[gwaMIT] gwaMIT Newsletter: October 4, 2021

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gwaMIT Newsletter
October 4th, 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 Conference, Membership, and Outreach Chair positions. The application form is available here<https://forms.gle/D5rUT277SfCmxrxA7>. There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form.



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

Janelle Wellons, who graduated from MIT<https://alum.mit.edu/slice/creating-space-good-nasa-and-beyond> in 2016, splits her time between working on spacecrafts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and sharing her story with people who may not see themselves in the aerospace field.

Paula Hammond<https://news.mit.edu/2021/paula-hammond-pcast-0922>, Institute Professor and Head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named to President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

N.C.A.A. will use the “March Madness” slogan for women’s basketball<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/sports/ncaabasketball/march-madness-womens-basketball.html> as well as men’s basketball.


Events & Opportunities

  1.  Attend the next MIT Reads and meet the authors of “Sexual Citizens” (October 4th)
  2.  Register to attend Odyssey Career Day (October 6th)
  3.  Multicultural Graduate Student Mixer (October 8th)
  4.  Apply for MIT EMS’ EMT certification class (apply by October 22nd!)
  5.  Attend Simon-Kucher & Partners Fall Recruiting Events
  6.  Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
  7.  Attend OC&C Strategy Consultants Fall Recruiting Events
  8.  Sign up for the Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership’s fall courses
  9.  Graduate Trader Program at Maven Securities (apply now!)
  10. Opportunity to receive precise birth control recommendations through adyn
  11. Biomedical Engineer positions open at GelMEDIX (apply today!)
  12. Become a mentor with Big Sister Boston (apply now!)
  13. Upcoming BCG Events and Opportunities (apply now!)
  14. Become a gwaMIT Department Rep!


  1.  Attend the next MIT Reads and meet the authors of “Sexual Citizens”
This season’s MIT Reads selection is Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9021ea6c03&id=c94d1b6ccb&e=daf2eb02a0> by Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan. Called “profoundly eye-opening” by Science and acclaimed by National Public Radio as “the book to read to help lead conversations about sex,” Sexual Citizens proposes a new model for understanding the dynamics of sexual relationships in academic communities and a new roadmap for addressing sexual assault.
Authors Hirsch and Khan, in dialog with student moderators representing the Undergraduate Association’s Student Support and Wellness Committee and the Graduate Student Council, will be joining us on October 4 from 7:30 to 9pm. Current MIT students are invited to attend in person<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9021ea6c03&id=5081836c63&e=daf2eb02a0>; the webcast<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9021ea6c03&id=1f65962c0f&e=daf2eb02a0> will be open to all. Pre-registration is required for both formats, so grab your spot now.  Details, and registration, and information on small group discussions are on our website, libraries.mit.edu/mit-reads/<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9021ea6c03&id=05848612c0&e=daf2eb02a0>.



  1.  Register to attend Odyssey’s Career Day
Odyssey Career Day is a virtual career fair for underrepresented students, featuring top employers in Finance, Tech, and Consulting, as well as Social Impact and Startups! Companies attending include Google, McKinsey, Bridgewater, Salesforce, Bain & Co., Barclays, Edward Jones, Sidekicks, Citi, and more!
The sooner you register, the more exposure you will have to employers, so be sure to sign-up at this link<https://join-odyssey-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1hkKBZ6I39Zq4qxVyuqS-JnrlozqJnnzLLmFNaOQK4NY-0&key=YAMMID-27514341&link=https://join-odyssey.com/career-day-students/> and mention Graduate Womxn at MIT in the “How did you hear” field! (URL: https://join-odyssey.com/career-day-students/ )


  1.  Multicultural Graduate Student Mixer
The Office of Multicultural Programs (OMP) is hosting a Graduate Student Mixer on Friday, October 8th from 3-4:30pm at the SPXCE office in W31-110. There will be some small bites provided by a local minority-owned business, as well as great conversation, prizes, and more!


  1.  Apply for MIT EMS’ EMT certification class
Have you ever wanted to work on an ambulance? To help others in an emergency? To make a difference in your community? Consider applying for MIT EMS’ free EMT certification class over IAP!
MIT EMS is a student-founded and completely student-run volunteer ambulance service that provides emergency medical care and transport to MIT’s campus as well as surrounding Cambridge and Boston Communities. Our ambulance is fully staffed by Massachusetts-licensed, nationally-certified EMT-Bs, and is available 24/7 to respond to medical emergencies.


