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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>Send your nomination by Thursday, September 3 if you would like to be considered for an MIT Institute Committee! </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thirteen</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Institute Committees
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">seek</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> nomin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">ations</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">from</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> MIT-appointed</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> postdocs</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> (Postdoctoral
Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows) for the 2026-2027 academic year</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">. Service on an institute committee allows you to work with MIT faculty and staff on Institute priorities, and helps build your professional
service experience. And your voice as a postdoc provides an important perspective!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The following committees are taking postdoc nominations
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">for the 2026-2027 academic year</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">. Click on each committee name for a description of its work.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-assessment-biohazards-and-embryonic-stem-cell-research-oversight" data-outlook-id="a93d8e39-e512-4ee1-9b94-727db2cc60f5" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Assessment
of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight</u></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/community-service-fund-board" data-outlook-id="c9be3a08-7772-4703-b6ab-a2b00b241f1d" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Community
Service Fund Board</u></a></span></p>
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<a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/mit-council-community-and-belonging" data-outlook-id="c5ee1350-699e-41c8-8ace-eda92d4ac822" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);">Community and Belonging</a></div>
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<a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/daper-advisory-board" data-outlook-id="dc90d7c3-4fb0-4ed2-8859-bc4e7ab3ce90" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);">DAPER Advisory Board</a> (MIT Recreation Center)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-use-humans-experimental-subjects" data-outlook-id="d9de36f0-c8ca-40ea-973a-e8819c3b2846" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Human
Experimental Subjects</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/council-family-and-work" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/council-family-and-work" data-outlook-id="2318d316-01eb-40da-a376-7ef372d2a908" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Family
and Work</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-intellectual-property" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-intellectual-property" data-outlook-id="573407b2-9f1e-4e1c-96f6-c15c8641712f" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Intellectual
Property</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-library-system" data-outlook-id="7c953452-e1ca-40a9-8db8-e241fc0acb6b" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Library
System, Committee on</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/mitac-advisory-council" data-outlook-id="ee789fe9-0e28-43d6-a575-72c5337a38e7" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">MITAC
Advisory Board</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-radiation-protection" data-outlook-id="f056197c-f4bd-4f52-838a-10fecd4daa4e" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Radiation
Protection, Committee on</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-sexual-misconduct-prevention-and-response" data-outlook-id="a000a8ca-a4b2-4e7d-9401-92b56c61bbc4" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Sexual
Misconduct Prevention and Response</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-toxic-chemicals" data-outlook-id="c59b67fa-2fcc-4d64-9ddf-a3a10a16ffce" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Toxic
Chemicals, Committee on</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/womens-advisory-group" title="http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/womens-advisory-group" data-outlook-id="6da355ad-cb45-4836-8438-dad067b2021b" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Women’s
Advisory Group</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b><i>To apply for committee membership, please complete these steps:</i></b></span></p>
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<div role="presentation" style="font-size: 12pt;">Consider which committee is best for your interests/expertise. Most committees meet monthly, and overall service is typically a
<i>maximum of</i> 2-3 hours per <i>month</i>. Apply only if you expect to be appointed at MIT through May 2027. You may apply for up to two committees.</div>
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<div role="presentation" style="direction: ltr; font-size: 12pt;">Send a brief and informative statement of your interest in the committee (350 words maximum) plus a short-form CV (3 pages maximum) to postdocservices@mit.edu.</div>
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<div role="presentation" style="direction: ltr; font-size: 12pt;">Include the committee name in the subject line of your email.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>The deadline to apply is Thursday, September 3, 2026</b>.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Questions? Contact </span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:postdocservices@mit.edu" data-outlook-id="8060a1ce-2eab-46c1-9466-e85793841881" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>postdocservices@mit.edu</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Ann</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Office of the Vice President for Research</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <b> |</b>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></div>
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<b>|</b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/" title="http://postdocs.mit.edu/" data-outlook-id="57fd60a2-c7dd-4af5-aa5c-e37ffa2607c0" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>http://postdocs.mit.edu/</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
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