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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;">The deadline of the open positions has been extended to
<b>September 22.</b> You are highly encouraged to engage with your fellow postdocs and bring new initiatives to live. Please email<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="mailto:contactpda@mit.edu" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" id="OWA3537ba89-05af-51c3-04c8-7379eb6275dc" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">contactpda@mit.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;"> to
indicate your intention to run for one of these open positions and check the PDA website<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/about/who-are-we/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px" id="OWAfdeedd10-715d-66b6-23a6-27a651127db7" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Who
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officers, vote for new officers, and discuss the new initiatives for the new semester. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(180, 95, 6);">Tuesday, September 26th, First general
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and on Zoom</span></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(180, 95, 6);"> (<u>https://mit.zoom.us/j/99196631871</u>)</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: white;">MIT IGNITE Competition</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;">As part of a series of activities related to Generative AI taking place across MIT this
upcoming academic year, we are pleased to announce the “</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/mit-ignite/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px" id="OWAd76979be-33f8-80d6-7f5f-278087ad7dab" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: white;">MIT
Ignite: Generative AI Entrepreneurship Competition</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;">” taking place
on Monday, October 30. This team-based competition is co-organized by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab and chaired by Dean Anantha Chandrakasan of the School of Engineering and Dean David Schmittlein of Sloan School
of Management.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;">The competition is open to all MIT undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral
researchers who have transformative ideas for innovative projects related to generative AI and its applications across all disciplines. Below are more details:</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<li style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">Teams should be of 2-5 members who are
MIT students or postdocs</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: black; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;">A brief<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"><a href="https://airtable.com/appKjxA8MzyFHDbjp/shrGKrh2BowKPV86M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px" id="OWAa172e34b-6bf1-9e56-0519-0e4811f4325c" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: white;">interest
form</span></a></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;"> to submit by September 22 at 5:00pm EDT</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: black; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;">An<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"><a href="https://orbit.mit.edu/applications/ignite_generative_ai_2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px" id="OWA116d85e3-9231-8b80-e136-7e110ac6ff6e" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: white;">application
form</span></a></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: white;"> including a brief project overview and team profile to submit by
October 2 at 5:00pm EDT</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">Selected teams will be contacted by Monday,
October 16</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">On Monday October 30 from 3:00-5:00pm
selected teams will present to MIT leadership, faculty, and industry leaders at the main prize competition.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">Five $15,000 MIT Ignite Flagship Prizes
will be awarded, as well as a special first-year undergraduate student prize and several runners-up prizes.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/mit-ignite/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" style="margin:0px" id="OWA0ace16b6-4b8d-7aa8-b772-9f8f361d0f4f" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: white;">Learn
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the application review committee </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">MindHandHeart and the<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" style="margin:0px" id="OWA74838d77-abf8-9a6e-dbac-d595245ecf2e" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">Chancellor's
Innovation Fund</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> is searching for a postdoctoral member of the application review committee
for this academic year. The time commitment is minimal, with individual application review scheduled between October 6-16 before the committee meets to make its final recommendations for the Chancellor’s Office. Once those decisions are made, the committee
won’t meet again until the middle of the spring semester to complete the second round of review. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">For anyone who is interested in serving
on the committee, please contact</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">Brandon Milardo (</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="mailto:bmilardo@mit.edu" data-linkindex="7" style="margin:0px" id="OWA39f8d250-279b-079d-a8f3-dc83fb3fd999" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: white;">bmilardo@mit.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">),
the Assistant Director of MindHandHeart</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Roboto, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: white;">Free Panels in honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week</span></b></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;">Postdoc to Industry for Visas –<span> </span></span></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">September
21st, 3PM EST</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;">Navigating your career is extra challenging when you have to factor in your immigration status, we share paths others have taken.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Roboto, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">MIT Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Survey for Faculty and Staff</span></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To the members of the MIT staff and faculty community,</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">MIT is committed to providing a working,
learning, and living environment that is free from sexual harassment and misconduct. To that end, we invite your participation in the Institute’s first employee survey on this topic—the<span> </span><b>MIT Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Survey for Faculty