If you are interested in joining our ranks, we hold an EMT-B certification class every IAP that is of no cost to accepted students! Our applications for this year’s class cycle are currently open and will close on October 22 at 11:59pm. We invite you to attend some of our info sessions to learn more about who we are and what we do! Our next info session will be on Wednesday, October 6, 7p-8p in 5-134. Please see below for a complete list of dates:

10/6: Information Session, 7p-8p, 5-134
10/15: Meet the EMTs, 4p-5p, 5-134
10/19: Virtual Info Session/Meet the EMTs, 6p-7:30p, https://mit.zoom.us/j/99271298651
10/22: Application cycle closes at 11:59pm

Emergency medicine is hard work, but it is incredibly rewarding. We encourage all who are interested to consider applying! Visit https://ems.mit.edu/membership/emt-class/ for more information, or email class at ems.mit.edu<mailto:class at ems.mit.edu> .


  1.  Attend Simon-Kucher & Partners Fall Recruiting Events

Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global consulting firm that specializes in helping clients grow their top line revenue. Specifically, a lot of work focuses on developing global business strategies across a broad range of therapeutic areas and life science clients, including the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, emerging biotechs, and health technology companies.

Simon-Kucher will be hosting several events for graduate students over the next couple months, and they would encourage anyone interested in a consulting career to attend:

  *   Recurring weekly in September: Virtual Simon-Kucher & Partners PhD Chats for Northeast Schools (Sign up for time slots here:https://forms.gle/Ym15BvJ4U1hZNezY7)
  *   October 5th: Working for HealthTech Unicorns
  *   October 13th: Women in consulting
  *   October 19th: Glimpse into our life sciences practice and projects

You can find up-to-date information about these and additional events, as well as RSVP links directly on their website: https://www.simon-kucher.com/en/recruiting-events.


  1.  Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence? Curious about neural networks, reinforcement learning, or neuro-symbolic approaches? If you don’t know what any of those are, but want to learn, think, and discuss not only the technical side of machine learning and AI, but the ethics of AI and applications to biomedicine, cognitive science, environmental sciences, and more, then we’d love to have you join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
Undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and affiliates of either MIT or Harvard (or both!) are welcome! We are inclusive to all genders, including non-binary folks. If you are interested, fill out this short form<https://forms.gle/3zeN6zMGHQN1YLbJ7> to be added to our mailing list and Slack.


  1.  Attend OC&C Strategy Consultants Fall Recruiting Events
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a boutique international strategy consulting firm with offices in Boston and New York. They are holding several fall recruiting events, some of which are geared toward MIT students! More details below:

  *   Intern Coffee Chats: October 13th, 12:45PM-2:15PM
If you would like to learn more about OC&C Strategy Consultants as a firm, check out their website<https://www.occstrategy.com/usa/>, or reach out to Erik Hadife (erik.hadife at occstrategy.com<mailto:erik.hadife at occstrategy.com>), an Associate Consultant at OC&C and MIT Master of Finance graduate.


  1.  Sign up for the Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership’s fall courses
The Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership is offering a Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership. A summary of the A summary of the interim certificate requirements<https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/graduate-certificate-technical-leadership-interim-requirements> is linked and attached.

Leadership education develops skills applicable across career paths, from leading research labs to leading project teams in engineering. Enroll in one or both of our Graduate Courses for Fall 2021, which qualify towards our Certificate in Technical Leadership. This certificate is designed to provide important skills that MIT graduate students can draw from to "make a positive difference" in their chosen careers. Grounded in research but experimental and engaging in delivery, these highly valued classes will provide enduring benefits for our graduate students – and future coworkers. *PhD candidates can also explore the option of using these classes to satisfy the requirements for your doctoral minor.

