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Mentoring Program and learn from experienced professionals how to achieve career success after completion of your academic traineeship. </span></div>
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2021 and will consist of monthly informal sessions with outstanding mentors who are excited to help the MIT postdoctoral community. They will share their valuable professional insights and experiences, thus providing important information and guidance for
your career development. </span></div>
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Sabrina Yang (Flagship Pioneering), Bernice Broyde (MIT Venture Mentoring Service), Francesca Lazzeri (Microsoft), Stephen Bayle (Mentorphile), Rebecca Leary (NIBR), Aimee Blake (NIBR), Lionel Kimerling (MIT Faculty), Matthew D Shoulders (MIT Faculty), Kevin
Chen (MIT Faculty), Alan Oppenheim (MIT Faculty), Farnaz Niroui (MIT Faculty) and many more. </span></div>
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please complete the online application form (</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTGEohdcA9Og9iMVIyIV1a3qMlAAdjjLR1rd-pXXcv6_VCDQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)
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2021. Successful applicants will be custom matched to mentors based on areas of interest and career goals. If you require any further information, feel free to contact at
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dates</span><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></div>
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announcement: May 17</span><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="" style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Kickoff meeting: May 28</span><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="" style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Zhilong Fang <br class="">
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Earth Resource Lab, MIT<br class="">
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