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<p style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white">The Postdoc Academy is a comprehensive digital and in-person professional development program launching this month. The first online course, called “The Postdoc Academy:
Succeeding as a Postdoc,” begins Monday, January 13<sup>th</sup>. This flexible 5-week course will help you create a rewarding postdoc experience by developing strategies and skills to navigate your time as a postdoc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white">MIT Postdoctoral Services is pleased to collaborate with the Postdoc Academy by offering in-person discussions to supplement the online learning. Beginning January
16<sup>th</sup>, the in-person discussions will take place on Thursdays at 3:00 pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white">To register for the discussion group and the online course, click here:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R7SL9LF"><span style="color:black">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R7SL9LF</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white">To register for the online portion only (without the MIT discussion group), click here:
</span><a href="https://www.edx.org/course/the-postdoc-academy-succeeding-as-a-postdoc">https://www.edx.org/course/the-postdoc-academy-succeeding-as-a-postdoc</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white">For questions, contact the MIT facilitator,
<a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu">annskocz@mit.edu</a> </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More details about the online course:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you a postdoc looking for flexible professional development? Are you looking for a place to connect with and regularly interact with other
postdocs? This course is built for you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join us in the first professional development online course built specifically for postdocs and created with postdocs. The Postdoc Academy provides skill development for postdocs, from
orientation to their next career step. Using inclusive, active-learning approaches, participants in this course will build skills to (1) find success as a postdoc, (2) draft an actionable career plan, (3) work in an effective intercultural environment, and
(4) develop resilience. This course explores the research related to postdoc success and guides you in applying it to your environment. Connect to the experiences of the national postdoc community through the Postdoc Academy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Ann Skoczenski, PhD</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Postdoctoral Services</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Office of the Vice President for Research</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">77 Massachusetts Ave, 10-370</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Cambridge, MA 02139</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Tel. 617-324-9022</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://postdocs.mit.edu/</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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