Mon. May 13: Writing Research and Teaching Statements

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Professional development presentation for MIT Postdocs, sponsored by the 
Office of the Vice President for Research:
(graduate students are also quite welcome, space permitting)

*Writing Research and Teaching Statements*
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*Speaker: Dr. Michelle Bell and Dr. Donald Halstead, Harvard School of 
Public Health*
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*Date and Time: Monday, May 13 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm*
*Location: **Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002* 
<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=7HJbTOpWhES7INP6z_h8umZMaheI7M8IkxJCI4TdtcGcr9XzM9rKXNDgH3YizVEK-YyyQ-Op0SM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwhereis.mit.edu%2f%3fgo%3d46>*(Dept. 
of Brain & Cognitive Sciences)*
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*Register here * 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dERrTjJsOTYxd01QcEo1RWpweUptMkE6MA>
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When applying for an academic position, you will be required to produce 
a teaching and/or research statement. Writing a poor statement can hurt 
your chances of being considered for a position, but taking the time to 
write them well can set you apart from other candidates. Drs. Bell 
and Halstead will analyze the characteristics of teaching and research 
statements, discuss their components and review examples - so that you 
will be able to write thoughtful, creative statements that have impact.
Dr. Donald Halstead is Instructor of Writing at Harvard School of Public 
Health, and works with students, postdoctoral research fellows, research 
scientists and faculty to help produce leaders in public health research 
and practice by improving their writing, critical thinking, and 
communication skills.
Dr. Michelle Bell is Assistant Dean for Educational Programs at the 
Harvard School of Public Health. She has a PhD in education and her area 
of research is in human development. She works with faculty and academic 
departments developing new courses, concentrations and degree programs. 
She teaches faculty and postdoctoral fellows workshops on designing 
courses and developing grading rubrics.

*NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS* - *Request for Sample Research and Teaching 
Statements from postdocs:
*(highly recommended, but not required for attendance)*
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Drs. Bell and Halstead have asked postdocs to submit sample Teaching and 
Research Statements for this session. These statements can be highly 
polished, or they can be rough drafts in early stages of development. 
The speakers will incorporate these statements in their talk, and 
discuss how to develop them further, as a learning exercise for all in 
the audience. Reviews will be positive, in-depth and highly supportive, 
and postdocs whose samples are selected for review will, of course, have 
clear suggestions for how to improve the statements they submit.

Please send sample statements to Dr. Sonal Jhaveri at sonal at mit.edu. 
Note: if we receive a lot of submissions, Drs. Bell and Halstead will 
select a few to work with during the session. If you wish, you can 
remove your identifying information from the statements before submitting.

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