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<span style="color:rgb(255,255,255); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:18px; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(0,0,0)">December 14th</span>, 2020 | <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/" target="_blank" id="NoLP"><span style="color:white">pda.mit.edu</span></a>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"><strong style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)"><span style="font-size:16pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:black"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0); font-size:14pt"><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">"</span></strong><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">It
is never too late to be what you might have been.</span></strong><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">" </span></strong><br>
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NEXT PDA MEETING</span><br>
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<strong style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:black">January 8th, 11 am on <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/92248667404?pwd=REF2aUNpUnQ5QVRBTHZ6ditYU2IrUT09" id="NoLP">zoom</a></span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">This meeting is open to </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><strong>ALL</strong></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> postdocs. Please find
time to attend to learn more </span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" style="">about</font><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> the activities of the PDA.</span></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:black"></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:black"></span></strong></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;">PDA & Other Events:</span></strong></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> <span style="line-height: 14.2667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MIT
Climate Action Plan</span> </span></span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Join the PDA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work</span><br>
</span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Sign your kids up for Afterschool-tastic!</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Join the <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I-Corps Spark Program
at MIT </span><font style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(January and February 2021 edition)</font></span><br>
</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A message from Ombuds</span><br>
</span></span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;">-Social
Events</span></strong></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"> <span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Otamatone Zoom session</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"> ISO Zoom Breaks (December edition) <br>
</span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Saturday morning run</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"> -Career and Professional Development</span></strong></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> IAP course of interest (Biomechanics in everyday life)</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span>IAP Workshop Series: Fundamentals of Communicating with the Public<br>
</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Career Advising for Postdocs</span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Check out the Catalyst 2021 webpage and program</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Call for Applications (Australia's Global Talent Program)<br>
</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"> Fund your event via
PInG Grant</span></span><br>
</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Alpha Fellowship<br>
</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> GLiMPSE Podcast</span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> More...</span></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;">Funding Opportunities</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"> <strong>and Jobs</strong></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(1, 125, 160);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> An
extensive list of fellowships is available</span> <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/" target="_blank" id="NoLP" title="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">here</a></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.2667px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 110, 113);"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BCG
is currently accepting applications for Advanced Degree Candidates</span></span> </span><br>
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<font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Intelligence Community </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Postdoctoral </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Research </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Fellowship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Program
is now accepting applications</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Biotech opportunity for postdocs</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Postdoc Position at TU Delft, The Netherlands</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Open Rank Faculty Positions at The University of Texas at Arlington</span></span></p>
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Plan<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The
<strong>MIT Climate Action Plan Committee (CAAC)</strong> and the <strong>Office of the Vice President of Research Dr. Maria Zuber</strong> is inviting postdoc and student organizations to provide ideas and feedback about what should be included in the next
<strong>MIT Climate Action Plan</strong>. The summary of the feedbacks and ideas will be presented at the CAAC meeting beginning of next semester (TBD).<br>
Please sign-up <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_94nwn-9bzEMd62eIvrOtbNq4x2NQqWnJqGLfq67T5k/edit#gid=0" id="NoLP">
here</a> if you would like to hear more.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(33,33,33)"><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:14pt; text-decoration:underline">Join the PDA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work</strong></p>
<font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><strong></strong>All postdocs are invited to join the </span></font><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/diversity/" id="NoLP" style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">PDA’s
DE&I Committee</a><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> monthly meeting to meet and work with other postdocs interested in the goals of DE&I. Our monthly meeting will be a place to discuss activities of the DE&I Committee, as
well as share ongoing activities in different departments and outside of MIT. The next meeting will be held
</span><strong>January</strong><span style="font-size:12pt"><strong> 11th at 1:00</strong>. A zoom link will be sent after sign up on </span></font><a href="https://forms.gle/7efDgM7Efgf8mebn7" id="NoLP" style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">this
form</a><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">. The committee runs ongoing diversity - focused book and journal clubs which can also be joined via the same form.</span></font><strong style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt"> <br>
