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<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear MIT Postdocs,</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"></span><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">We
will be conducting the MIT PDA elections for the 2019-2020 leadership team from August 14, 2019 to August 19, 2019.</span></span></span><br style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
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following leadership positions are open for MIT Postdoctoral Associates and Fellows (details below):</span></span></span></p>
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President</span></span></span></strong></p>
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<strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Corresponding
Secretary</span></span></span></strong></p>
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Secretary</span></span></span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt"><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Chair</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> of
each Standing Committee: </span></span><em style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Advocacy,
Professional Development, Community Building and Outreach, Alumni, Fundraising, Human Affairs, Information Flow & IT Support, Orientation, and Sports</span></span></em></span></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></span></div>
<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">A comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities
for each position are available in the </span></span></span><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/about/who-are-we/" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">MIT
PDA bylaws</span></span></span></a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> under the Constitution
and Bylaws section.</span></span></span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
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<div><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The
nomination period starts today and will continue till August 11th, 2019 4:00PM. </span>
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note that you can nominate yourself for a </span></span></span><b style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">maximum</span></span></span></b><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
of 2 positions.</span></span></span><br style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
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click </span></span></span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/315765"><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,111,201); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); color:rgb(0,111,201); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,111,201); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">here</span></span></span></span></a><span style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
and fill out the form to nominate yourself and view the list of open positions. </span></span></span></div>
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information submitted in the nomination form will be made public and shared with the MIT Postdoc community.</span></span></span><br style="text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,111,201); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
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to stand in the elections</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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To be eligible for the position of President, any MIT Postdoc Associate or MIT Postdoc Fellow must have previously served as an MIT PDA officer for a minimum of 60 days or have attended a minimum of one third of all PDA monthly meetings within a 12 month period
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