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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:#C00000">Nominations close on August 7<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The call for self-nominations for Institute Committees is now open -
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">. 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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The following committees are taking nominations for the 2025-2026 academic year.
<a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committees-and-councils">Descriptions of each committee can be found here</a>. <i>Note: please <a href="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu" title="mailto:annskocz@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">contact Ann Skoczenski</span></a> with
questions about any committees.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Council on Community and Belonging</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Distinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee on
</span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">(must be a previous recipient of one of these fellowships: Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Gates, Churchill or Schwarzman)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Family and Work, Council on</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hobby Shop, Committee on the </span>
<i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">(must be Hobby Shop member for at least 1 year)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Library System, Committee on</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MITAC Advisory Council</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Radiation Protection, Committee on</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Toxic Chemicals, Committee on</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Women’s Advisory Group</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">To apply for committee membership, please complete all three steps:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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 202</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">6</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fill out the</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0078D7"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GV7HLFG" title="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/59DJRT9">nomination
application here.</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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>. Include your name in the file name<i>.</i></span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">The deadline to apply is Thursday August 7, 2025, at 11:59pm</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Questions?
Contact <a href="mailto:postdocservices@mit.edu" title="mailto:postdocservices@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">postdocservices@mit.edu</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Ann</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Ann Skoczenski, PhD</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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