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<td>MIT LEAPS -- LEAdership and Professional strategies and
Skills, Spring 2020 course</td>
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<td>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:08:56 +0000</td>
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<td>Angeliki Diane Rigos <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rigosa@mit.edu"><rigosa@mit.edu></a></td>
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<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear
MIT postdocs,</span><o:p></o:p>
<p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In
Spring 2020, a new course on leadership and professional
strategies and skills will be offered at MIT in the School
of Science (SoS). Currently, the SoS does not offer any such
opportunity but it has been recognized that such training is
vital for advancing graduate student and postdoc careers in
academia and industry. A large variety of topics useful for
all career choices will be covered throughout this two-part
course, together with interactive components and
discussions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We,
the instructors, are now seeking interested postdocs in all
departments in the School of Science to co-facilitate this
graduate student class. Postdocs from other Schools should
contact us to discuss participation options. The goal is for
postdocs to learn the material alongside the graduate
students but to also co-facilitate the class with us. The
postdoc cohort will receive mentoring and extra weekly
training from us about the core concepts of each week and
how to teach it. They will be asked to co-teach/lead certain
portions of selected classes. A certificate of completion
will be presented at the end of the semester. The course
will meet Tuesday 9:30-11am and Thursday 5:30-7:30pm (with
dinner). The mentoring session will be for 1h on Mondays.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Postdocs
at any stage are welcome to apply. No prior experience
teaching these subjects is required. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested
postdocs should fill in this application form by December
31, 2019. Brief (skype or in person) interviews with
selected candidates will occur in early January. Final
selections will be announced by January 15, 2020. The Spring
semester starts on February 3, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTSdZfxPt1J_gEo_xM54vgScDLq33xnf251C92OodXogoivw/viewform"
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTSdZfxPt1J_gEo_xM54vgScDLq33xnf251C92OodXogoivw/viewform</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More
details about the course will be provided to postdocs upon
application.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This
course is supported by</span>
<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michael
Sipser, Dean of the SoS</span>,
<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beatriz
Cantada, Program Director, Institute Community and Equity
Office, Timothy Jamison, Associate Provost</span> and
<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ian
Waitz, Vice-Chancellor for undergraduate and graduate
education.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contact
details:</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prof.
Anna Frebel, Prof of Physics, Instructor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr.
Angeliki Diane Rigos, Associate Director, MITEI Education,
Instructor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mitleaps@gmail.com">mitleaps@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Angeliki Diane Rigos<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MIT Energy Initiative<br>
E19-432f<br>
400 Main Street<br>
Cambridge, MA 02142<br>
Phone: (617) 715-5976<o:p></o:p></p>
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