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Dear postdocs,</div>
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Please see the announcement below about the upcoming LEAPS training course (8.396) starting next Tuesday, March 31. All interested grad students and postdocs are welcome to register.</div>
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Hello grad students and postdocs, </div>
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Were happy to announce that my award-winning 2nd half semester LEAPS Leadership training course (8.396 Leadership through Professional Strategies and Skills) will start
<b>next Tuesday, March 31, 9:30-11am, in 32-082</b>! </div>
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<span style="color: black;">In these turbulent times, it's never been more important to be grounded and confident in your skills and approaches! LEAPS provides a broad array of leadership training and practice that will support in exactly this way, and as such,
can greatly enhance your STEM career no matter what your long-term career goals are! Details can be found below and here:
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">If you havent taken a LEAPS course yet, please register! Everyone is welcome, and were excited to work with you! </span></div>
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Student registration: Register for <b>8.396</b></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Postdoc registration: </span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;" data-outlook-id="d928c8a0-e8d7-430a-81cc-3868e2a16f18" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://forms.gle/18EWqzX1q3CLvhh97" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA667857b9-6431-249e-d0a3-33c9381520f8" target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/18EWqzX1q3CLvhh97">https://forms.gle/18EWqzX1q3CLvhh97</a></u></span></div>
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Amongst many topics we'll cover job applications for research positions if you're planning to apply in the next 1-2 rounds, please join us. Anecdotally, past participants seem to have improved their chances of success after going through our training and
approach of putting together their package. </div>
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Let me know if you have any questions or comments! </div>
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Thanks,</div>
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<u>Program overview: </u></div>
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Mar 31 L1 Course overview, assessment of work relationships & what makes a good advisor</div>
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Apr 2 L2 Introduction to and working with the career success matrix</div>
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Apr 6 L3 Science communication I Strategic writing for all audiences</div>
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Apr 8 L4 Networking, conferencing & meeting people to increase your visibility</div>
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Apr 14 L5 Science communication II The art of presenting & capturing an audience</div>
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Apr 16 L6 Work-life balance & Transferable skills for jobs in the real world</div>
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Apr 21 L7 Communications Skills I Preparing for important conversations</div>
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Apr 23 L8 Communications Skills II Navigating antagonism</div>
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Apr 28 L9 Leadership styles and skills I Taking on a leadership role </div>
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Apr 30 L10 Leadership styles and skills II Practical tools for group leaders/advisors</div>
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May 5 L11 Job application package I Publication list & CV</div>
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May 7 L12 Job application package II Cover letter, research statement, rec. letters</div>
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May 12 L13 Job application package III Interviewing, negotiating an offer, startup request</div>
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