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<strong style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">Sign
your kid</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">s up for Afterschool-tastic!</span></span></strong>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MIT mentors will lead small group activities for sparking curiosity, exploring extracurricular interests, and building a fun "afterschool" community for kids!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Short-term activities!</strong> ⋆ games ⋆ arts ⋆ science ⋆ design fun ⋆ and more!</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Long-term projects! </strong>⋆ coding ⋆ Dungeon & Dragons ⋆ art ⋆ and more!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When: </span></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(5-6pm
on T and W) for 6 weeks, starting Tuesday, January 5th and ending on Thursday, February 11th.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who: </span></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> 9-14-year-olds
(with a grownup at MIT) can join the IAP program! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Where: </span></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On
Zoom!</span></p>
<p><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cost:</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Free!!</span></p>
<p><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sign-up</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">: </span><a href="https://forms.gle/c2cz4uNtqCu6EmCN9"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">https://forms.gle/c2cz4uNtqCu6EmCN9</span></a><a href="https://tinyurl.com/afterschool-tastic"> </a><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"><b style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: underline;">Join the
</b><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I-Corps Spark Program at MIT (</span></font><font style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><u style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">January</span></u></b></span></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> and
February 2021 edition)</span></font></span><br style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">
<strong style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)"></strong><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)"></span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">It
is a free 3-week program organized to help researchers and engineers explore the potential applications of their new technologies. You will also learn how to </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">apply for $50,000 from the NSF and increase
your chances of receiving an SBIR/STTR award. If you are interested, click <a href="https://form.jotform.com/90114841105950" id="NoLP">
here </a>to apply.<br>
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<p><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> Below is the information about the next Program:</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Option 1</strong></span><strong>:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Program KickOff – </span>
<strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">January 26, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Final Presentations –
</span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 18, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Option 2</strong></span><strong>:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Program KickOff – </span>
<strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 9, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Final Presentations –
</span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">March 3, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Option 3</strong></span><strong>:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Program KickOff – </span>
<strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 23, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Final Presentations –
</span><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">March 18, 2021 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <strong>Location for all options: Online Workshop via Zoom</strong></span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For more information, contact: icorps@mit.edu</span><br>
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<strong style="font-size:14pt; text-decoration:underline">A message from Ombuds</strong><strong style="font-size:14pt; text-decoration:underline">:</strong><br>
<strong></strong></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">MIT Ombuds Office – Any Time, Any Reason</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:12pt"><font style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">During these uncertain times everyone’s resilience is being tested in countless ways. From navigating the challenges of continuing to learn and work remotely with colleagues and
peers under stress, to negotiating new ways of collaborating and communicating. The Ombuds Office is available to offer support and assistance to the MIT community in navigating these challenges and exploring constructive options for success. We are available
for confidential phone or Zoom meetings and can also facilitate online sessions and group discussions to help teams function and support good communication skills during this challenging period. </font><font style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Contact
information<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:none solid rgb(0,0,0)">: </span></font><a href="mailto:kalina_s@mit.edu" target="_blank" id="NoLP"><font style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">emai<span style="text-decoration:underline">l
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EVENTS - stay connected</em></span></strong></span><br>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="4" color="#212121"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Otamatone Zoom session</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="4" color="red"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><br>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2" color="#212121"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Could you have been stressed out over this "crazy" year and you are looking for any bit of fun
during this holiday period? We recently came across this instrument known as the Otamatone (https://otamatone.com) which looks really fun [here is a video of people playing it as a form of stress relief (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScM9_C029xM)] and we
think you can agree that for this stressful year, the more laughter, the better. </span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
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We are intending to get </span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">14 interested participants</span></strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> who
wish to learn a new and fun instrument to join us in an </span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Otamatone Zoom session</span></strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> as
we learn a new skill while having fun! Since its almost Christmas season, we can teach each other caroling songs over Zoom and basically just for general stress relief. The best thing will be getting your own </span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Otamatone
FOR FREE (costing ~$30)</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> kindly reimbursed by the MIT PDA</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">!
