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<div>Dear Postdocs, </div>
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<div>The Postdoc Association Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee is interested in learning how postdocs are recruited and hired across MIT so that we can better understand how to recruit a diverse population of postdocs.
<strong>Please take the anonymous 2 minute survey </strong><a href="https://forms.gle/qiddfdve4eaUmkAu8" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div>
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<div>The data from this survey will be compiled and analyzed by the PDA (particularly the DE&I Committee, led by co-chair Kyle Diederichsen) to investigate trends in hiring and recruiting. Aggregate data will only be shared outside the DE&I Committee if there
are enough responses such that the information is anonymous.</div>
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<div>We intend for this information to be used:</div>
<div> 1) To determine if the PDA should advocate for changes to the hiring process to increase postdoc diversity.</div>
<div> 2) To help determine what metrics MIT should track as an institution for postdoc hiring and recruitment. </div>
<div> 3) To help prospective postdocs understand what has worked for finding a position.</div>
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<div>This survey is administered solely by the Postdoc Association and not the Institute. If you have questions about this survey, please email the Human Affairs co-chair Kyle Diederichsen,
<a href="mailto:kylemd@mit.edu" target="_blank">kylemd@mit.edu</a>. </div>
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<div>Sincerely, </div>
<div>PDA DE&I Committee </div>
<div><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/diversity/" target="_blank">https://pda.mit.edu/resources/diversity/</a></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366">Regards,</font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366">Natalia Barbour, Ph.D.
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<div><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366"><em><a href="https://www.nataliabarbour.com/" id="NoLP">nataliabarbour.com</a> | @natalia_barbour</em></font></div>
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