Career Events: April+ listings - reminders & updates

Tue Apr 12 12:14:15 EDT 2016

Dear MIT Postdocs,

I wanted to pass along some session reminders and a few new listings, 
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 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**(open to postdocs).
See **all listings at 
https://gwamitempowerment2016.wordpress.com/events/ - such as sessions 
on mindfulness, yoga & self-care, communication, and more, including the 
two listings below. *
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*April 14: An All-Female Panel: Women in STEM Lunch**
**Thurs. April 14th in 32-144, 12:30-2:30pm*
*(No registration required) (Details: 
https://gwamitempowerment2016.wordpress.com/events/women-in-stem-saam/)*

*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>*
*Spaces are limited and going fast. *

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. Speaker Bio: Allyson has been an 
editor with Cell Press at Molecular Cell since 2010.  She received her 
Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where she 
studied mechanisms of neuronal apoptosis, followed by postdoctoral work 
at MIT examining the roles of Sirtuins in aging and disease with Dr. 
Leonard Guarente.  As an editor, the best part of her day is flipping 
through the newly submitted papers over a cup of coffee.  She doesn’t 
mind that her “Eureka!” moments are now lived vicariously through 
others, and is passionate that science is seen as fashionable and 
mainstream by future generations.

*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 â€“ 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.
*Registration preferred but not required: **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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*OTHER EVENTS

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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-archive1.com/?u=fbcefb2a027401b0c06b3ce71&id=f1a0c53fbb&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 (and 
networking until 10 pm).**

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

Registration is required at _www.nobel-pauling.org_but seminar fee is $ 0.

See the website for the agenda and list of 2016 Nobel-Linus-Pauling 
Biologics/Antibody Symposiumspeakers from academia, government, biotech 
& pharma
http://nobel-pauling.org/BiotechAgenda.html
http://nobel-pauling.org/Registration.html

*Harvard Catalyst

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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 
15^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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