This is a great opportunity to make some new friends AND keep a free instrument, all while picking up a new skill. Interested participants must also be willing to join </span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Zoom
sessions (~1-1.5hr) twice a month</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> a</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>nd we
will be selecting participants based on first-come-first-served basis, so do sign up NOW! Please email
<a href="mailto:jacqtsj@mit.edu"><strong>jacqtsj@mit.edu</strong></a> if interested</strong></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<p style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><strong style="text-decoration:underline; font-size:14pt">ISO Zoom Breaks (December edition):</strong></span></p>
<p><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><strong style="text-decoration:underline"></strong></span></font><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Zoom break is a time to socialize and connect with
</span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">fellow</font><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt"> internationals in the MIT community</span><br style="">
<strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Thursday, December 17</strong><br style="">
<font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">10:00 AM to 11:00 AMET (Cambridge, MA time)</span></font><br style="">
<em style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">*We will be playing Skribbl (similar to Pictionary)</em><br style="">
<strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Open to all international students and postdocs</strong><br style="">
<font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Co-sponsored by ISO and Postdoc Association (PDA)</span></font><br style="">
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/y8m5hety" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt" id="NoLP">Sign up</a><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> requested</span></font><br style="">
<em style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">*Zoom link will be provided by email (same Zoom link each time)</em><br style="text-decoration:underline">
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<p style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:14pt"><strong>Saturday morning run</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">To increase our sense of community, we are excited to announce that we are starting a morning weekly running event for postdocs every Saturdays at 9am.</span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The plan is to meet at 9 AM at 77 Mass Ave for a warm up and then we will go for a run around Charles river. All abilities are welcome. We will form groups ranging from beginners to experienced runners.</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">After the run, for those of you willing to join us, we will go to Flour in Mass Ave to have at-a-distance breakfast and a coffee. Those will be provided to attendees.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Please join our Facebook group and mailing list to be updated: </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);">IAP
Workshop Series: Fundamentals</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> of Communicating with the Public</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Being able to communicate your research compellingly to a variety of audiences is a crucial skill for scientists and engineers and an invaluable
tool for building public trust and engagement. In this 5-session workshop series, participants will learn and practice strategies for effectively communicating research to the public, including developing an understanding of an audience, setting a communication
goal, crafting and shaping a clear message, developing a narrative, and choosing appropriate language. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>This workshop is for MIT graduate students and postdocs in STEM fields. You must complete </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtWhSkVGNgy8ocnU35HowkPamXx5uviGlYCVEDr5J1HRP3CA/viewform?usp=sf_link"><strong>this
application</strong></a><strong> by 11:59pm Eastern on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 to be considered for application in the workshop. </strong>The workshop will meet from 4:00PM - 6:00PM Eastern Time on Tuesdays 1/5/2020-1/26/2020 and Thursday 1/28/2020. For
questions, contact Dr. Deanna Montgomery at <a href="mailto:dmont@mit.edu">dmont@mit.edu</a></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:14pt"><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">IAP course of interest (</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Biomechanics
in everyday life)</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">We perform everyday tasks such as breathing and walking without having to pay attention to how they work or if they can be improved. In this course, you will see how </span><em style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">motion
capture, photogrammetry, EMG, and VR</span></em><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> can be applied to understand more deeply how we achieve seemingly intuitive and easy tasks, and how these tools can be used in research, education, and athletic
and artistic improvement. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">This course is sponsored by the </span><strong style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">MIT.nano Immersion Lab</strong><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">,
and more </span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">detailed description can be found
</span></font><a href="http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289afec754ffaf201759a818e7a0035.html" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt" id="NoLP">here</a><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">. Interested
