Path of Professorship workshop: applications due Oct 15 (for MIT graduate and postdoctoral women)

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

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Subject: 	TIME SENSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL WOMEN
Date: 	Sun, 2 Oct 2016 18:11:17 -0400
From: 	Blanche E Staton <bestaton at mit.edu>

	

/Dear  Graduate Administrators and Officers,/

/On behalf of the 2016 Path of Professorship(POP) planning team, I write 
to ask for your assistance in getting the word out to graduate and 
postdoctoral *women* in your department/program about our annual POP 
workshop (Feel free to simply forward this email). //As you may know, 
this 1.5 day workshop provides women who are considering academic 
careers in science, technology, engineering and math with insights, 
tools, strategies and insider information that will help them to be 
successful in their job search and on the tenure track. /
/Over the course of the workshop, participants will hear from more than 
20 extraordinary women faculty from diverse institutions, and they will 
have an opportunity to network with approximately 70 women with similar 
aspirations. /
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/This year, we have the honor of hearing from former MIT President Susan 
Hockfield, who will be our reception speaker on Friday evening./
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/Preference for participation in the workshop is given to graduate women 
students who are within 2 years of degree completion./
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*APPLICATIONS OPEN OCTOBER 1st:  PATH OF PROFESSORSHIP 2016*

1.5 DAY WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th

*ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 15, 2016.*

_General information and Application_ : 
*http://odge.mit.edu/development/pop/*

Attendees learn:

  * Key strategies for applying and interviewing for academic positions
  * The importance of networking and how to manage networking with peers
    and superiors
  * Insights from deans and department chairs about what to negotiate
    for once you have the offer
  * Advice from faculty on things you can do now and during your hire to
    make your tenure-track years as smooth and successful as possible
  * Characteristics of different types of universities
  * Advice on maintaining a balanced life, in light of the rigorous
    demands of a career in academia

/*Note:* materials and meals  are provided/
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/*Guest reception speaker:* Former MIT President  Susan Hockfield/
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Blanche E. Staton
Interim Dean for Graduate Education
MIT
Office of the Dean for
Graduate Education
Room 3-138
phone: 617-253-4869
fax: 617-253-5620
bestaton at mit.edu <mailto:bestaton at mit.edu>





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