[Gsc-anno] GradRat, GSC & Career Fair Webmaster, Summer Academic Career Series (04Jun07)

[GSC Secretary]

**************************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *************************
   more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):

             1. Redesign the GradRat - Join the GradRat Committee
                Contact gradrat at mit.edu by June 25

	     2. GSC Webmaster and Career Fair Webmaster
                Apply now!

	     3. Summer 2007 Academic Career Series - First Event
		Wed June 6th, 4-5:15pm in 10-250
details:
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*Redesign the GradRat - Join the GradRat Committee*

GradRat Committee wants YOU!!

The GradRat, official ring for MIT graduate students, is redesigned once
every five years and is up for a redesign this coming (07/08) year!  We are
looking for five enthusiastic students to serve on the committee.  Committee
members will be intimately involved with designing the new GradRat, leading
the process while incorporating ideas and visions from the entire graduate
community.  It's an exciting opportunity to leave your mark!

Interested?  Contact gradrat at mit.edu by June 25, 2007.  We are also looking
for a committee chair; please let us know if you are interested in serving
as Chair.

Check out the current ring design: gsc.mit.edu/ring

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*GSC Webmaster & Career Fair Webmaster Needed*

The GSC needs a new webmaster! Are you a current MIT Graduate student with
experience in web development and an interest in student leadership? Then
this position is for you! Besides monetary compensation (see below!) the
position allows you to gain recognition campus-wide for maintaining a site
that is visited hundreds of times a day by many people within and outside
of the MIT community.

We need to fill this position soon, so apply now!

For more details, check out:
gsc.mit.edu/webmaster

To apply, please send a resume of relevant skills / experience and any
example sites that you may have been involved in maintaining to
gsc-webmaster at mit.edu.

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The MIT Career Fair needs a new webmaster! Gain recognition for maintaining
a site that is visited thousands of times by people within and outside of
the MIT community, including representatives from hundreds of companies!

Pay: $1500, plus a significant bonus for successful completion

Start Date: Mid-June

Commitment: At least till the end of Sept 2007, preferably longer!

You must be a current MIT student. Please check with your department to see
if you are eligible to work and earn money in addition to any stipend or
fellowship you may be receiving.

For more information see career-fair.mit.edu/web/
Or contact: cf-facilitator at mit.edu

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*Summer 2007 Academic Career Series - First Event*

All students are invited to the Academic Career Series - panels on four
topics on academic careers, featuring MIT faculty, alumni faculty from
area schools, and MIT PhDs/Postdocs who've successfully been through an
academic job search and will be starting new faculty positions for the
coming academic year.

*WHY CHOOSE AN ACADEMIC CAREER?*
*WED JUNE 6, 4-5:15pm*
*10-250*

Panelists:

*Dr. Roger Mark*
Professor, Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

*Dr. Ellen Hildreth*
Associate Professor, Wellesley College Computer Science Department

*Dr. Stephen Bell*
Professor, MIT Department of Biology

*Dr. Deborah Fitzgerald*
Dean, MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Co-sponsored by the MIT Careers Office, the Graduate Student Council,
and the Postdoctoral Advisory Council.

Coming events in this series:

*All panels are on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:15pm, in 10-250*

June 27  Nuts & Bolts of Academic Job Search
July 18  Surviving Your First Year as an Assistant Professor
Aug 15   Transitioning from Academia to Industry (or vice versa)

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Oaz Nir
GSC Secretary, 2007-2008