March MIT Career Events- updates and reminders

Fri Mar 6 08:28:15 EST 2015

*Upcoming sessions at MIT (see also other GECD Events below) - 
Reminders; and added PDA events on March 12 & 24: *
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*March 10: Cultivating Productive Relationships at Work - 5:30 to 7:30 
pm; Room 46-3189,with presenter Gabriella Jordan, JD.*See details and 
Register 
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/cultivating-productive-relationships-at-work-registration-15666886078> 
through the MIT Work-Life Center, sponsor of this presentation. This is 
part of their seminar series for young professionals 
<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/professionals>, presented in 
collaboration with the MIT Office of the Vice President for Research, 
MIT Global Education and Career Development, andMIT Millennials ERG.

*March 12: MIT Postdoctoral Association Postdocs Sharing Science series 
- next event March 12, 4 pm**in E25-401.* "We've had a lot of great 
speakers and discussions in the past couple of months, and we are 
excited to see what's next! Even if you can't make the seminar, please 
join us at State Park from 5:15 - 7:00pm to continue the discussion." 
(The second part of the event is in State Park- lower level of Building 
300 at 1 Kendall Square)
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*March 16: Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies for 
PhDs and Postdocs- 9:00 to 11:00 AM; Location: 34-101. With nationally 
recognized speaker Dr. Peter Fiske.* See details: 
*http://gecd.mit.edu/event/putting-your-degree-work-practical-career-strategies-phds-and-postdocs* 
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
*https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student* 
<file:///%5C%5Clocalhost%5Cmit%5Cstudent>

Sponsored by GECD with support from the Office of the Vice President for 
Research.

*March 17: Women in Stem Panel - 3:00 - 4:30 pm in 4-237*. GECD event. 
See details at

http://gecd.mit.edu/event/women-stem-panel-0 and register at 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*March 18: Maximizing the Postdoctoral Period- 3-4:30 pm in 46-3002, 
with MIT faculty members Professor Catherine Drennan and Professor John 
Leonard. Details and registration: 
http://postdocs.mit.edu/news/maximizing-postdoctoral-period
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research*

*March 19: Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult 
Supervisors and Coworkers- 6:30 pm-8:30 pm*; Monadnock Room, Broad 
Institute. Details and registration: 
http://www.massawis.org/DoraFarkasSeminar2015Presented by Association 
for Women In Science Massachusetts Chapter and sponsored by the MIT 
Postdoctoral Association and the MIT BCS-McGovern-Picower Postdoc 
Association

*March 24*: The *MIT **Postdoctoral Association'*s event *MIT Postdocs 
Share Their Science will be held on March 24th, from 1 to 4pm at Morse 
Hall **(Walker Memorial, 50-140).* This event allows Postdocs from all 
fields at MIT to share their research with all the MIT community by 
presenting posters. This event is open to all the MIT community and is 
also combined with a vendors fair, where you can meet and discuss with 
representatives from your favorite companies.

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*Global Education and Career Development (GECD) Events:
*To register for events or for more information log in to CareerBridge 
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f>.[Postdocs: 
See also MIT Services and Policies for Postdocs 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc> to schedule one on one appointments 
for career-related guidance and for more information. See also the GECD 
Calendar of Events <http://gecd.mit.edu/calendar>.] Questions about GECD 
sessions? gecd at mit.edu <mailto:gecd at mit.edu> or(617) 715-5329 
<tel:%28617%29%20715-5329>

*Exploring Careers in PATENT LAW* - *Monday, March 9, 5:30-7:00pm*

Learn from professionals working in patent law about careers that let 
you stay abreast of the newest technologies. By working in the field of 
intellectual property, you can make a career of patenting, protecting, 
licensing, and valuing the most recent technological discoveries! Topics 
discussed will include a day-in-the-life of patent attorneys and a 
discussion of how intellectual property rights are protected in the 
realms of academia and industry. *Featuring Wolf Greenfield, Bose, and 
more.*

*Exploring Careers in PUBLIC SERVICE*- *Tuesday, March 10, 5:30-6:30pm *

Do you want to have an interesting job while also working for the common 
good? Is public service something you've been drawn to but aren't sure 
how to translate that into a career? Come to this panel to hear directly 
from professionals on how they got their start, what their day to day 
work is like, and the advantages and disadvantages of working in a 
public service career. *Featuring panelists from Teach for America, 
Global Health Corps, Peace Corps, and more.*

*Exploring Careers in BIG DATA* - *Wednesday, March 11, 5:00-6:00pm *

Big Data has been described as "techniques for organizing and making 
sense of the huge amounts of information generated by Web users and 
networked sensors" (MIT News, 5/31/12).  At our GECD Big Data Careers 
panel, alumni and representatives from different industries will talk 
about the way their company is using big data techniques and the career 
paths opening up in this burgeoning field. *Featuring panelists from 
Kyruus, Insight Data Science, and more.*

*Exploring Careers in PRODUCT DESIGN* - *Thursday, March 12, 5:30-6:30pm *

Are you interested in using your skills and abilities to develop and 
design today's most innovative products? Come learn from MIT alumni 
working in Product Design and Development. Panelist will share their own 
unique career trajectory, highlights about the different ways of getting 
into the industry, and tips on what skills and experience the industry 
is seeking. *Featuring panelists from Radius, Manta Product Development, 
and more.*

*UPCOMING COMPANY PRESENTATIONS *

This is ONLY a selection of companies that will be on campus. For the 
complete company presentation list please visit the GECD website 
<https://gecd.mit.edu/jobs/find/apply/company_presentations>.

3/10/2015

BD (Becton, Dickinson & Co)

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

1-273

3/10/2015

WorldQuant, LLC

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

3-133

3/31/2015

Factual

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

5-233

4/1/2015

Central Intelligence Agency

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

4-149

4/8/2015

Newton Europe

6:30 PM

8:00 PM

5-134

Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237 tel. 617-715-4671
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