Weekly PDA Newsletter - October 9, 2016

Sun Oct 9 16:17:55 EDT 2016

Dear MIT Postdocs,

Thank you to everyone who attended the MIT-PDA meeting last week!
Congratulations to our new Orientation Committee Chair, Mohammad Azad, our
new Fundraising Committee Co-Chairs, Deniz Bozyigit and Brandt Pein, and
our new Community Building Co-Chair, Stefan Thiele.

Have a great week!

Cheers,

Meghan

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Dr. Meghan Huber

Corresponding Secretary

Postdoctoral Association of MIT (PDA)

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NEXT MIT-PDA MEETING

November 14, 2016

12:00pm

Rm E25-202

Lunch will be provided!

REGISTER HERE
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vT1gzgyik3JHFWaRgQwAVeVoiaoQFK7iP2MO4dtKwo/viewform>

Please join us for our monthly MIT-PDA meeting! Get involved with any of
the various committees (e.g., sports, advocacy, committee, community
building) and have your voice heard. This is a great opportunity meet your
fellow postdocs on campus!

MIT-PDA NEWS AND EVENTS

Postdoc Orientation Sessions

The PDA offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT.
Topics covered include:

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   Data on postdoc population at MIT

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   MIT oversight of postdocs
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   Defining postdoc expectations
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   Differences between fellows and associates
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   PDA structure and initiatives
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      How to get involved

The sessions will be typically the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 12pm
(45-60min) in E49-5145. Lunch will be provided. The dates for the next six
months are as follows: October 17, November 7, November 21, December 5,
December 19. If you are interested in participating, you can register via
Atlas or here <http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c>.

Postdoc Jogging Club (PDA PInG Initiative)

Interested in meeting new people and experiencing the outdoors? Join the
postdoc jogging club. Email aklotz at mit.edu if interested. All speeds and
levels of experience welcome.

GLIMPSE (PDA PInG Initiative)

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. For more information, please visit us at:
http://glimpse.mit.edu/

OTHER MIT AND LOCAL EVENTS

This Week

MIT Press Bookstore MOVING SALE!

The MIT Press Bookstore is moving and we need to reduce inventory. Please
help us find good homes for some great books by coming to our MOVING SALE!
We've taken over an office adjacent to the bookstore, and have filled it
with thousands of heavily discounted MIT Press books. For the next two
weeks, this "sale annex" will be open from 10am-6pm every day (except
Columbus Day). Inside you will find stacks of out-of-print books, gently
shop-worn books, books without dust-jackets, plus piles of MIT Press
journal back-issues. Come browse and enjoy huge savings. Fans of our
Loading Dock Sale will be familiar with the pricing scheme...Nothing more
than $10, and the vast majority of books will 5 bucks or less! FYI, there
will not be a loading dock sale this year...Please come to our moving sale
instead. On Saturday, October 8th, all of the prices on remaining sale
inventory will drop, and then on Thursday and Friday, October 13th & 14th,
EVERYTHING that is left will be $1 EACH! And that's not all...For the
duration of the sale, every new book in the regular bookstore will 20% off
too. The MIT Press Bookstore will be relocating to 301 Massachusetts Avenue
(N50) beginning on October 24th. Same great books, but soon with more
space! Our last day of operation at 292 Main Street will be Thursday,
October 20th, 2016.

Behavioral Interviewing 101

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your
behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This session will discuss
preparation and strategies for a successful interview.

Date and Time Wednesday, October 12, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Location 4-231

Registration Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge
<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>

authors at MIT: Matthew Claudel

Please join us as we celebrate the publication of The City of Tomorrow
(Yale University Press), an exciting new book from Carlo Ratti and Matthew
Claudel which explores the implications of their innovative work at MIT’s
Senseable City Lab and the radical changes that pervasive digital
technology may bring to future urban life. Refreshments will be served.

