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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A number of communications have come out this week about MIT’s continuing ramp up of on-campus activity. In particular I want to highlight a benefit announced this week for Postdoc Associates and Postdoc Fellows
who have children ages 0-12 years: a temporary child care subsidy has been activated for calendar year 2020, of $2000 per child ages 0-12. Here are details from Tuesday’s letter:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Temporary additional child care benefit</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An overwhelming message from staff members and postdocs with children is that they are struggling to balance child care and work. To help relieve this burden, MIT is providing
a one-time supplement for child care expenses in calendar year 2020. Benefits-eligible staff members, postdoctoral associates and postdoctoral fellows with children ages 0-12 will receive $2,000 per child, for up to three children. The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVUAAAlZGY8AAcrkeI4AAG_qbGAAAAAAGqoAJNfbAAiQzwBfMv006BWkZsrsTE-wRvQH9OPi7wAIIWc/3/t4ocAIF2t6Ye98lY5AeXJA/aHR0cHM6Ly9oci5taXQuZWR1L2NvdmlkMTkvY2hpbGRjYXJlLXN1YnNpZHk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0056EE">application
for the subsidy</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">is available on the HR website. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All updates related to MIT campus policies and activities can be found at
</span><a href="https://covid19.mit.edu/updates">https://covid19.mit.edu/updates</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I hope you all continue to be safe and well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black">Ann Skoczenski, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Postdoctoral Services</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black">Office of the Vice President for Research</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://postdocs.mit.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">annskocz@mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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