Ombuds session for MIT Postdocs

[Janet Fischer]

The text below, and the attached poster, describe a special session 
being offered to postdocs, by the MIT Ombudspersons.  
http://web.mit.edu/ombud/

Registration is limited to (30).  Please RSVP to me, and provide 
discussion items at your earliest convenience.

Thanks,
Janet


WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
A conversation with MIT Ombuds
Toni Robinson and Mary Rowe

Thursday, February 24th, 2005
3-5 PM, The Chipman Room, 8-314
Refreshments will be served

Join together with other postdoctoral scholars to Build Life and 
Career Skills, by discussing important issues experienced by postdocs 
at MIT.  It would be helpful if each participant could provide 1-2 
examples of life or professional crises or important issues that you 
or someone you know has experienced while a postdoc at MIT. Some 
broad examples of topic areas includes, but is not limited to:

Research Ethics
Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Commitment
Personal Work Requests
Tirades
Fraud, Abuse, and Waste
Work/Family Issues
Relationships with Prinicipal Investigators
Relationships with Junior Researchers
References
Religious Responsibilities
Intellectual Property Issues
Managing Outside Interests

RSVP to Janet Fischer, jfischer at mit.edu
To submit issues anonymously, mail them to Janet in MIT 11-268.
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jfischer at mit.edu    *~*   Ph:     617-253-0386   *~*   Fax:    617-252-1003
M.I.T. Office of the Provost
Room 11-268,  77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
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