Date and Time Wednesday, October 12, 5:00pm

Location 56-154

Bike Auction

The MIT Police and the Parking & Transportation Office will hold a bicycle
auction of old or abandoned bicycles. The auction will begin at noon at 290
Albany Street in Cambridge. The lot will open at 11:30AM for an opportunity
to preview the bicycles that are up for auction. Proceeds from the auction
go towards campus bicycle initiatives. Auction ends when all bikes are
gone. A valid and current MIT ID is required to participate. Payment
options include cash or local check, with proper ID. For more information
about the bicycle auction, email commuting at mit.edu.

Date and Time Thursday, October 13, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Location 290 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA

Does your Resume Communicate the Right Message?

Learn about the many ways of creating a resume that effectively targets the
Hiring Manager. Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into
the YES pile? Discussions will surround the strategies of effective
messaging and how to be "on-point" with your written communication. Your
resume is not an autobiography, but rather a list of relevant
accomplishments that links your skills to the needs of the company. You'll
use these techniques in your lifelong career strategies.

Date and Time Thursday, October 13, 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Location E39-040

Registration Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge
<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>

Sixth Annual John H. Carlson Lecture at the New England Aquarium

"Big Ice: Antarctica, Greenland, and Boston" Lecture by Dr. Richard Alley,
the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences in Penn State’s College of Earth and
Mineral Sciences.  An ice sheet is a two-mile-thick, continent-wide pile of
old snow, spreading under its own weight and sculpting the land beneath.
The ice sheet that buried Boston 20,000 years ago melted when slowly acting
features of Earth's orbit raised summer sunshine and atmospheric CO2,
warming the climate. The history of that Ice Age can still be read in
Boston Harbor, and in the layers of the surviving ice sheets on Antarctica
and Greenland. But, more warming may melt those ice records, as break-off
of huge icebergs and outburst floods speed sea-level rise.

Date and Time Thursday, October 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
for educational displays and light refreshments with MIT students and
scientists.

Location Simons IMAX Theatre, New England Aquarium

Registration Click here to register
<http://support.neaq.org/site/Calendar?id=106705&view=Detail>

Next Week

Life Science R&D Career Panel and Networking

Join us for a high profile event with leaders in the field of Life Science
R&D for a panel discussion on careers in Industry Research and
Development!  Our panelists include scientists from small startups to large
pharmaceuticals and across therapeutic areas.  Meet scientists from: Evelo
Biosciences, Gingko Bioworks, NIBR, Novartis, InvitroMetrix, Seres
Therapeutics, VL37 and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. We will begin a focused
panel discussion, followed by a networking reception.  Meet our panelists,
ask detailed questions during the facilitated networking and learn the
secrets to success in Industry.

Date and Time Wednesday, October 19, 5:30-7:30pm (Please arrive 15 minutes
prior to the start of the event to ensure access to the event)

Location Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 220 Massachusetts
Ave, Cambridge, MA

Registration http://bitly.com/BPDA-BioRnD

Academic Job Search

This event will help PhD students and postdocs prepare for the faculty
search. Topics include effective job search strategies and preparation of
documents (including overviews of the CV, teaching, research and diversity
statements). This event will use mostly lecture-based approaches with some
activities. Presenters are: Bob Dolan, Assistant Director of Postdoctoral
Scholars Career Services at MIT Jake Livengood, Senior Assistant Director,
Graduate Student Career Services at MIT.

Date and Time Thursday, October 20, 1:30-3:00pm

Location  35-225

Registration Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge
<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>

CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR ADDITIONAL EVENTS

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/>

Boston PDA Events <http://bostonpostdocs.org/events-calendar/>

Mass-AWIS Events <http://mass-awis.org/category/events-calendar/>*

*NOTE: Association of Women in Science Massachusetts Chapter (
http://mass-awis.org/): Since MIT is a Collegiate Rep of AWIS, the MIT
community can attend Mass AWIS 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.