</span>postdocs<span style="font-size:12pt"> can also </span>register<span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></font><a href="https://mitnano.mit.edu/form/mit-iap-biomechanics-in-everyday" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt" id="NoLP" title="https://mitnano.mit.edu/form/mit-iap-biomechanics-in-everyday
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<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Postdocs are eligible for virtual one-on-one career counseling appointments to talk about a wide range of topics including career exploration, conducting a job search (academic or non-academic), review
of application materials, practice interviews, advice on job offer negotiations, and any other questions or concerns.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">You can </span><a href="https://app.joinhandshake.com/appointments/new" id="NoLP"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">schedule an appointment</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> via
video or phone by using Handshake, under the Career Center tab. Email Simona Rosu, </span><a href="mailto:srosu@mit.edu" id="NoLP"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">srosu@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">,
with any questions.</span></p>
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2021 webpage</a></strong></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt; text-decoration:underline"><strong> and program</strong></span>
and consider attending an info session, and share this information with anyone who might be interested.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-decoration:rgb(0,0,0)"> We
seek a multi-talented cohort of individuals with interest and willingness to spend time in research, innovation, and health including engineers, scientists, clinicians, designers, entrepreneurs, MBAs, early-stage professionals, postdocs, fellows, graduate
students, clinical, and other professional degree candidates, etc.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Australia’s Global Talent Program seeks to support the international mobility of highly talented
individuals, innovators and entrepreneurs. The program is designed to accelerate growth in seven future focused STEM target sectors. <strong>It offers a streamlined visa pathway with permanent residency on grant of visa!</strong><br>
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Benefits include:<br>
· Priority processing – complete applications can be processed within one month<br>
· No age limit – the Distinguished Talent visa is flexible enough to allow for exceptionally talented people over the age of 45 years to be considered under the Global Talent Program<br>
· Live and work anywhere in Australia<br>
· Bring immediate family to live in Australia permanently<br>
In addition to the flyer, more information about the program can be found here<em>: </em><em><a href="https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/visas-for-innovation/global-talent-independent-program" id="NoLP">Global Talent Program</a></em><br>
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Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" id="NoLP"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:black"></span></strong></a><strong style="text-decoration:underline">Alpha
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Fellowship</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">is an online education company that provides college students with accelerated, applied training programs in high-demand
skills that companies are hiring for — then we connect students with those companies for remote externships during the winter term break.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> Check out their <strong><a href="https://www.alphafellowship.com/courses" id="NoLP">full
range of courses</a>.</strong></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></span></p>
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<p style=""><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Listen to GLiMPSE</span><span style="color:black; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">, a PDA-supported postdoc podcast, that hosts</span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span>renown<span style="font-size:12pt"> </span>scientists.</font><span style="font-size:12pt; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Click here to <a href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" target="_blank" id="NoLP">view</a> recent podcasts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-height:12.65pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:#017DA0">An extensive list of fellowships is available <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/" target="_blank" id="NoLP">here</a></span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span></span><strong style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BCG
is currently accepting applications for Advanced Degree Candidates</span></span>.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">BCG is currently accepting applications for Advanced Degree Candidates (PhDs, JDs, MDs, and Postdocs) interested in starting a
<strong>full-time position with BCG between February 2021 and May 2021</strong>. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are interested in a full-time role with BCG and can start within the date range above, we
encourage you to submit your application </span><a href="https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-application-process" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To
learn more about BCG and opportunities for Advanced Degree Candidates, please visit our </span><a href="https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/advanced-degrees" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.