GradEL Courses for Fall 2021 (**Open to all grad students!):

6.928J Leading Creative Teams<https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-creative-teams> (Same subject as 15.674 [J], 16.990 [J])
It takes a team to deliver impactful technical achievements and this class equips students with foundational skills for leading problem-solving teams and one’s own professional development.
M/W, 2:30-4pm • Units: G3-0-6 • 37-212
Instructor: David Nino (dnino at mit.edu<mailto:dnino at mit.edu>); Jin Wu (jinwu at mit.edu<mailto:jinwu at mit.edu>)

6.927 <https://gelp.mit.edu/gel-grad-negotiation> Negotiation & Influence Skills for Technical Leaders<https://gelp.mit.edu/gel-grad-negotiation>
Expand your natural tendencies and learn experientially both the theory and practice of interpersonal negotiation, influence and overcoming difficult relationship situations.
T, 1-3pm • Units: G2-0-4 • 66-144
Instructor: David Nino (dnino at mit.edu<mailto:dnino at mit.edu>); Jin Wu (jinwu at mit.edu<mailto:jinwu at mit.edu>)

***For more information, visit our website. <https://gelp.mit.edu/grad>
*If you are interested in earning our certificate, please email Lisa Stagnone (lstag at mit.edu<mailto:lstag at mit.edu>) and David Niño (dnino at mit.edu<mailto:dnino at mit.edu>)


  1.  Graduate Trader Program at Maven Securities
As a Trader graduate at Maven Securities, you will complete an intensive 12-month training program run by our most talented traders, including theory training, education sessions, mock trading, project work and programming courses. We will teach you the skills to trade with the latest available tools. You will rotate through a number of desks before you find your ideal team, and we aim to give you responsibility for the profit and loss of your book as soon as you are ready.
We are looking for final year applicants from any quantitative background with a competitive nature and a strong understanding of probability and statistics to join our Graduate Trader Program.
Apply here: https://grnh.se/54d360c31us


  1.  Opportunity to receive precise birth control recommendations through adyn
About adyn:
adyn<https://www.adyn.com/?utm_source=network_outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gwamit_laurel> is a precision medicine company whose flagship product is the first test designed to prevent birth control side effects. There are almost 200 types of birth control and most women have tried 4+ methods, largely due to experiencing side effects. adyn sends you a test kit to analyze your hormone levels and genetic risk factors for specific side effects before making precise recommendations for your body.
Early Access offer:
Laurel Marcus, a 2020 Sloan graduate and current employee at adyn has contacted gwaMIT to let us know about adyn’s Early Access offer, which includes free shipping and the chance to earn more rewards, including an entire test for free. gwaMIT members can sign up using Laurel’s referral link<https://adynhealth.typeform.com/to/NW1A9R9s?utm_source=network_outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gwamit_laurel#mwr=laurel-c41b>. Laurel is also happy to chat further about adyn, experiences with birth control, and early-stage startups, so feel free to reach out to her! (lmarcus at alumn.mit.edu<mailto:lmarcus at alumn.mit.edu>)


  1.  Biomedical Engineer positions open at GelMEDIX
About the job:
GelMEDIX is looking to recruit a Biomedical Engineer/Bioengineer to join the R&D team and support the development of novel ocular products for both civilian and military applications. For information about the job’s roles and responsibilities as well as desired qualifications, see this document.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/15k5p3y6NiK3FXEd4bUEhH_nmAfL0lNGBySFH7k3NWJM/edit?usp=sharing>
About GelMEDIX:
GelMEDIX is an exciting, stealth-stage biomedical startup developing novel hydrogels to address major unmet needs in ophthalmology and other fields to improve treatment outcomes and patient compliance. GelMEDIX’s core technologies were born out of a multi-year collaboration between Dr. Reza Dana (Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Nasim Annabi (UCLA), who co-founded the company in early 2020. The company has seed funding from leading investors as well as funding from the military for treating ocular injuries on the battlefield.


  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 in 2021: BCG is reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Click here<https://talent.bcg.com/en_US/apply/FolderDetail/Full-time-Application/10013666> to apply today!

Start in 2023: Join BCG for a 10-week paid internship for summer 2022. Available to MD/JD candidates only. BCG encourages applications to be submitted between October and November 2021. Click here<https://talent.bcg.com/en_US/apply/FolderDetail/Internship-Application/10013667> to apply today.

Virtual Events

Click here<https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-virtual-events> to view all of BCG’s upcoming virtual events for advanced degree candidates across North America.


  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: Architecture, EECS, ChemE, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, NSE, CTL, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE. 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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