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<p>Dear Postdocs,</p>
<p>Happy New Year! There are many resources for you here at MIT, and
many upcoming sessions for postdocs. Some highlights are below. </p>
<ul>
<li>One-on-one career counseling: <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>
</li>
<li>Writing & Communication Center: <font color="#000000"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/">http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/</a></font></li>
<li>MIT Alumni Association’s Infinite Connection: (see MIT
Postdocs) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://alum.mit.edu/communities/alumni-groups">https://alum.mit.edu/communities/alumni-groups</a></li>
<li>Getting Help: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/getting-help-medical-and-stress-management-resources">http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/getting-help-medical-and-stress-management-resources</a></li>
<li>Housing: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/housing">http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/housing</a>
<br>
</li>
<li>Work-Life and families: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/Work-Life-Postdoc-Resources-2016-12-16.pdf">http://postdocs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/Work-Life-Postdoc-Resources-2016-12-16.pdf</a></li>
<li>MIT Spouses & Partners Connect: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spouses.mit.edu/">http://spouses.mit.edu/</a>
<br>
</li>
<li>Athletics and Exercise: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips">http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips</a></li>
<li>MIT Postdoctoral Association: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://pda.mit.edu/">https://pda.mit.edu/</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><b>MIT's Independent Activity
Period (IAP) will run from Jan. 8 - Feb 2, 2018.</b><br>
<b>Many classes and activities meet for one hour and are free.</b>
Most sessions are open to postdocs. Some require
pre-registration.</span><br>
<b><span style="color: rgb(46, 46, 46); font-family:
Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.008px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps:
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Browse
Listings<span class="Apple-converted-space">: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">http://web.mit.edu/iap/</a> </span></span></b>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
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Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">By
category: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/nctoc.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/nctoc.html</a></span><br>
</p>
<p>Some Examples: Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers
& Entrepreneurs Need to Know (Jan 13); Patent Law
Fundamentals; Basics of Copyrights; How to Speak; Managing Your
Negative Self-Talk; The Right Legal Steps When Starting Your
Company; Folk Dancing; Outing Club; Data Management; Data
Visualization; Intro to Python; Manage Your PDFs and Citations;
Open Access; Patent Searching; Author Rights; Commercialization of
University Technology; Bite-sized Professional Development; Lindy
Hop Swing Dancing Lessons; and much more<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"></span></span><strong
style="line-height: 1.6;">See </strong><b><span
style="line-height: 1.6;">January listings from MIT Global
Education and Career Development</span><span style="line-height:
1.6;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">: </span></span></b><span
style="line-height: 1.6;"><b><font size="-1"><a
href="https://gecd.mit.edu/events"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">https://gecd.mit.edu/events</span></font></a></font><br>
</b></span><font size="-1">January sessions include: Academic Job
Search (Jan. 11, 1:30-3:00 pm in E19-202 ); </font><font
size="-1"><font size="-1"> </font><font size="-1"><font size="-1">Making
the Most of Your Presentation - with expert Jean-luc Doumont
-(Jan. 16, 1:30 - 3:30 pm in 10-250);</font></font>
Negotiating a Job Offer (Jan. 17, 1-2:30 pm in E19-202); Creating
Effective Research Posters (with Jean-luc Doumont; Jan. 18 at 1:30
pm in 10-250); Successful Interviewing Through Body Language (Jan.
22 at 1 pm in E19-202); Convert your CV to a 2-page resume (Jan.
23, 2-3:30 pm in E19-202); The Art of Behavioral Interviewing
(Jan. 25, 1:30-3 pm in E19-202); </font><font size="-1"><font
size="-1"> Promoting Your Value through Transferable Skills (</font>Jan.
26 at 11 am in E19-202); Improv to Improve Communication Skills
(Jan.29, 2:30-3:30 in E19-202); and Branding Yourself-Effective
Communication Skills (Jan.31, 1-2:30 pm in E19-202). Sessions are
listed on the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gecd.mit.edu/events">GECD events calendar</a> (see
also</font> <b><span style="color: rgb(46, 46, 46); font-family:
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span
class="Apple-converted-space"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">http://web.mit.edu/iap/</a>)
<br>
<br>
</span></span></b>Enjoy! Regards,<br>
<br>
Dana<br>
-- <br>
Dana Bresee Keeth <br>
Director of Postdoctoral Services <br>
Office of the Vice President for Research<br>
MIT, 10-237<br>
tel. 617-715-4671<br>
website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/">https://postdocs.mit.edu/</a><br>
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