Career Events: updated April+ listings

Wed Apr 6 11:16:26 EDT 2016

Dear MIT Postdocs,

We wanted to remind you of today's Career Fair and notify you of several 
MIT events added since the last update, labeled with an asterisk *
See also:

*http://postdocs.mit.edu/* (Career Development tab) - career counselor, 
resources, writing center, and more
Teaching program - apply by April 17 for May-June session 
http://tll.mit.edu/help/kaufman-teaching-certificate-program-ktcp
PDA website https://pda.mit.edu/
Career Connect program for MIT Spouses and Partners 
https://spouses.mit.edu/**
*Current **Schedule of Company (Employer) Presentations* at MIT posted 
by GECD *http://cblink.mit.edu/events/company-presentation/*

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*TODAY - April 6:  Spring Career Fair*,  11 am - 4 pm in W34
For details and to register:*https://springcareerfair.mit.edu/#!/candidate*
Organized by Global Education & Career Development (GECD). Open to MIT 
students, postdocs, and alums only. ///MIT ID cards will be required to 
enter.
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**April 12: B**eyond 2016: MIT's F**rontie**rs of t**he Future *(1:30 - 
3:30 pm), Kresge Auditorium.
When the Institute moved from Boston to Cambridge in 1916, it built a 
new campus designed to foster collaboration across disparate 
disciplines. Today, as the Institute celebrates the centennial of that 
historic move, 13 faculty from all 5 schools will give short, exciting 
talks on their ground-breaking research—tied together by an unique 
virtual tour of campus by foot, drone, and skateboard. In one 
action-packed event, you’ll hear from MIT professors working at the 
forefront of nature-inspired design, infectious disease transmission, 
the future of cities, global economic growth, and more. Admission is 
free for MIT postdocs. For a full list of speakers and to *register* 
online, visit: http://mit2016.mit.edu/symposia/frontiers

**April 13 - 27: ***MIT Libraries will be offering courses on data 
management, citation management, Python for GIS, and other topics of 
interest. For the complete list of workshops and to register, go to: 
<http://libraries.mit.edu/news/learn-libraries-april/21825/>http://libraries.mit.edu/news/learn-libraries-april/21825/

*April 11- 13*: Graduate Women at MIT *Sp**ring Empow**erment 
Co**nference*. “Be Gutsy” Multiple events.
See http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference//
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**April 14: Life as a Scientific Editor: Gender Equity in 
Publishing,*3:15-4:30pm*; Location:*W20-307 (MIT Student Center)*. 
Register*here 
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-as-a-scientific-editor-gender-equity-in-publishing-tickets-24368833838?ref=ebtnebregn>

Open to the entire MIT community. Hosted by the MIT Postdoctoral 
Organization for Women in Research (POWER).

Sponsored by the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO), 
Committee on Race and Diversity grant.

Join us for a seminar with Dr. Allyson Evans, MIT alum and Senior 
Scientific Editor at Molecular Cell, on empowering women in the field of 
scientific editing and communication.

Allyson Evans is Senior Scientific Editor at Molecular Cell. She earned 
her Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of North 
Carolina, Chapel Hill. She then came to Boston to conduct postdoctoral 
research at MIT on the molecular mechanisms of aging, with Leonard 
Guarente. She joined Molecular Cell in 2010.

*April 20: The Basics of Spending and Saving: Money Management for Your 
Lifestyle, *12-1 pm in Room E19-603. Presenter - Jeanne Mahan, M.A.; 
Senior Manager, College Finance, College Coach. Sponsor: MIT Work-Life 
Seminar Series. For details and registration, see 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-professional-workshop-the-basics-of-spending-and-saving-money-management-for-your-lifestyle-tickets-21011485920//** 

*April 26: Plan Your Finances, Plan Your Life: Strengthen Your 
Relationship with Money. *Room 46-3189. Dinner will be available in the 
Picower Atrium beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the seminar presentation will 
run from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Presenter – Beth Marshall, CPA, MBA; CEO and 
Owner, Financially Authentic. Sponsor: MIT Work-Life Seminar Series. For 
details and registration, see 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plan-your-finances-plan-your-life-strengthen-your-relationship-with-money-registration-20974441118 

*April 27: Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult 
Supervisors and Coworkers*, 3:00 to 4:30 pm in 46-3002. Speaker: Dora 
Farkas, PhD. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Please register here: http://goo.gl/forms/hpihBcciGf

This interactive workshop will cover simple and practical strategies to 
resolve conflicts and work effectively with supervisors, coworkers, and 
collaborators in an academic environment. Participants will learn the 
basic principles of assertive communication in order to develop 
long-term professional relationships at the workplace and to mentor 
other researchers effectively.
About Dora Farkas: Dr. Dora Farkas received her Bachelor’s in Chemical 
Engineering and her Ph.D. in Biological Engineering both from MIT. Dora 
won an NRSA research grant from NIH and completed a postdoctoral 
fellowship at Tufts Medical School as a principal investigator on 
clinical trials. She also worked for several years in the pharmaceutical 
industry as a Senior Scientist in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 
Dora is currently a thesis and career coach for graduate students and 
postdoctoral fellows. She is also the founder of 
www.FinishYourThesis.com, a community site that has helped thousands of 
graduate students finish their theses since 2009.
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*Events from outside Organizations

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*The Mass AWIS Newsletter lists events (for all genders) sponsored by 
multiple area organizations, including Propel Careers (Future in Life 
Science Series and more) and WEST (Advancing Women in the Enterprise of 
Science & Technology)**
*Subscribe to newsletters at http://mass-awis.org/category/events-calendar/
Current newsletter link: 
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fbcefb2a027401b0c06b3ce71&id=0b48d0c7cc&e=2385db0094

*April 22: Exploring career options in STEM: Speed Networking Event - at 
MIT - See details at
http://mass-awis.org/exploring-career-options-in-stem-speed-networking-friday-april-22nd/ 
*

NOTE: MIT is a Collegiate Rep of AWIS, so the MIT community can attend 
Mass AWIS (http://mass-awis.org/) events at the member price. First, 
apply for your free membership through the national AWIS website 
http://www.awis.org/ as a Collegiate Rep and select the Massachusetts 
Chapter. Do this prior to registering for any events.

*April 24:  Nobel-Pauling Biologic/Antibody Symposium, *3 pm to 9 pm.**

Themes: Biologics, Antibody Therapeutics and Immunotherapy
Advice for young scientists: Career decisions - Academia vs. Biotech Pharma

No fee. Registration is required at _www.nobel-pauling.org_)

Agenda: 
<http://nobel-pauling.org/BiotechAgenda.html>http://nobel-pauling.org/BiotechAgenda.html

*Harvard Catalyst
May 12-13: Medical Device Development *

Where: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Boston, MA

Apply <http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/mdd/> by April 6, 2016

See details at http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/mdd/

/This course is tuition-free for Harvard-affiliated institutions. [NOTE: 
This includes MIT postdocs, since /MIT is a participating institution in 
Harvard Catalyst]. For questions, email <Med_devices at catalyst.harvard.edu>

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*May 24-25, 2016: **Maximizing the Mentee-Mentor Relationship*

Boston University Metcalf Trustee Center

Apply <http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/formal-mentoring/> by April 
8^th

/This course is tuition-free for Harvard-affiliated institutions. 
//[NOTE: This includes MIT postdocs, since /MIT is a participating 
institution in Harvard Catalyst]

For more information and a detailed description of the course, please 
visit http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/formal-mentoring/. For 
questions, email: mentoring at catalyst.harvard.edu

-- 
Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
https://postdocs.mit.edu/

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