If you have any questions, please email </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:adcrecruiting@bcg.com" style="font-size: 12pt;">adcrecruiting@bcg.com</a>.</span></p>
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is now accepting applications </strong></span></span><strong style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">January 4, 2021.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a wide range of topics
relevant to the intelligence community. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The research is conducted by the postdocs, while working in partnership with a research advisor
and collaborating with an advisor from the Intelligence Community. In partnership with the research advisor, the postdoc composes and submits a technical proposal that responds to a research opportunity identified
<a href="https://orise.orau.gov/icpostdoc/current-opportunities.html?utm_source=oraulistserve&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ic_gen" id="NoLP">
here</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Award Details: </span></strong><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">· Annual stipends range from $75,000 to $79,000, depending on research location.</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">· Annual travel budget of up to $6,000</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">· Appointments for two years, and option to extend for a third year</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">· Host institutions receive an annual laboratory budget of up to $5,000.</span><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">· Research advisors receive a $10,000 stipend and an annual travel budget of up to $2,000.</span></p>
<p><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Postdoc Eligibility:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> U.S. citizenship required; Ph.D. received within five years
of the application deadline</span></p>
<p><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Application Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> February 26, 2021</span></p>
<p><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Click
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program information.</span></strong><br style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">
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<p style="text-decoration:underline"><strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px">Biotech opportunity for postdocs</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Team CB2, founded by an MIT Alumnus, has become a semi-finalist in Activate Bio (see https://www.activate.bio). Team CB2 is in this competition based on a proposed plan to search for and identify CB2 agonists
which may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The team will be attempting to use computational pharmacology to find CB2 agonists. Based on the crystalline structures of CB2 recently published, we will be determining the binding affinity and molecular
characteristics of the pharmacophore - using such software as PyRx and PyMol.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">[see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.008 and https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.011 ]</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The team is seeking 3-4 enthusiastic and energetic students/Postdocs for Team CB2 to work with the Alumnus (Robert Weinberg) in this competition and share all awards, prizes and/or equity
in any start-up to arise from our efforts. <strong>The team is especially seeking students/Postdocs with: PyRx or PyMol experience, coding experience, medicinal chemistry knowledge and skills, receptor-ligand binding, along with some business background</strong>.<strong>
If interested, please send your letter of interest along with a resume to: rweinber@mit.edu</strong></span></p>
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<strong style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:14pt"><span style="font-size:18px">Postdoc Position at TU Delft, The Netherlands</span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">This posting is for a 2-year postdoc position in the field of selective ion removal from water. See details
<a href="https://www.academictransfer.com/en/295572/postdoc-capacitive-deionization/#.X6sLhrTqdd8.linkedin" id="NoLP">
here</a>. The advertised postdoc position will be co-supervised by <span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">
two former MIT Postdocs, </span>Dr. Burak Eral (experiments) and Dr. Remco Hartkamp (simulations).</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) would like to reach out to let you know that the University is pursuing a University-wide endeavor to recruit the best talent from
a wide variety of disciplines, from liberal arts to STEM. UTA is seeking <strong>
15 individuals from diverse backgrounds</strong> and who will commit to mentoring our diverse student body. The Biology Department at UTA is a dynamic, growing department with a diverse range of research interests. The Department has had much success in obtaining
grants from numerous agencies, including the NIH and NSF. <br>
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Because this search is University-wide for all disciplines, the Biology Department will evaluate our own applicants and make suggestions to the search committee, which is composed of individuals from across campus. If you decide to apply, please also send a
copy of your application materials to the Biology Department at: <strong>mkfujita@uta.edu</strong>. The link to the job posting and instructions for applying is below:<br>
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__uta.peopleadmin.com_postings_12931%26d%3DDwMFAw%26c%3DJeTkUgVztGMmhKYjxsy2rfoWYibK1YmxXez1G3oNStg%26r%3Dczh7v9lsi4EdqVtoagNSWVOnGM1kEORv_kwEo2ZQVww%26m%3DM5bV2a8qEzUrixdBwfo2VGN89OaeZVMoMK8nwK8yezA%26s%3Dga6lfUcpTVmiu6hUCS-iFjdqJbC5Q-QNRBD42dGS178%26e%3D&data=04%7C01%7Cpiya.ghose%40uta.edu%7Cca9c8aeb379a47463ade08d885b3e604%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C1%7C0%7C637406355089521761%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=YWKuU6X5AWp3mMyrDB%2F%2F0wOzvKf23hno7WVtuPc%2BPAs%3D&reserved=0" id="NoLP">https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/12931</a></span><br>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; color:#993300">Simons Collaboration on Global Brain Boston Area Postdoc Meeting</span></strong></p>
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