Career Events March 9- 31 (plus)

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Dear MIT Postdocs,

We wanted to remind you of upcoming sessions, and have additional listings.

For career related resources, see http://postdocs.mit.edu/ (Career 
Development tab).
See also the PDA's website http://pda.mit.edu/.
For Spouses and Partners: See https://spouses.mit.edu/** including the 
Career Connect program

*Current **Schedule of Company Presentations* at MIT posted by GECD: see 
*http://cblink.mit.edu/events/company-presentation/*

*TODAY -March 9: **Alcoa’s CEO Klaus Kleinfel**d *- Tech Talk on the 
Future of Innovation. Postdocs are welcome. *12 **- 1 **pm**in 
4-2**3**7*. Registration preferred, not required:

https://alcoa.recsolucampus.com/exeventreg.php?file=CampusList&event_loc_id=1920&eventid=431&language_id=0)

*TODAY- March 9: ***Exploring Careers in ALTERNATIVE ENERGY & 
SUSTAINABILITY*<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16479024?month=2016-03>; 
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Location: **4-231.*

Curious about career options in alternative energy and sustainability? 
Come hear from alumni representing various areas within the field 
including: clean tech, consulting, start-ups, policy, and more. Gather 
insights about entering and working in the industry, and tips on how to 
position yourself for success. This panel provides a great opportunity 
for you to participate in a Q&A with professionals in the field. 
Register via CareerBridge <https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>. 
Sponsor: GECD.

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*March 10: ***Exploring Careers in SCIENCE 
EDUCATION*<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16479023?month=2016-03>; 
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Location: 4-149. *Learn more about science education 
career paths from various perspectives. Discuss your questions about how 
to enter the various fields of science education. Area employers and 
alumni will be present. Register via CareerBridge 
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>. Sponsor: GECD.


*March 11: Tech Talk with ESPN;**12:00-1:00pm, 3-270*
Join ESPN for an exciting tech talk around Big Data at ESPN with Krish 
Dasgupta – Vice President, Data Platforms at ESPN. Visit here 
<http://conta.cc/1SdGsog> to sign up. Lunch will be served.

*March 11:* *MIT Biotech Group and Sloan Healthcare Club; 12 Noon. 
*Special seminar with biopharma entrepreneur, investor and blogger Dr. 
Bruce Booth. Location and details will be sent to those who register at
*http://goo.gl/forms/T0M9O329a6*

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*March 11:* *MIT Water Night *(organized by the MIT Water Club); 5-8 pm, 
Walker Memorial (Building 50). Annual research poster exhibition that 
includes academics and industry in the Boston area.
The event is *free* to attend and open to the public. Food will be 
provided. (Details: http://mitwater.org/events/waternight2016)

*March 16: Basics of Grant Writing**. **Sponsored by the Office of the 
Vice President for Research**.*

*3-4:30 pm in Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002*. 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46>Please *register **here 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/123YNFA2x-IX_oMYWdhj9rWzOLcQ3cDZldamnJVluQ5Q/viewform>*
**Speaker: Dr. Sonal Jhaveri, ****Lecturer, Health Sciences and 
Technology Program and Director of Building 46 Postdoc Affairs.**Dr. 
Jhaveri's talk on "Basics of Grant Writing" will focus on NIH 
applications, but the basic principles she emphasizes are applicable to 
all types of grant writing. Dr. Jhaveri is an MIT alumna (BS, MS). She 
received her PhD from Harvard University, has been Principal 
Investigator on a number of grants from NIH, NSF and other private 
foundations, has co-authored 60 professional articles, and has consulted 
on a number of science and medical writing projects. She teaches Science 
Communication and Language Skills to undergraduate, graduate and medical 
students as well as to postdocs at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.*
*

*March 17: Effective Presentation 
Skills<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16477772?month=2016-03>; 
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm; Location: 1-190. **Speaker: Bob Dolan*, MIT Career 
Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars. Do you present your work to your lab, 
at conferences, or to a faculty or industry hiring committee? If so, 
this workshop is designed to provide you with tips and strategies for 
delivering an effective presentation, and one that aligns you with your 
audience. The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be. 
Discussions will include room set-up, proper dress, room management, and 
actual professional delivery to your audience. Whether you are targeting 
academia or industry, all employers will expect you to be able 
communicate effectively. Register via CareerBridge 
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>. Sponsor: GECD with VPR support.

