[bioundgrd] Fwd: Peter Fiske is back! March 31: Putting Your Degree to Work: Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs
Janice Chang
jdchang at mit.edu
Wed Mar 16 14:45:56 EDT 2011
>From: Marilyn C Wilson <mcwilson at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:35:37 -0400
>Subject: Peter Fiske is back! March 31: Putting Your Degree to Work:
>Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs
>
>Peter is an excellent speaker and his content is valuable for
>everyone who attends. Interested undergraduates are also welcome.
>Administrators too!
>
>Best wishes,
>Marilyn
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs
>Presentation by Peter Fiske, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Author, Lecturer
>
>March 31, 2011 Thursday
>4:30-6:00 pm
>Rm 26-100
>
>Many career avenues are open to young scientists and engineers - do
>you know what your options are and how to pursue them? How do you
>transition from grad school or postdoctoral work to that next bold
>step in your career?
>
>A popular visiting speaker here at MIT, Peter Fiske, PhD, is a
>nationally-recognized lecturer on the subject of leadership and
>career development for young scientists and engineers, and the
>author of Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for
>Scientists. Among the topics he will cover in this talk are:
>
>- Employment trends and opportunities for PhDs
>- Effective career planning and job hunting
>- Your sought-after skills and experience
>- Presenting yourself well: CV, resume and cover letter
>
>-- Brief bio: Fiske is President and CEO of PAX Mixer, Inc. Prior
>to PAX Mixer, Fiske was co-founder and VP for Business Development
>and Sales at RAPT Industries, and led a research team at Lawrence
>Livermore National Laboratory. He served a one year term as Special
>Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Projects. Fiske
>holds a Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford
>University and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley. In addition to two books,
>he is author of numerous technical articles, and writes the on-line
>column Opportunities for the AAAS. He co-writes the blog
>Engineering Scientists.
>
>Open to: MIT Graduate Students, Undergraduates, Postdocs and others
>interested in the topic (faculty and administrators welcome)
>
>Sponsored by Global Education & Career Development, and the
>Postdoctoral Advisory Council
>
>For more information contact Marilyn Wilson
><mailto:mcwilson at mit.edu>mcwilson at mit.edu
><http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
>
>
>
>
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