Slides posted: Writing Research and Teaching Statements

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Dear Postdocs,

We are delighted that so many of you were able to enjoy the May 13th 
presentation "Writing Research and Teaching Statements." The 
presentation slides are now posted on the Postdoc Information website. 
See below or go to http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/seminars.html
and
http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/resources.html
for these and many other presentation resources.

Regards,

Dana

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*Writing Research and Teaching Statements
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Bell and Dr. Donald Halstead, Harvard School of 
Public Health
Date and Time: Monday, May 13 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46> (Dept. of Brain & Cognitive Sciences)*

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.

[Presentation pdf 
<http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/seminardocs/20130513_Teaching_Research_Statements.pdf>]








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Dana Bresee Keeth
Project Manager, Office of the Provost
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 10-256
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge MA 02139
bresee at mit.edu
tel. 617-715-4671

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