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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Dear MIT Postdocs,<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Happy New Year! There are many
professional development opportunities at MIT in January and
beyond, and numerous resources.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(1) <b>MIT's Independent
Activity Period (IAP)</b> is underway, Jan. 4 - Jan 29, 2016.<br>
Many classes and activities meet for one hour and are free. See
details at </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">http://web.mit.edu/iap/</a></a><br>
</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">You could check
the listing by category, sponsor (such as academic department,
Technology Licensing Office, etc.), or date. There are
multiple topics, including </span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">engineering, skill
development (presentations, teaching, communication,
leadership, research), start-ups, and more. <br>
<br>
</span></span><b>MIT Library sessions</b> (on topics such as
patents, data mining and management, literature searches, and
scholarly reputation management) listings may be found here:
</span></span><a href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html</a><b><span
lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><small><b>For MIT's Office of Global
Education and Career Service</b>s' January sessions, see <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01">http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01</a></a>
<br>
and <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc">http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc</a><br>
The sessions are cross-listed in the IAP catalog. Some of those
sessions will be presented by Bob Dolan, MIT Career Advisor for
Postdoctoral Scholars, and are summarized on the attached
document. <br>
</small></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><small><small><big><b>MIT Can Talk</b> <b>[Oral
Communication Skills] </b></big>- </small>Tony Eng (<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tleng@mit.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tleng@mit.edu"><tleng@mit.edu></a></a>)
would like postdocs to know about the <b>MIT Can Talk</b> IAP
program. See details at </small><small><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mitcantalk.mit.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mitcantalk.mit.edu">http://mitcantalk.mit.edu</a></a>.<small>
</small>Many of the great thinkers of the past excelled in both
Engineering/Science and Exposition/Rhetoric/Oration. MIT
engineers and scientists of today, the creative men and women
who will be the leaders of tomorrow, can be excellent speakers
as well. "MIT Can Talk" was organized to promote campus-wide
awareness of good oral communication skills. This series of
independent workshop sessions on public speaking/oral
communication is open to anyone; the sessions are practical,
hands-on, and address aspects of public speaking. (An additional
event is a competition open to MIT students only.)</small></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">(2) <span lang="EN-US">The MIT<b> </b><b><a
href="https://fasmail.harvard.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=xpExdYiBvEW7ZnMYolcx-xSNPFN2_tIIXeSvccGyxzE_mmjbg0F48AaUrBtATSrD5bEQXahJMcw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fecf.fairsey.com%2f"
target="_blank" title="https://ecf.fairsey.com/ Ctrl+Click
to follow link">European Career Fair</a></b> 2016 will be
held Feb. 6 - 8. See the website and attached flyer for
details. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(3) <b>MIT's Writing and
Communication Center</b> - postdocs may schedule one-on-one
appointments. See <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/">http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/</a><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(4) <b>MIT Spouses&Partners
Connect</b> hosts the Career Connect Consultation and other
events for spouses and partners: See <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events">http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events</a></a><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(5) <b>The MIT Work Life Center</b>
has an abundance of resources for postdocs and families. Their
overview is attached. (Website: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome</a></a>)<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(6)<b> Dr. Joanne Kamens</b>, who
presented on Enriching your Mentoring Relationships on December
7, offers a <b>resource guide on multiple topics related to
mentoring:</b></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://info.addgene.org/download-addgenes-peer-mentor-groups-for-scientists-resource-guide">http://info.addgene.org/download-addgenes-peer-mentor-groups-for-scientists-resource-guide</a><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">(7) See the <b>Career
Development</b> tab on the Office of the VPR's Information for
MIT Postdoctoral Scholars website <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development">https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development</a></a><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><b>BEYOND MIT</b><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><small><small><big><b>Effectively Communicating
Research, </b></big><b><big>March 21-22, 2016:</big> </b></small>Course
open to MIT postdocs, tuition free. Sponsored by Harvard
Catalyst<b>. </b><b><o:p></o:p></b><b> <font color="#ff0000">Applications
due January 8</font>. <o:p></o:p></b>A two-day course
designed to provide fellows and junior faculty with the skills
necessary to express their science clearly to diverse audiences;
to prepare abstracts, manuscripts, and posters; and to speak
effectively. <o:p></o:p><br>
<a href="http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/ecr/">http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/ecr/</a><br>
Notice was sent by Meghan Tenca, Education Program Coordinator,
Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical & Translational
Science Center (<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:ECR@catalyst.harvard.edu"><ECR@catalyst.harvard.edu></a>)<br>
**<br>
</small></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><small><b>New Directions in Cancer Care for
Nonspecialists - Immunotherapy and Resistance to Therapy</b><b><br>
</b><b>Thursday, January 14, 2016</b>, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM at
Boston University. Free registration.</small><br>
<a href="http://www.bu.edu/cftcc/events/2016-ndcc" class="">http://www.bu.edu/cftcc/events/2016-ndcc</a>/<br>
<small>Notice was sent by <small><span
style="font-family:'Helvetica';" class="">Catherine M.
Klapperich (<<a href="mailto:catherin@bu.edu" class="">catherin@bu.edu>)</a></span></small><br>
**</small><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">MIT's Office of Global Education
and Career Development is passing the word along regarding
opportunities at the <b>Oak Ridge National Laboratory</b> in
Tennessee <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.orau.org/ornl/">http://www.orau.org/ornl/</a><br>
**<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><b>iBiology is accepting
applications through<font color="#ff0000"> January 11</font>
for the 2016 Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) Competition</b>,
and offers other resources throughout the year. See details at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html">http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html</a></a><br>
** <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Regards,<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Dana<br>
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Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/">https://postdocs.mit.edu/</a></pre>
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