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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A reminder that the deadline to nominate yourself for an Institute Committee is tomorrow,
<b><span style="color:red">August 9<sup>th</sup> at 11:59pm</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please use this link to self-nominate for</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> most of<span style="color:black"> the Institute Committees:</span></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKGY72P"><span style="color:black">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKGY72P</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">or, if you are a Postdoctoral Fellow
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">interested in joining the Medical Consumers’ Advisory Council, please use this link:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZV2RLG" title="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZV2RLG"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZV2RLG</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have questions about self-nominations,
<a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu">email me</a> or come to the Postdoctoral Services coffee hour tomorrow at 10:00 am in E25-143.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">More details below:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Are you looking for a way to expand your professional experience and contribute to the MIT community?</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Several Institute
Committees are seeking nomin</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ations</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">from</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> MIT-appointed</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> postdocs</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> (Postdoctoral
Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> for the 2023-2024 academic year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Why serve on an Institute Committee?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> 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="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">. Your viewpoint as a postdoctoral scholar is important for the committees
to carry out their respective missions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The following committees are taking nominations for 2023-2024. Click on each committee name for a description of its work. <i>Note: please<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu" title="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">contact Ann
Skoczenski</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>with questions about any committees.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-assessment-biohazards-and-embryonic-stem-cell-research-oversight">Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Oversight, Committee on</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/institute-council-belonging-achievement-and-composition">Belonging, Achievement and Composition, Institute
Council on</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/council-family-and-work" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/council-family-and-work"><span style="color:#0070C0">Family
and Work, Council on</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-intellectual-property" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-intellectual-property"><span style="color:#0070C0">Intellectual
Property, Committee on</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-library-system">Library System, Committee on</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/medical-consumers-advisory-council" title="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/medical-consumers-advisory-council"><span style="color:#0078D7">Medical
Consumers’ Advisory Council</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-radiation-protection">Radiation Protection, Committee on</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-toxic-chemicals">Toxic Chemicals, Committee on</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-use-humans-experimental-subjects">Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/womens-advisory-group" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/womens-advisory-group"><span style="color:#0070C0">Women’s
Advisory Group</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">To apply for committee membership, please complete all three steps:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Consider which committee is best for your interests/expertise. Most committees meet monthly, and overall service is typically
a <i>maximum</i> 2-3 hours per month. Apply only if you expect to be appointed at MIT through May 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKGY72P">Fill out the application survey here</a> for most committees,
<b>or</b> for the Medical Consumers’ Advisory Committee, <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZV2RLG">
apply here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Send a copy of your CV in pdf format to <a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu" title="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></span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The deadline to apply is Wednesday August 9, 2023, at 11:59pm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Questions?
Contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu" title="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">Ann Skoczenski</span></a>, Director of Postdoctoral Services.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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