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<b>Tomorrow</b> (Thursday, Sept. 3rd) is the deadline to submit your nomination for an Institute Committee. All committees listed in our original call are open for nominations, and the following committees do not currently have any nominations:<br>
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of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(18, 100, 163); text-transform: none;"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-library-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-outlook-id="4b90e955-d59a-4450-a9e9-3709fdb1ae20" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); text-decoration: none;">Library
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Protection</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(18, 100, 163); text-transform: none;"><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/committee/committee-sexual-misconduct-prevention-and-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-outlook-id="36583b3d-4f92-41c3-948b-4673f4a688a4" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); text-decoration: none;">Sexual
Misconduct Prevention and Response</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Read on for details and please send along your nominations by tomorrow</span>’<span style="font-size: 16px;">s deadline.</span></div>
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<b>From: </b>Ann Skoczenski <annskocz@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>mit-postdocs <mit-postdocs@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Institute Committees - Nominations open until Sept. 3<br>
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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: 10pt;">Office of the Vice President for Research</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <b> |</b>
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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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