January career events; Resources for postdocs

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Dear Postdocs,

Happy New Year! There are many resources for you here at MIT, and many 
upcoming sessions for postdocs. Some highlights are below.

  * One-on-one career counseling:
    https://gecd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs
  * Writing & Communication Center:
    http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/
  * MIT Alumni Association’s Infinite Connection: (see MIT Postdocs)
    https://alum.mit.edu/communities/alumni-groups
  * Getting Help:
    http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/getting-help-medical-and-stress-management-resources
  * Housing:
    http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips/housing
  * Work-Life and families:
    http://postdocs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/Work-Life-Postdoc-Resources-2016-12-16.pdf
  * MIT Spouses & Partners Connect: http://spouses.mit.edu/
  * Athletics and Exercise:
    http://postdocs.mit.edu/home/campus-services-resources-and-tips
  * MIT Postdoctoral Association: https://pda.mit.edu/ *
    *

*MIT's Independent Activity Period (IAP) will run from Jan. 8 - Feb 2, 
2018.*
*Many classes and activities meet for one hour and are free.* Most 
sessions are open to postdocs. Some require pre-registration.
*Browse Listings: http://web.mit.edu/iap/ * By category: 
http://student.mit.edu/iap/nctoc.html

Some Examples: Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers & 
Entrepreneurs Need to Know (Jan 13); Patent Law Fundamentals; Basics of 
Copyrights; How to Speak; Managing Your Negative Self-Talk; The Right 
Legal Steps When Starting Your Company; Folk Dancing; Outing Club; Data 
Management; Data Visualization; Intro to Python; Manage Your PDFs and 
Citations; Open Access; Patent Searching; Author Rights; 
Commercialization of University Technology; Bite-sized Professional 
Development; Lindy Hop Swing Dancing Lessons; and much more

*See **January listings from MIT Global Education and Career 
Development: **https://gecd.mit.edu/events
*January sessions include: Academic Job Search (Jan. 11, 1:30-3:00 pm in 
E19-202 ); Making the Most of Your Presentation - with expert Jean-luc 
Doumont -(Jan. 16, 1:30 - 3:30 pm in 10-250); Negotiating a Job Offer 
(Jan. 17, 1-2:30 pm in E19-202); Creating Effective Research Posters 
(with Jean-luc Doumont; Jan. 18 at 1:30 pm in 10-250); Successful 
Interviewing Through Body Language (Jan. 22 at 1 pm in E19-202); Convert 
your CV to a 2-page resume (Jan. 23, 2-3:30 pm in E19-202); The Art of 
Behavioral Interviewing (Jan. 25, 1:30-3 pm in E19-202); Promoting Your 
Value through Transferable Skills (Jan. 26 at 11 am in E19-202); Improv 
to Improve Communication Skills (Jan.29, 2:30-3:30 in E19-202); and 
Branding Yourself-Effective Communication Skills (Jan.31, 1-2:30 pm in 
E19-202). Sessions are listed on the GECD events calendar 
<https://gecd.mit.edu/events> (see also *http://web.mit.edu/iap/)

*Enjoy! Regards,

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



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