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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">Dear postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">PDA elections are here!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">If you are interested in taking on a leadership positions, relating with institute administration and making changes happen for all postdocs, then this is an opportunity for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">Please use the form below to self-nominate yourself for a position you are interested in.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/GKmLP2rsbsbopaVe8">PDA 2024/25 Elections: Self-nomination form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:black;background:white">The MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is a postdoc-led organization with the goal of providing support for over 1500 postdoctoral trainees appointed
in 50 departments at MIT. The PDA is structured according to the guidelines provided by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) for forming and maintaining a PDA and supported by the MIT office of the Vice President of Research (VPR).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">Officers serve in their elected positions for a period of 1 year. You can find more details about existing positions on the <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/who-are-we/">MIT PDA website</a>.
There will also be info-sessions as advertised below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:red">Wednesday,
July 10th</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:red"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124">and </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:red">Monday, July
15th</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124">Time: 12:00pm </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124">Venue: E25-143</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124">Zoom link: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif;color:#202124"><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/99196631871"><span style="color:#1155CC">PDA
leadership positions -Info sessions</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">Self-nomination closes on
<b>Friday, the 19<sup>th</sup> of July</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"inter",serif">Your PDA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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