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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">The deadline is approaching for postdoc positions on Institute Committees. These committees are appointed by the MIT President’s Office, and postdoc nominations are administered through Postdoctoral Services/VPR.
As of this morning, three committees have zero nominations: Council on Family and Work, Human Subjects, and the Community Service Board. See below for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<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><span style="color:#212121">Are you looking for a way to expand your professional experience and contribute to the MIT community?</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Several Institute Committees are seeking nomin</span><span style="color:black">ations</span><span style="color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:black">from</span><span style="color:#212121"> MIT-appointed</span><span style="color:black"> postdocs</span><span style="color:#212121"> (Postdoctoral
Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows)</span><span style="color:black"> for the 2022-2023 academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Why serve on an Institute Committee?</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> Committee participation is an excellent way build professional skills and use your expertise and interests to connect with people
beyond your research group</span><span style="color:#212121">. Your viewpoint as a postdoctoral scholar is important for the committees to carry out their respective missions.</span> This is a great way for postdoc voices to be heard by senior leadership.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The following committees are taking nominations at this time*. Click on each committee name for a description of its work. <i>Note: please
<a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu">contact Ann Skoczenski</a> with questions about any committees.</i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/community-service-fund-board"><span style="color:#0070C0">Community Service Fund Board</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-use-humans-experimental-subjects">Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/council-family-and-work"><span style="color:#0070C0">Family and Work, Council on</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-intellectual-property"><span style="color:#0070C0">Intellectual Property, Committee on</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-race-and-diversity"><span style="color:#0070C0">Race and Diversity, Committee on</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/womens-advisory-group"><span style="color:#0070C0">Women’s Advisory Group</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> *Several additional Institute Committees have active postdoctoral scholars as members; those listed above have current openings for 2022-2023, and others have postdocs continuing for a second
year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#212121">To apply for committee membership, please complete all three steps:</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Consider which committee is best for your interests/expertise. Consider your schedule and be sure that you can make time to be an active, engaged committee member (most committees meet monthly,
and overall service is typically a maximum 2-3 hours per month). Apply only if you expect to be appointed at MIT through May 2023.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Fill out the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F5DNJW3">
application survey here</a>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Send a copy of your CV in pdf format to <a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">annskocz@mit.edu</span></a>. Use this format to name your CV file: <i>[committee name]_[FirstnameLastname].pdf,
E.G. CommunityServiceFund_AnnSkoczenski.pdf</i><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">The deadline to apply is Monday August 8, 2022 at 11:59pm</span></b><span style="color:red">. </span><span style="color:#212121">Questions? Contact
<a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu">Ann Skoczenski</a>, Director of Postdoctoral Services.</span><span style="color:black">
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<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="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/">http://postdocs.mit.edu/</a></span><span style="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="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu">annskocz@mit.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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