and Staff</b>. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To take the survey visit<span> </span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/1/A9tUjb1zQo9LSymkYAq_mg/aHR0cDovL2JpdC5seS9taXQyMDIzc3VydmV5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="10" style="margin:0px" id="OWA5795c733-0258-65dd-5ac1-3146bdde0329" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">bit.ly/mit2023survey</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">After the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) presented its<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/2/ujiq6eFLKHheSgJwV7Zrdg/aHR0cHM6Ly9uYXAubmF0aW9uYWxhY2FkZW1pZXMub3JnL3JlYWQvMjQ5OTQvY2hhcHRlci8x" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="11" style="margin:0px" id="OWAb988219b-9f0a-0918-3e82-6666260920b8" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">2018
report on the sexual harassment of women</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, MIT<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/3/DmV-rLEMuzo8joK4dwTWQQ/aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGhyLm1pdC5lZHUvTkFTRU0taW1wbGVtZW50YXRpb24tdGVhbS93b3JraW5nLWdyb3Vwcy1yZXBvcnRz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="12" style="margin:0px" id="OWA42fdd4db-0643-36a2-ce51-c9a298b02ea9" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">created
working groups</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> to respond to its findings. This survey is a result of their recommendations.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is an anonymous and voluntary
survey conducted by an external administrator</span></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. The administrator will share the survey results
with MIT in summary form only. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This survey will:</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<li style="margin-top: 10pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Aid the community in understanding and recognizing
the full range of experiences that constitute sexual harassment, sexual violence, and sexual assault;</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: black; background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Provide comprehensive metrics on staff and faculty experiences;</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="color: black; background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Serve as an evaluation of existing policies, procedures, services,
and prevention programs; and</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Offer information about support and reporting
options.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;margin:0px"></span></li></ul>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The survey length will vary based on your personal experiences and will take approximately 10-25 minutes to complete. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The sensitive topic of this survey
may elicit an emotional reaction, including feelings of anxiety, sadness, or discomfort. For confidential emotional support, please consider reaching out to<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/4/2Sw1P1saFjOTK0xzb74How/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5taXRteWxpZmVzZXJ2aWNlcy5jb20v" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="13" style="margin:0px" id="OWAf19ea0c8-ee95-c6f4-1a05-eb841fb32817" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">MIT
MyLife Services</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. This 24/7 resource is available to staff, faculty, postdocs, and their household
members. If you need additional information or would like to speak with a counselor, please contact MyLife Services by phone at 844-405-5433 or online at<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/5/GFa8ezF0J7HyaYNJdyHl1g/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5taXRteWxpZmVzZXJ2aWNlcy5jb20vY29udGFjdHVz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" style="margin:0px" id="OWA46b1d6b3-3494-195b-4a37-8ab9ff61e845" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">mitmylifeservices.com/contactus</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">More information about the survey is
included on the<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU8AACScunIAAcrtCvgAAMqovnkAAYCrBVwAJc2NAAiQzwBlAIJtBEOQ73hCTviG1ek1jy6-4QAIIWc/6/cCraoUckO6ixWi-_Og9ihA/aHR0cHM6Ly9pci5taXQuZWR1LzIwMjMtbWl0LWZhY3VsdHktYW5kLXN0YWZmLXNleHVhbC1taXNjb25kdWN0LXN1cnZleQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="15" style="margin:0px" id="OWA2112f5af-a3a5-00b6-1b01-9ebf3c50ad7e" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 86, 238);">survey
FAQ page</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We hope that all staff and faculty
will participate in this important survey. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Sincerely,</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Ramona Allen</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<span style="margin:0px">Vice President for Human Resources</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Cynthia Barnhart</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<span style="margin:0px">Provost</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: white;"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Glen Shor</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<span style="margin:0px">Executive Vice President and Treasurer </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;">Please find career events and job opportunities at<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/careers/alumni-job-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="16" style="margin:0px" id="OWA1c6da22b-7187-02a3-57ee-57a8d21f3dab" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">MIT
Alumni Job Board</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;"> that houses industry jobs that both Alumni and PostDocs with an<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/account/create" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="17" style="margin:0px" id="OWA413c17a0-d74e-e892-975e-65b349f82e5e" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Infinite
Connection account</span></a></span></b><span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;"> (which is available to those with appointments exceeding 9 months) have access to
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: red;">Connecting with Postdocs and the PDA</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Please join the MIT postdoc channel to reach the PDA and connect with many other postdocs :<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"><a href="https://mit-postdocs.slack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="18" style="margin:0px" id="OWAe9a50c2a-0194-8052-671b-8fe260833900" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://mit-postdocs.slack.com/</span></a></span></b></p>
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