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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear MIT Postdocs,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Yesterday you have received an email from
<a href="mailto:contactpda@mit.edu">contactpda@mit.edu</a> with your individual ballot link to the election of MIT postdoctoral representatives for the 2025-2026 term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Every postdoctoral scholar can submit one ballot to elect one chair per standing committee. The voting period runs until August 2<sup>nd</sup>, 11:59pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Optima">You will need to use your MIT email address to access your ballot via the certificate in your browser.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Should you experience problems in accessing your ballot, please reach out to
<a href="mailto:contactpda@mit.edu">contactpda@mit.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you very much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bettina<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Bettina Schmerl, Dr. rer. nat.
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(she/her/hers)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Postdoctoral Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">President of the MIT Postdoctoral Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Picower Institute for Learning and Memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
43 Vassar St.<br>
Building 46, Room 3225<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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