<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dear Postdocs,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are surveying the MIT community of current and recent postdoctoral scholars to gauge interest in the support for building a Black Postdoctoral Group in the MIT Postdoctoral Association.  The goal of this initiative is to enhance the visibility of Black trainees and highlight their accomplishments in the MIT ecosystem.  <b>Please fill out the following survey </b></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://forms.gle/Vq951ciaefLgDSXF9" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">here</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We hope this officially recognized community can achieve the following:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(1)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Foster a safe forum for open discussion and community building using campus resources.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(2)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Facilitate the exchange of resources for academic and professional development (i.e. workshops, fellowship information, and internship opportunities).</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(3) </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Longitudinally track the success of Black scholars from MIT.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(4)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Improve Black faculty and industry recruitment through engagement with the National Black Postdoc Society and local Biotech companies.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(5)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Engage Black postdocs on MIT efforts to address racial equality on campus.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(6) </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Inform Black postdocs how issues of race are addressed at MIT, including the appropriate reporting channels and support services for Black trainees.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you,</span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Quinton Smith, PhD<div><div>Postdoctoral Fellow </div><div>HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow Class of 2018</div><div>Siebel Scholar Class of 2017</div></div><div><a href="mailto:qbsmith@mit.edu" target="_blank">qbsmith@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d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