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<p><strong></strong>Dear MIT Postdocs, please see information below
about the next talks in our Professional Development Presentation
series. <br>
These are also posted at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/seminars.html">http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/seminars.html</a> <br>
Any notes from presentations are also posted after each one
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/resources.html">http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/resources.html</a>).<br>
We apologize to those for whom Wednesdays at this time slot are
not convenient. Currently, changing the schedule (or recording the
event) poses challenges, but we will try for some variation in the
future.</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Dana<br>
</p>
<p><strong>***<br>
The Art of Behavioral Interviewing<br>
Speaker: Robert Dolan, MIT<br>
Wednesday, February 15th in 76-156 (Koch Institute Building)
from 3:00 to 4:30 PM</strong></p>
<p><strong>Registration required (no fee)</strong> [ <a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGkwRlR0Tm9ZeTZ2N1JraWxncUVIMHc6MQ">Register
Now</a> ]</p>
<p>Interviewing is not a science, it’s an art…and no two interviews
will be the same. How you adapt during the interview process will
enhance your ability to be successful. Technical skills will get
you the interview; behavioral attributes will get you the job.
This session will highlight preparation and strategies for a
successful interview, and sample interview questions will be
provided along with tips on how to answer those challenging
questions.</p>
<p>Bob Dolan provides career counseling and professional development
workshops for graduate, alumni, and professional education
programs at MIT. He has held both full-time and consulting roles
at MIT since 2005. Bob is a Certified Job Search and Career
Transition Consultant with experience in the field of Career
Management since 2001, and is certified to administer both the
MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory assessment instruments. He has
20+ years of management experience in industry.<br>
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<p><br>
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the
MIT Postdoctoral Association for the MIT community.<br>
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<p> <strong>How to Speak<br>
Speaker: Professor Patrick Winston, MIT<br>
Wednesday, February 29th in 76-156 (Koch Institute Building)
from 3:00 to 4:30 PM </strong></p>
<p> <strong>Registration required (no fee) </strong>[ <a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFI5VXZhbk82aWdBQWtuUkMzYnQ3N2c6MQ">Register
Now</a> ]</p>
<p>You can improve your speaking ability by observing a dozen or so
heuristic rules. Professor Winston presents a collection of rules
along with some observations about their application in lectures,
job talks, and conferences.</p>
<p>Professor Winston joined the faculty of the EE/CS Department in
1970 and is Ford Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computer
Science at MIT Laboratory (CSAIL). He served as Director of the
MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a predecessor of CSAIL,
from 1972 to 1997. His Genesis Group studies how vision, language,
and motor faculties account for intelligence, integrating work
from several allied fields, including not only Artificial
Intelligence, but also Computer Science, Systems Neuroscience,
Cognitive Science, and Linguistics.</p>
<p> Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and
the MIT Postdoctoral Association for the MIT community.<br>
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*******
<p><strong>Strategies of Grant-Writing<br>
Speaker: Dr. Jagesh Shah (HST and Brigham and Women's Hospital)<br>
Wednesday, March 21 in 76-156 (Koch Institute Building) from
3:00 to 4:30 PM</strong></p>
<p><strong>Registration required (no fee)</strong> <strong> </strong>[
<a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpMN0IwWFJmLVhWbmFOOWQ3ZFNUbWc6MQ">Register
Now</a> ]</p>
<p>Dr Shah will discuss why, when, and how to apply for grant money,
the types of funding agencies that you can apply to, how to
maximize your chances of procuring funds from them, and what
reviewers look for in choosing winning proposals.</p>
<p>Dr. Jagesh V. Shah is Associate Professor of Systems Biology at
Harvard Medical School and is HST Affiliated Faculty, Harvard-MIT
Division of Health Sciences & Technology. He is also Associate
Professor of Medicine (Renal Division) at Brigham and Women's
Hospital. He has extensive experience in procuring grant funding
for his research. </p>
<p class="" avgcert""="" color="#000000" align="left">Sponsored by
the Office of the Vice President for Research and the MIT
Postdoctoral Association for the MIT community.<br>
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