POSTDOCTORAL WOMEN IN STEM: apply by Oct 15 for Path of Professorship Program

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

ANNOUNCING PATH OF PROFESSORSHIP TO WOMEN GRAD STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS

/Forwarded information (just received) from Dean Blanche Staton. /For 
questions contact pop-admissions at mit.edu <mailto:pop-admissions at mit.edu>/./
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/On behalf of the 2017 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. 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. /
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/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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*APPLY NOW FOR PATH OF PROFESSORSHIP 2017*
*1.5 DAY WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17th AND SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18th*
*THE APPLICATION REMAINS OPEN OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 15 (11:59 pm).*
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

Blanche E. Staton
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education
MIT
Office of Graduate Education
Room 3-138
617-253-4869
bestaton at mit.edu <mailto:bestaton at mit.edu>

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