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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Postdocs,
the sessions below are not to be missed! Also, see other other
fantastic sessions</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><b> <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/listings/index.html">http://web.mit.edu/iap/listings/index.html</a></b></span><span
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</span></b></span>during MIT's Independent Activities
period, through Feb. 4th. </span><span class="field-content"><a
href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/news/independent-activities-period-iap-2017-january-9-%E2%80%93-february-4"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Academic Job Search<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tuesday, January 17<sup>th</sup>,
1:30pm – 3:00pm, 4-270<o:p></o:p></b></p>
Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this
highly competitive academic job market? This workshop
presented by Bob Dolan will discuss important elements
of preparing a strong application package which includes
a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching
Statement, and Diversity Statement. This program is
targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may
prepare for the faculty search now and in the future.
In addition, actual academic hiring committee interview
questions from 20 US and international universities will
be provided. Pre-registration requested via
<a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">CareerBridge</a>.</div>
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ALSO...<b><span style="color:red"> Jean-luc Doumont</span></b><span
style="color:red"> </span>is returning to MIT this IAP to
deliver his ever popular, excellent presentations on effective
communication skills, tailored specifically to individuals in
Engineering, Science, and other technical areas. People return to
these lectures year after year, and some PIs encourage their
entire lab to attend. We hope you will join us!<o:p></o:p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Sponsored by MIT Global Education &
Career Development, and the Office of the Dean for Graduate
Education.
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<p class="MsoNormal">--Registration requested on <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">
CareerBridge</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Making the Most of
Your Presentation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thursday, January 19<sup>th</sup>, 2:00pm
– 4:00pm, 10-250<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Strong oral
presentation skills are a key to success for engineers,
scientists, and other professionals, yet many speakers are at
a loss to tackle the task. Systematic as they otherwise can be
in their work, they go at it intuitively, sometimes
haphazardly, with much good will but seldom good results.
Based on Dr. Doumont’s book
<i>Trees, maps, and theorems,</i> about “effective
communication for rational minds” this lecture proposes a
systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations. Among
others, it covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well as
stage fright.</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the Louvain
School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from
Stanford.
<span style="color:#1F497D">He </span>specializes in
professional speaking, writing, and graphing, and incorporates a
unique engineering perspective. M<span style="color:#1F497D">ore</span>
at <a href="http://www.principiae.be/">www.principiae.be</a>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pre-registration requested via <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">
CareerBridge</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Structuring Your
Scientific Papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Monday, January 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2:00pm –
4:00pm, 10-250<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Papers are one of the few deliverables of the
work of researchers. Well-designed, they efficiently allow each
reader to learn only what he or she needs to. Poorly designed,
by contrast, they confuse readers, fail to prompt decisions, or
remain unread. Based on Dr. Doumont's book <em><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Trees,
maps, and theorems</span></em>, about effective
communication for rational minds, the lecture shows how to
structure scientific papers, theses, and technical reports
effectively at all levels to get the readers' attention,
facilitate navigation, and, in this way, get the message across
optimally. Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the
Louvain School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from
Stanford. He specializes in professional speaking, writing, and
graphing, and incorporates a unique engineering perspective.
More at <a href="http://www.principiae.be/">www.principiae.be</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pre-registration requested via <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">
CareerBridge</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gecd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs">https://gecd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs</a> <br>
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