Scholars Live<https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline> Online<https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline> program, students learn about the technical and social challenges of AI, build machine learning models in Python, and complete projects<https://www.inspiritai.com/project> applying AI to social good, from assessing bias in the social justice system to identifying the origins of COVID-19. We’re excited for our biggest program yet in Summer 2021!

We’re seeking students or recent alumni with AI/ML experience to join our instructional team this summer. As a teaching and curriculum intern, you’ll:

Teach AI to high-school students worldwide, mentoring small groups.

Help develop and improve our curriculum<https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline>: for example, creating new machine learning projects or presentations about your research.

Build your skills in AI, teaching, and curriculum development.

Join the Inspirit team<https://www.inspiritai.com/team> of passionate instructors from Stanford, MIT, and more.

Receive training on teaching our curriculum and competitive compensation based on your background and experience.

Work remotely, 15-40 hours per week.

We’re looking for:

AI experience: At least one AI/ML course (like Stanford CS229/CS230 or MIT 6.036) and some AI experience in research or industry, or equivalent.

Teaching skills: experience teaching or tutoring. Bonus: experience working with teenagers, teaching CS, creating curriculum, and/or teaching remotely.

Availability on weekends May 8 - Aug. 15 or weekdays June 7 - Aug. 13 (with some flexibility). Multiple time<https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline> slots<https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline> are available.

Enthusiasm for mentoring high school students across the globe and joining the Inspirit community!

If interested, please fill out this<https://forms.gle/vSCNKYq9ZxAworXZ8> brief form<https://forms.gle/vSCNKYq9ZxAworXZ8>, and feel free to email adeesh at stanford.edu<mailto:adeesh at stanford.edu>  and daniela.inspiritai at gmail.com<mailto:daniela.inspiritai at gmail.com> with any questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!


  1.  Become a gwaMIT department rep!
gwaMIT is accepting applications for the position of department representatives! As a gwaMIT department rep, you'll build connections across MIT and help in the personal & professional development of graduate womxn. It is also a powerful means to bring about department-level change and strive towards a more equitable and inclusive MIT. The position lasts for one year, with an option for renewal. Read more about the role and responsibilities here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit>. Fill out the short application form here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform>. Womxn who are members of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. The departments with openings are: Sloan, ChemE, Arch, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, Writing, NSE, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE, CCE, CTL, EECS. If the position is currently filled, but you are still interested in being involved with gwaMIT, email us to let us know! We have multiple avenues for engagement in gwaMIT's activities and initiatives.


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