*March 21*: *Workshop: Increase the reproducibility of your research - 
Learn the Open Science Framework. **MIT Libraries and the Center for 
Open Science.****1-4 pm*. For details and to register (limited 
space),*see http://libraries.mit.edu/news/workshop-increase/21399/
*

*March 28: Sanofi Event -- 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Room 3-270. Sponsor: MIT 
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation. Please RSVP 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XmdiSiNkFeO8tEAecFD_EJqKq6MdlvPhbCiU0Ez7Ps4/viewform>by 
March 23.  Directed Innovation: An industry perspective on desired 
innovations in drug delivery, connected medical systems, and information 
from medical devices. *Open to MIT faculty, postdocs, and graduate 
students. Paul Jansen, Associate Vice President and Head of Device 
Research, IP and Early Stage Development of Sanofi's Medical Device 
Development Group, will talk about areas where they see the need for 
innovation.  Discover the pressing challenges of medical device 
technology to improve patient care in a pharmaceutical environment. (For 
questions, contact Michelle M. Grdina <mgrdina at mit.edu>)


*MIT Work-Life Center's Spring 2016 seminars and workshops (See more at 
http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars)
*


*Taking a Mindful Approach to Your Career 
<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/professionals>*

*Tuesday, March 29*, 2016 in Room 4-349 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4>. 
*Waitlist* - Register: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-a-mindful-approach-to-your-career-registration-21010180014

/Dinner will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the seminar 
presentation will run from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m./

Presented by Jennifer Earls, M.Ed.; Assistant Director, Prehealth 
Advisor, MIT


*Changing How You Respond to Stress 
<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/work-life>*

*Thursday, March 31*, 2016; 12:00 - 1:30 pm in Room /46-3189 
<https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46>/

/Presented by /Bara Litman, Psy.D., CEAP; Program Manager, MIT Work-Life 
Center.

*Waitlist* - Register: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/changing-how-you-respond-to-stress-registration-20974321761

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*See details on the following GECD events at 
http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-03**
March 23: LinkedIn Lab*** 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-03>; 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm; 
Location: E19-603.****

*March 29: LinkedIn 
Lab<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16477765?month=2016-03>*; 2:00 
pm - 3:00 pm; Location: 1-242

*March 30: Practicing a Meaningful Elevator Pitch*; 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm; 
Location: 4-237 **

*March 31: How to Work a Career 
Fair<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16477769?month=2016-03>*; 1:30 
pm - 3:00 pm; Location: 1-190**

**
See also:*
MIT Innovation Initiative* https://innovation.mit.edu/about

*MIT Industrial Liaison Program* newsletter 
<http://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/eml/zMGugnkFR92ENNfwUoZ6qg?e=bresee%40mit.edu&a=m0HNp4YCRkGo9gG2vT3Q1g&f=&t=1> 
and other information http://ilp.mit.edu/
**

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*Events Outside MIT

* *March 22**: **BU Research Career Fair *- There are over 85 
research-themed jobs open at BU and there will be a networking event / 
job fair to showcase the career options at BU.
For more information: BU Research Career Fair | March 22 | 4-7pm | 
bu.edu/research/careerfair

*March 22**: The Tricorder is Here - The New Age of Smart Medical 
Devices. *How Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, Moore's Law and DNA 
Sequencing are Transforming Healthcare.
Speaker:Scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Jonathan Rothberg 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Rothberg>. Harvard University, 
Northwest Building, Lecture Hall B103. Sponsored by the Harvard Faculty 
of Arts and Sciences Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Presentation; 6:00 - 8:00 PM - Reception - Drinks and 
Appetizers

****Register at: http://harvard-rothberg.eventbrite.com 
<http://harvard-rothberg.eventbrite.com/>**


*Various: The Mass AWIS Newsletter lists events (for all genders) 
sponsored by multiple area organizations:**
*Subscribe to AWIS newsletters at 
http://mass-awis.org/category/events-calendar/

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 4: McKinsey & Company: **RSVP for Harvard/MIT information session 
on April 4* 
<https://mckinsey.secure.force.com/Event/careers/APD_Spring_2016_Harvard/MIT_Information_Session_1377>
*See also **Online Events* 
<http://www.mckinsey.com/careers/your_career/McKinsey_on_campus/online_events>*and 
other information at**www.mckinsey.com/careers***

*April 24: 2016 Nobel-Pauling Biologic/Antibody Symposium ***

Themes: Biologics, Antibody Therapeutics and Immunotherapy

Advice for young scientists: Career decisions - Academia vs. Biotech Pharma

Attendees: students, postdocs & biotech scientists

Sunday April 24, 2016 from 3 pm to 9 pm.

Seminar fee: $ 0 (Registration is required at _www.nobel-pauling.org_)

Speakers: 
<http://nobel-pauling.org/SymposiumSpeakers.html>http://nobel-pauling.org/SymposiumSpeakers.html

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

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*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]

-- 
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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