<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear MIT Postdoc community,<div class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">We are excited to open nominations for the <b class=""><i class="">MIT PDA Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award 2022-2023!</i></b></span><div class=""><b class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></b></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The goal of the proposed award is to honor and acknowledge principal investigator (PI)s for excellent postdoctoral scholar mentoring, and to recognize both the value of quality mentoring and its impact on the career path of</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">postdoctoral scholars. It will highlight the unique opportunities and challenges of mentoring postdoctoral scholars, who are poised to become the next generation of academic and scientific leaders. This award is seen as an</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">effective way to spread the culture of awareness of the critical role the faculty play in academic/career development of postdoctoral scholars, and further, to recognize the importance of postdoctoral scholars to MIT’s mission.</span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">To nominate your PI, please upload your nomination </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xhQGsqIe8tK5AKfDRzdi-72GzSLMPvqMhclnx_K64j8/edit" class="">here</a><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""> (max 2 pages, PDF format) where you outline why your PI should receive this award following the criteria defined below!<br class=""></span><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><b class=""><i class="">Eligibility</i></b><br class="">All current MIT faculty, principal research scientists, and senior research scientists, who are in good standing at MIT, mentoring current postdoctoral scholars are eligible for the award. The primary nomination must be submitted by a current MIT postdoctoral scholar, who may organize supporting statements from additional current and former postdoctoral scholars.<br class=""><br class=""><b class=""><i class="">Criteria</i></b><br class="">The nominees will be reviewed based on demonstrated strengths in some or all of the following areas:<br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Excellence in fostering and encouraging professional skills development and growth towards independence<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Ability to foster an inclusive work environment where postdoctoral mentees across a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives are empowered to engage in the mentee-mentor relationship<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Ability to support postdoctoral mentees in their pursuit of a chosen career path<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• A commitment to a continued professional mentoring relationship with mentees, beyond the limit of the postdoctoral term<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><b class="">Nominations will close on 2/28/2023 at 11:59 PM EDT.<br class=""></b><br class="">If you have any questions or concerns please contact <i class=""><a href="mailto:pda-mentoringaward@mit.edu" class="">pda-mentoringaward@mit.edu</a>.</i></div><div class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></div><div class=""><i class="">Best wishes</i></div><div class=""><i class="">Your PDA</i><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">==============================================<br class="">Benedict Borer<br class="">Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, Bablab<br class="">President of the MIT Postdoctoral Association<br class=""><a href="mailto:bborer@mit.edu" class="">bborer@mit.edu</a><br class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>