Postdoc Career events-March/April (updated)

Wed Mar 21 13:56:19 EDT 2018

Dear MIT Postdocs, for more details on the events listed below, and to register, follow the links provided. See also:
Academic Interviewing and Offers Panel - Video (MIT, 2/22/18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHVGvtTTV94&t=63s
Apple- Opening for Optical Engineer - listed at the end of this message
March 23:  BPDA Trivia Night, from 5:30-9:30pm at Aeronaut Brewing Company (14 Tyler Street, Somerville). Sponsor: Boston Postdoctoral Association. Details and register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trivia-night-pub-quiz-at-aeronaut-brewing-company-friday-march-23rd-tickets-43892017205>.
March 27: Navigating Equity and Inclusion in a New World of the Same Ol' Boys Club, 6:30-8:30pm at the Broad Institute, Kendall Square. Sponsor: Women's Acccelerators. Details and register here<https://women_accelerators_navigating-equity-and-inclusion.eventbrite.com>.
March 27: How to Work a Career Fair<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/how_to_work_a_career_fair_4799>, 2-3:30pm in 32-155. Sponsor: GECD.
March 27: Site Visit to Wolf Greenfield, an intellectual property law firm that is always looking for subject-matter experts. Learn how to apply your knowledge of the hard sciences in a non-laboratory setting. Registration is required by clicking here<https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64570>, or by logging into CareerBridge and then searching for "Wolf Greenfield Site Visit" in the Events section of CareerBridge. "Although the presentation is open to all, at this time, we are limited to hiring United States citizens and permanent residents, and are only able to accept applications of those who currently meet this requirement." Sponsor: GECD. For more information contact careerbridge at mit.edu<mailto:careerbridge at mit.edu>.
March 28: Navigating Careers in Engineering - Discussions about academic and industry careers and student mentoring with a focus on women in STEM. 1-3pm in 34-462&428<https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=36>. Part of the Gender-Race Imperative Speaker Series led by Anita Hill. Hosted by Muriel Medard (Cecil H. Green Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT) and Anita Hill (MIT Martin Luther King Fellow, University Professor of Law, Public Policy and Women's Studies, Heller Graduate School of Policy and Management, Brandeis University). Guest speakers: Andrea Goldsmith (the Stephen Harris professor in the School of Engineering and a professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University) and Leslie A. Kolodziejski (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor). No registration required. Information here<http://www.rle.mit.edu/anita-hill/>.
March 28: PhD & Master's Virtual Career Fair. Meet recruiters live online; job openings. Details and Register: here<https://www.careereco.com/Fair/EventDetails?fairId=67e940a8-fcdd-4906-95c3-a832014ff358>
April 4: MIT Spring Career Fair<https://springcareerfair.mit.edu/>, 11am - 4 pm in Johnson Athletic Center.
April 5: Think Big: Identify Goals and Set Priorities<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals>; 12:00 - 1:00pm in E25-401. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/think-big-identify-goals-and-set-priorities-registration-42326100506> (add name to waitlist). Sponsor: MIT Work-Life Center.
April 5: Branding - Effective Communication Skills, 2:00-3:30pm in E19-202.  Learn how to maximize the use of one's verbal and nonverbal communication skills, a powerful tool to help achieve professional success. Come learn strategies for creating a cohesive message about your professional self. Register on careerbridge.mit.edu. Sponsor: GECD.
April 5: Women in Hardware Interview Insights-Telling Your Story<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/women_in_hardware_interview_insights_-_telling_your_story#.WrKMn2r4-JA>, 7:30-8:30pm in E19-202. SpaceX and Formlabs are offering the opportunity to hear how other women engineers talk about their work in the format of an interview. Register via CareerBridge<https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=66221>. Sponsor: GECD.
April 5 & 6: Building Foundational Teaching Skills - A Postdoc Bootcamp at Boston University. Sponsor: BU, Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs. Details and Register here<http://www.bu.edu/research/information-for/professional-development-postdoctoral-affairs/professionaldevelopment/building-foundational-teaching-skills/>.
April 11: Managing Your Finances to Create the Life You Want<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals>; 5-7:00pm in 46-3189. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-your-finances-to-create-the-life-you-want-registration-42287956416> (add name to waitlist).  April 12 & 13: Sign up for a one-on-one money management consultation here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-on-one-consultations-managing-your-finances-to-create-the-life-you-want-tickets-42989033356>. (Work-Life Center)
