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<div align="center"><i>Postdoctoral Women - You are cordially invited
to attend:</i></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Andale Mono" size="+2"><b>Forward to
Professorship</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Andale Mono" size="+2"><b>September 30
- October 1, 2005</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Andale Mono" size="+2"><b>MIT Faculty
Club</b></font></div>
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<div>FORWARD* in SEM focuses on reaching women for academics, research
and development in science, engineering and mathematics. This
workshop is provided fo<b>r graduate students and
postdocs</b> considering academic positions as well
as junior faculty who are currently on tenure track in
science, engineering or mathematics.<i> Graduate students should be in
the advanced stages of PhD work, with graduation anticipated by
2007.</i> The 1 1/2 day workshop will focus on skills, strategies
and "insider information" necessary to obtain a tenure-track
position, successfully advance to tenure, and negotiate other
positions of leadership. This is also an opportunity to network and
meet peers.</div>
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<div>Attendees will learn how to:</div>
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<li> Make effective use of their time to tenure
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<li> Secure research funding
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<li> Navigate the tenure-track process
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<li> Publish journal articles
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<li> Apply and negotiate for a position
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<li> Get the most out of teaching</ul>
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<div align="center">For more information and to register,</div>
<div align="center">Visit: <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/gso/advising/f2p.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/gso/advising/f2p.html</a></div>
<div align="center">or</div>
<div align="center">contact: Shani Daily <a
href="mailto:sbdaily@mit.edu">sbdaily@mit.edu</a> Subject Heading:
"F2P Information"</div>
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<div>*FORWARD is a joint program of the George Washington and
Gallaudet Universities and is funded by a NSF ADVANCE leadership
award. This workshop is sponsored through the<b> MIT Graduate Students
Office.</b></div>
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message...THANKS!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">M.I.T.
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