MIT RESOURCES FOR POSTDOCS

MBTA Access

As a reminder, all postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral associates on
MIT’s Cambridge campus are eligible for free, unrestricted subway and local
bus access. MIT is providing ID cards with a special MBTA* chip inside that
will provide this access. (*Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority). If
you received a new MIT ID card on or after June 21 (or after August 9, in
the case of many postdoctoral fellows), check the back of your ID card. If
“Charlie INSIDE!” is written on it, you are all set, and already have
access. If not, you can visit the Card Office (W20-020) with your current
MIT ID card to swap it for one with the MBTA chip inside it. The Card
Office is open between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

MIT Writing & Communication Center

The Center provides free professional advice about all types of writing and
speaking/oral presentations, including specialized help for non-native
English speakers. See. http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/

MyLife Services

MyLife Services
<http://o6os.mj.am/link/o6os/xlkt8jnnqpg8/1/-kBne3WjUT8Ww6LEA98gxw/aHR0cDovL2hyd2ViLm1pdC5lZHUvd29ya2xpZmUvbWl0bXlsaWZlc2VydmljZXM>
is
a free, confidential, 24/7 counseling, consultation, and work-life referral
service provided by KGA, Inc., a trusted external provider of employee
assistance programs. Postdoc Associates and Fellows are eligible for
services provided by KGA, Inc. through the Work-Life Center and MyLife
Services. You can now access a network of experts who can help with the
challenges of life and work, such as:

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   Financial planning, debt management, and legal issues
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   Personal and work relationships
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   Sleep and nutrition
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   Stress, anxiety, depression, and other emotional concerns
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   Child and elder care

This includes 5 FREE confidential mental health counseling sessions, as
well as access to 24/7 confidential counseling services. We encourage you
to learn more about MyLife Services by calling 1-844-405-LIFE
(1-844-405-5433) or going online
<http://o6os.mj.am/link/o6os/xlkt8jnnqpg8/2/y46EmaQ0aMF6d85vixaLTg/aHR0cDovL2hyd2ViLm1pdC5lZHUvd29ya2xpZmUvbWl0bXlsaWZlc2VydmljZXM>.
You will hear more about MyLife Services later in the summer and early
fall, and a postcard with additional details will be in your campus mailbox
in the coming days. For more information or to provide feedback, please
contact the MIT Work-Life Center.

Spouses&Partners Connect

Offers social and career-related groups and events for your
spouse/partner/family. http://spouses.mit.edu/. Here are some of this
week’s of events for spouses and partners:

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   Rose Kennedy Greenway - Fall Foliage Walk We will be going on a guided
   walking tour of a neighborhood in Boston. We are going to have a guided
   tour of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Meet us at Kendall sq T station
   (Inbound) at 11:00 am, or directly at the Greenway at 12:00pm Meeting
   location: Chinatown Park, Rose Kennedy Greenway (In front of large red
   gate) Corner of Essex Street and John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road. The tour
   will last about 1.5 hours and we will walk from Chinatown to North End.

Date and Time Wednesday, Oct 12, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Location Boston

For more information, contact Jennifer Recklet Tassi
<spousesandpartners at mit.edu>

MIT Employee Resource Groups

Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!

ERGs are employee-led groups formed around common interests, issues and/or
a common bond or background. ERGs host activities such as lectures,
socials, dinners, etc. Both Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates are invited
to join. Current ERGs include:

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   African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC at MIT) ERG
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   Asian Pacific American ERG
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   Latino ERG,
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   Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG
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   Millennials ERG
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   Women in IT ERG

Check out the link for more information and upcoming events:
http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current

OTHER RESOURCES

Save Science

Please take 30 seconds of your time right now to help ensure science
funding and prevent government shutdown using our super easy online email
tool at http://save-science.org/.  The fate of next year's science budget
is your hands during this critical week. You can read more about the
federal budget and 2017 science funding on our blog
http://goo.gl/CDFRxZ. Please
also forward this email to any list serves that might help get the word out
particularly at institutions in other states. Your voice really does count.

Thanks for doing your part for science funding.

Free Membership for the National Postdoctoral Association

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a member-driven organization
that provides a unique, national voice for postdoctoral scholars. Since
2003, we have taken on the ambitious agenda to enhance the quality of the
postdoctoral experience in the United States. We have assumed a leadership
role in addressing the many issues confronting the postdoctoral community
that are national in scope and requiring action beyond the local level. Get
your free affiliate membership with the National Postdoctoral Association
here: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=individual_members
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