Postdocs: Career & Work-Life sessions, April 27- May 9 at MIT

Wed Apr 26 15:19:25 EDT 2017

Dear MIT Postdocs,

Some interesting upcoming sessions at MIT are listed below. See also this summary of MIT career resources<http://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development/career-services-and-resources>.

Traveling Safely Internationally for Work and Pleasure; Thursday, April 27, 12:00 - 1:30 pm; Details and Registration<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/traveling-safely-internationally-for-work-and-pleasure-registration-31291477652>

Patent Searching Fundamentals; Thursday, April 27, 4:00 - 5:00 pm; Details and Registration (waitlist)<http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3233519>

Practice Mindfulness to Improve Well-Being and Resiliency; Tuesday, May 2, 12:00 - 1:30 pm; Details and Registration<eventbrite.com/e/practice-mindfulness-to-improve-well-being-and-resiliency-registration-31296326154>

Job Search for International Students and Scholars; Tuesday, May 2, 3:30-5:00 pm and Thursday, May 4, 4- 5:30 pm; see details below

Exploring PhD Career Options in Higher Education Panel; Tuesday, May 2,  5:00 - 6:30 pm, see details below

Online workshop: Manage Your PDFs and Citations: Zotero & Mendeley; Thursday, May 4, 12:30 - 1:30 pm; Details and Registration<https://mit.webex.com/mw3200/mywebex/default.do?service=7&main_url=%2Ftc3200%2Ftrainingcenter%2Fdefault.do%3Fsiteurl%3Dmit%26main_url%3D%252Ftc3200%252Fe.do%253FAT%253DMI%2526%2526Host%253DQUhTSwAAAATQICdpKX7GktKcHMZji05boYUw8Lw2ik6WDeHeMkCmgm24fsGIbvOXdZkAmSBUbj6mYne17n7c1VhoG7U2-7GL0%2526UID%253D0%2526MTID%253Dtd014e7569b169e5cd484ab51436a4d25%2526siteurl%253Dmit%2526confID%253D2997048305%2526ticket%253D4832534b000000045639596aed680a31904f0154e058dcdd47861be96bff7e0093d0961847d4931b&siteurl=mit>

Strategies for Managing Conflict Constructively; Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 3:00 - 4:30 pm; see details below
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DETAILS

Exploring PhD Career Options in Higher Education Panel
Tuesday, May 2  5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: E19-202<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E19>
PhD graduates can work in higher education in various capacities, including areas of research, teaching, training, strategy, administration and writing to name a few. Attendees will learn from panelists who have made the transition from being an MIT PhD student to working in higher education. Panelists have found positions in various ways, and they will discuss advice for seeking future career options. These career stories represent higher education (and additional industries from panelists' past experiences) from perspectives that are not tenure-track faculty.
Panelists - all are PhD alums from MIT

  *   Francoise Carré - Research Director, Center for Social Policy at UMass Boston
  *   Patricia Christie - Instructor at MIT Chemistry, Biology
  *   John J. Dolhun - Technical Instructor at MIT Chemistry
  *   Piotr Mitros - Chief Scientist at EdX
  *   Jessica Tytell - Executive Director for the Biological Design Center at Boston University
Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.
Sponsored by MIT Career Services (GECD)

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Job Search for International Students and Scholars - two upcoming events from GECD:
What Every International Student Should Know About U.S. Employment:
With speaker and author Dan Beaudry
Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 3:30-5:00 pm, Rm 34-101
Sponsored by GECD and ODGE
Registration Preferred, on CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Interested in hearing how H-1B sponsorship happens from the inside?  Dan Beaudry, former head of campus recruiting at Monster.com, shares the potent job search system used by many international students to find U.S. employment. H-1B's are won in ways you likely don't expect.  What you'll discover in this presentation may surprise you:
·         Learn how to secure H-1B sponsorship at companies that have a policy against sponsoring H-1B visas.
·         Learn why 80 percent of open jobs are never advertised - and how to find them before anyone else.
·         Learn why human resources is often an obstacle instead of a conduit to finding a U.S. job-and how to bypass it.
·         Learn why submitting résumés online is not an effective use of your time-and how you can better invest that time.
Dan's programs at MIT have been very popular in years past.  Find more information about him, and The International Student's Guide to Finding a Job in th United States<http://www.powerties.net> at www.powerties.net<http://www.powerties.net>.

and
Job Search for International Students: A Recruiter Panel
Thursday, May 4, 4:00-5:30 pm, Rm 3-270
Sponsored by GECD
Registration Preferred, on CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Are you an international student looking for a job or internship? Do you have questions about how to navigate the process or what employers are looking for? Come get those questions answered directly by recruiters from top companies that hire international students. We'll be joined by recruiters from Formlabs, Broad Institute, and EverQuote.

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Strategies for Managing Conflict Constructively
Speaker: Judi Segall, MSW, MIT Ombudsperson
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46>
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research

Register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDg-Y4u4Tr82MEyvHwr799Itcf7T7Pt7ojl_iy4JwpxRw6Rg/viewform>

This interactive workshop will examine the functions of conflict among collaborators, supervisors and subordinates in an academic environment. Participants will examine how power differentials, effective communication, the preservation of important relationships, and the individual interests of people in conflict are key to developing constructive and sustainable resolutions. Participants will observe and participate in role plays that demonstrate how these tools and techniques can be implemented and to communicate more effectively in challenging situations.

About the speaker, Judi Segall, MSW, CO-OP
Judi Segall serves as Ombudsperson at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), providing conflict management services to all cohorts of the Institute community. Prior to joining MIT in 2014, Judi served as Director of the Ombudsman Office at Stony Brook University from 1997-2014. In addition Judi was a faculty member in the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare Masters in Social Work program for 16 years. Prior to her appointment as Stony Brook University Ombudsman Judi served as executive assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs for nine years, specializing in strategic planning and organizational and program development.
Ms. Segall served as President of the University and College Ombuds Association (UCOA) in 1999-2001, President of The Ombudsman Association (TOA) in 2005-2006, and was the inaugural President of the International Ombudsman Association (IOA) in 2006-2007. Currently Judi is a faculty member on the teaching team for IOA's training and professional development program.
Ms. Segall is a Certified Organizational Ombudsman (CO-OP), holds a Masters in Social Work from Stony Brook University and certification in mediation from the Center for Mediation in Law. Underlying her work as an Ombudsman, teacher and trainer, Judi is committed to advancing constructive conflict management skills and positive change within all realms of our society.

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Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
Tel. 617-715-4671
http://postdocs.mit.edu

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