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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You are invited to an event hosted by the MIT PDA, "Dialogues of
Postdoc Life". This event is to foster a direct communication channel between MIT postdocs and MIT administrators. The premise of this dialogue is to shed more light on the various aspects of the postdoc work and life, sharing perspectives from both sides.
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>The ultimate goal is to enhance the postdoc life experience while postdocs pursue their next career
goals at MIT</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">MIT PDA is an independent organization with a mission to advocate for postdoc rights and benefits
as a connection between the postdocs and the administrators. The executive board of the PDA meets the Vice President of Research(VPR) twice a year. At the first meeting in October 2023, the PDA advocated for issues such as
<u>housing affordability and MIT housing accessibility, salary increase relative to the inflation, more staff support for postdoc career development, and the financial assurance for the continuity of the Buddy Program.</u></span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">There are, for sure, more issues that haven't been broached and we would like
to invite you to raise them here and provide your perspectives. Questions are collected anonymously and some of them will be selected for discussions during this dialogue. Issues that are commonly shared among postdocs will be brought up during the VPR meetings.
More importantly, please join the in-person dialogues with MIT administrators and the PDA.
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>The RSVP link is
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PODxu2dJSN2M8imBAEDzYnbAVIrF8RsbppM7CVvKiKE/edit" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_2" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PODxu2dJSN2M8imBAEDzYnbAVIrF8RsbppM7CVvKiKE/edit">
here</a></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">. </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Invited panelists</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Ann Skoczenski – Director of Postdoctoral Services<br>
Colleen Leslie – Assistant Provost for Research Administration</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Lloyd Munjanja – Senior Community Engagement Officer in the VPR</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Moderators:</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Shen Wang -- President, MIT PDA</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Ayo Arowosola -- Vice President, MIT PDA</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Time:</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">11/14/2023, Tuesday, 12:00pm-1:30pm</span></div>
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