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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">The MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is currently accepting nominations for several leadership roles in the upcoming MIT-PDA Elections. The nominations are open till <strong>20 August 2020</strong>. Please click
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here</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ce846RCxcwSDrhB1TufQeuL70xywjSquAn-C-ey_Rj4/edit" target="_blank">​</a> to nominate yourself.</font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black">The following positions are open;</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black"><strong>​5 Executive positions:</strong></font><font color="black"> President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries.</font></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black"><strong>9 Chairs of Standing Committees:</strong></font><font color="black"> Advocacy, Professional Development, Community Building and Outreach, Alumni, Fundraising, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/Human
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black">​A comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities of each position are available in the
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MIT-PDA bylaws​</a>.</font><font color="black"> </font></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black">Please join the current officers for a chat on <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/96347702896">virtual coffee hour</a> at 1 PM, August 18.</font></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black">The MIT-PDA is a postdoc-led o</font><font color="black">rganization that is supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research. </font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="black">If
you are looking for leadership opportunities at MIT and a way to connect with and influence the 1500 strong postdoc community on campus, please consider becoming an officer for the 2020-2021 term. </font></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><font color="black">Harish Banda, PhD.</font></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Recording Secretary, MIT-PDA<br>
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