Weekly PDA Newsletter - Jan 10, 2016

Sun Jan 10 14:21:39 EST 2016

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Dear MIT Postdocs,

The new year is already one week old and we are in the middle of the Independent Activities Period (IAP). If you haven't looked on the program yet, I highly encourage you to do so. There are so many great and diverse events, workshops and seminar talks taking place. Especially the seminar talks are often only one hour long and thus perfect for a short distraction from your research.

Best,
Kathrin
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Dr.-Ing. Kathrin Graetz
Corresponding Secretary
Postdoctoral Association of MIT (PDA)
pda.mit.edu<http://pda.mit.edu/>                        Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/44093460815/>                      Twitter (@MITPDA)<https://twitter.com/MITPDA>                      LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/grps/MIT-Postdoc-2506720/about?>

Next PDA meeting:   January 11, 12pm @E25-202       (tomorrow)            register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vT1gzgyik3JHFWaRgQwAVeVoiaoQFK7iP2MO4dtKwo/viewform>       Lunch will be provided!

This Week's Topics:

*         Upcoming PDA Events

*         From the PDA Committees

*         Postdoc Orientation Sessions

*         From the PDA PInG Initiatives

*         Other Events at MIT

o   Independent Activities Period

o   Careers in Law for STEM Students and Postdocs: A Panel

o   MIT European Career Fair 2016

o   Destination Europe

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Upcoming PDA Events:

PDA Sports:    https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Sport%20Activities%20for%20MIT%20Postdocs

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>From the PDA Committees:

Join the Postdoc Initiatives Grant (PInG) Selection Committee!  We need your help choosing the new initiatives and programs that will benefit our postdoc community in the next year.  The first meeting will be this month.  The time commitment is minimal (2-3 in person meetings and remote grant review).  Email Elizabeth Stewart, ejstewar at mit.edu<mailto:ejstewar at mit.edu> to join PInG and get involved in the PDA.

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Postdoc Orientation Sessions:

After a first trial run last summer, the PDA now offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:
*         Data on postdoc population at MIT

  *   MIT oversight of postdocs
  *   Defining postdoc expectations
  *   Differences between fellows and associates
  *   PDA structure and initiatives
*         How to get involved
The sessions will be typically the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 12pm (45-60min) in E19-306. Lunch will be provided.
The dates for the next six months are as follows: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 22, Mar 7, Mar 21, Apr 4, Apr 25, May 2, May 16, June 6, June 20

If you are interested in participating, you can register via Atlas or using this link<http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c>.

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>From the PDA PInG Initiatives:

[[GLIMPSE logo]]Bonus Episode: This is a very special episode of the podcast. I have compiled answers to the question "what's the best advice you have ever received?" New episodes of GLIMPSE are coming in February 2016.

If you would like to be interviewed by GLIMPSE podcast or would like to help with the podcast (music, logo, artwork), please contact us at glimpse.podcast at gmail.com<mailto:glimpse.podcast at gmail.com>. For more information, please visit us at: http://glimpse.mit.edu/

Yoga Classes
on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at Marlar Lounge 37-252. Tickets and more info are available here.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mit-yoga-postdoctoral-initiative-mypi-tickets-17836512489>

Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10

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Other Events at MIT:

Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2016
For over four decades, IAP has provided members of the MIT community (students, faculty, staff, and alums) with a unique opportunity to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of activities, including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series, films, tours, recitals and contests. The topics are endless, including engineering, skill development (presentations, teaching, communication, leadership, research), patents, start-ups, data management, figure skating, dancing, music, and much more. Some sessions require pre-registration.
Date: January 4 - 29
Browse Listings here<http://web.mit.edu/iap/>
List of Offerings by the MIT Library (i.e. patents, data mining and management, literature search) here<http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html>

Careers in Law for STEM Students and Postdocs: A Panel (Sponsored by MIT GECD)
Come for the pizza, stay for the career advice. At this panel, you will learn about career opportunities at the intersection of technology and law and the various career paths that panelists have taken to get from their STEM backgrounds into law. Panelists include patent lawyers, MIT alum, and other professionals who use their STEM expertise in the field of law.
Date and Time: Thursday, January 14th, 6:00 - 7:30pm
Location: 3-333
Register via CareerBridge<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>

MIT European Career Fair 2016 (organized by the MIT European Club)
The European Career Fair<https://fasmail.harvard.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=xpExdYiBvEW7ZnMYolcx-xSNPFN2_tIIXeSvccGyxzE_mmjbg0F48AaUrBtATSrD5bEQXahJMcw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fecf.fairsey.com%2f> (ECF) is an annual recruiting event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is organized by the MIT European Club in partnership with the European Commission, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, the German American Business Council,  and the German Academic Exchange Service. The Career Fair will be held on Saturday Feb 6th at the Johnson Athletic Center on MIT Campus in Cambridge.

Register and upload your resume by January 15th! Registration at https://ecf.fairsey.com/

Our mission is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with European companies, universities and non-profit organizations and to inform about career opportunities in Europe. Participating companies are very diverse, ranging from multinational corporations to non-profit organizations in the research/ technology as well as business and consulting sector.
Full-profit companies from recent years are amongst others:
Bayer, Roche, BMW, Shell, Volkswagen, Siemens, McKinsey, Novo Nordisk, Boston Consulting Group, GE, P&G, Total, Audi, Novartis, Allianz, Munich RE, ABB, PNB Paribas, Bosch, IBM, Philips, Generali, ING, Cisco, Merck, BASF, SAP, Sennheiser, Thales Group and many more
 Our participating non-profit companies are amongst other:
The European Commission, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Max Planck Society

For more updates follow us on LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAAAiIQzwBEUUPf5T1hJeioSQnXMFZfMeEX9o&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ECF.MIT/>.
For questions contact: support_ecf2016 at mit.edu<mailto:support_ecf2016 at mit.edu>

Destination Europe
The event will take place on 5 February 2016 in Boston city center and will showcase research career and funding opportunities in Europe for researchers of any nationality, at all stages of their research careers. It will include information and discussion opportunities on European Union programs as well as national programs and initiatives in many European countries.
Participation is free but prior registration is essential.
The full Programme and Registration details are available here: https://destinationeurope-boston.teamwork.fr/en/registration

Free affiliate membership with the National Postdoctoral Association: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=individual_members

Other helpful sites:
postdocs.mit.edu (Office VPR)
MIT GECD Events<https://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events>
MIT Spouses&Partners Events<http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events>
MIT Events<http://events.mit.edu/>

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