April 11: Save the date (1-3pm) for another talk as part of the Gender-Race Imperative Speaker Series led by Anita Hill (http://www.rle.mit.edu/anita-hill/).
April 13-17: Cambridge Science Festival<https://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/>, a celebration showcasing the leading edge in science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
April 17: Effective Presentation Skills, 2-3:30pm in E19-202. Register on careerbridge.mit.edu. Sponsor: GECD.
April 17: MASS AWIS Speed Networking with STEM Professionals; 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at MIT, Picower Institute, Building 46, 3rd Floor Atrium. See information here<http://www.massawis.org/event/speednetworking_apr2018/>. The MIT PDA is a co-sponsor. Discounted registration is available to the first 25 MIT postdocs who register. In the "Promo Code" box, enter the code MITPDA2018.
April 17: Science Pint Night, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Bill's Bar, 5 Lansdowne St., Boston MA 02215. Free.  Organized by the Tufts Postdoc Association & Boston Postdoc Association<http://bostonpostdocs.org/>.
If you wish to participate as a presenter, sign up here: https://doodle.com/poll/kttnaf53g2si7hh4 <https://doodle.com/poll/kttnaf53g2si7hh4>
April 24: Basics of Grant Writing<https://goo.gl/forms/gJVaCjbAfI9LXto02>, 12:30-2 pm in 46-3002. Sponsor: Office of the Vice President for Research.
April 25: Harvard Physics Panel on Transitioning from Academia to Industry, 4:30-6pm at Harvard University, 17 Oxford St, Cambridge, in Jefferson Lab, Room 250. (Refreshments at 4 pm.) Sponsor: Harvard's Physics Department. MIT postdocs are invited; to sign up, email Bonnie Currier, bcurrier at fas.harvard.edu<mailto:bcurrier at fas.harvard.edu>. Panelists are former Harvard Physics scholars currently employed at Wolfram Research, Mitre Corporation, Kensho Technologies, IPG Photonics, Broad Institute, Draper Labs, and Oculus VR.
April 26: Pathways to Well-Being: Focusing on What Matters, 12:00 - 1:30pm in 46-3189. Details and Register<http://irui.mjt.lu/lnk/AEoAALkWOh4AAAJfXDYAAGhVwJwAASKJvEoAG1duAAiW3gBalD5KtyYdcaV8QGWKo3GqwqcmyAAIJw4/6/T0OLOCrwcLvfOak45aDhug/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXZlbnRicml0ZS5jb20vZS9wYXRod2F5cy10by13ZWxsLWJlaW5nLWZvY3VzaW5nLW9uLXdoYXQtbWF0dGVycy10aWNrZXRzLTQyMjQ5NjUwODQz> - space is limited; register early. Sponsor: Work-Life Center.
SAVE THE DATE: June 8-10, BPDA Symposium on Careers and Collaboration in Science (B-SoCCS), to be held at the Broad Institute, Kendall Square, Cambridge. Stay tuned for more information.
See Also:
Job Opening for an Optical Engineer, Apple - see below
Employer Presentations at MIT https://cblink.mit.edu/
MIT Innovation Initiative listings: https://innovation.mit.edu/news-updates/events/
Job Board https://alum.mit.edu/careers/jobs
Postdoc Career Counseling & Resources<http://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development/career-services-and-resources>
LabLinks: Gender of Science and the Science of Gender Symposium Videos<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017dCrelLa7Wy9QfNcnLwpkKByCbrQsStge3Dd2UQdMASm805uDJim__y4jy1XjOt0yvA76_kTmYQK0yeALOE-gpPnNv9eCe2JzE7NVEtq7829oem1tKnSLXm_M496QBDX5p0cu2LMX0pLrHJC38KT0V6-Xyff1t6PJkLDQAjDSNmbOg5aXUpEH1L1DB836jeyCYpIEz2cknG7xpPpxYE6uw==&c=7SbbW7TxWLMCUQXW2wZ47lqVOENfOIx_PAkrnZjpgyOulTTQ2ofdpg==&ch=87L1drZfISdgWQf_kCj4aWlzaytarJi9o7lX1luoHNSzzlqYwLdgxw==> (Cell Press)
Association for Women in Science Massachusetts Chapter www.massawis.org<http://www.massawis.org>
Regards,
Dana
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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Job Opening: Optical Engineer (forwarded notice)
Apple display team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge display technologies for future Apple products.
This position is focusing on the development, prototyping, and seamless execution of technologies to enable the best front-of-screen user experience of Apple products including iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac and more. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation in the interdisciplinary areas of optics, device fabrication, liquid crystal display, LED, circuit driving, image process, color and vision science.
Come and join us to make a dent in the universe.
Key Qualifications
*    Strong engineering background in optics, LED, device fabrication, material science and system integration
*    Knowledge of the human vision system
*    Knowledge of display stack-up and basic optical design
*    Prior hands-on experience of prototyping
*    Proficiency in Matlab or similar simulation and modeling tools
*    Strong analytical & critical thinking and problem-solving skills
*    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Education
Ph.D. in Optics Science and EE, MSE, CHE, ME

Contact: Xiaokai Li (xiaokai_li at apple.com<mailto:xiaokai_li at apple.com>)

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