Weekly PDA Newsletter - September 30, 2018
Anish Paul Antony
anishp at mit.edu
Sat Sep 29 17:25:22 EDT 2018
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Dear MIT Postdocs,
Here is your news for the week. Remember to please come for the monthly PDA meeting which is on Tuesday October 9, 2018.
Enjoy your week!
Follow the MIT-PDA on social media!
MIT-PDA
website<http://pda.mit.edu>
Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/44093460815/>
Twitter<https://twitter.com/MITPDA>
Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/mitpda/>
LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2506720/profile>
Boston-PDA
website<http://bostonpostdocs.org/>
NEXT MIT-PDA MEETING
October 9, 2018
12:00pm
Rm 3-434
Lunch will be provided!
REGISTER HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdKMYusFLKIZR5FS6OpybD9nFXA6rIjLyFCS8Na16pR99Y_w/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 Session
Lunch will be provided!
October 10, 2018 12PM - 1:15PM
Rm E17 1st floor
You may register for a session via Atlas or http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c
Postdoc Volleyball and Soccer
Hosted by MIT-PDA Sports Committee
Join us for indoor volleyball (7PM to Gym Close at Zesiger Center) and soccer (Tuesday 7:30PM to 9PM at Johnson JAC Trackinfield, Zesiger Center)! Never played before? Don’t worry! All abilities are welcome. Spouses and significant others of postdocs are welcome free of charge! Friends and colleagues may join only if they have an athletics membership (otherwise you may need to pay a 1time entrance fee that is around $15).
Beginner? Show up early to learn how to play and improve skills. The courts are located in the Zesiger center. Enter through the Vassar street entrance and the attendees at the gate should let you through if you say you are with the PDA and present MIT ID. There are bathrooms in the facility where you can change or come with someone with a membership who can give you access to the locker rooms.
sports, Facebook group<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/>!
GLIMPSE (PDA PInG Initiative)
GLIMPSE is a show where we take our mobile recording studio across MIT campus and talk with researchers about their journey, research and outlook. Please visit http://glimpse.mit.edu/ to listen to the latest episodes. If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, or if you would like to submit some art (music, logo designs, etc.), please contact us at glimpse.podcast at gmail.com<mailto:glimpse.podcast at gmail.com>.
OTHER MIT AND LOCAL EVENTS
Compton Lecture by Thomas L. Friedman
October 1, 2018 4PM - 5PM
W 16: Kresge Auditorium
Lecture title: Thank you for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Further details on the lecture can be found here<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/compton_lecture_by_thomas_l_friedman#.W6_YdJNLhj0>
Introduction to Python Workshop
October 1, 2018 10PM - 12:30PM
3-133
Register here<https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4591459>
ComMIT and Harvard Science in the News Mixer
October 1, 2018 5PM to 7PM
56-154
Join us for the first-ever joint meeting of Science in the News and Communicating Science at MIT. Dinner will be provided! Please RSVP here to help with the food order here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfylAOZK12IJbotsd9_uLJk80hL0HVvDfuxEM2c4rpEC5fciQ/viewform>
Co-sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council Funding Board and Science in the News. The MIT and Harvard communities are welcome to attend.
Current State of U.S. Immigration: Trends, Policy Issues, and Public Opinion
October 2, 2018 4:30PM
E40-49
Further details can be found here<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/current_state_of_us_immigration_trends_policy_issues_and_public_opinion#.W6_exZNLhj0>
Please register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/current-state-of-us-immigration-trends-policy-issues-and-public-opinion-tickets-50238187772?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete>
Molecular approaches to solar energy conversion
October 3, 2018 5:15PM - 6:15PM
Further details on the lecture can be found here<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/molecular_approaches_to_solar_energy_conversion#.W6_Z8ZNLhj0>
Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/molecular-approaches-to-solar-energy-conversion-tickets-50459695307>
How to fight a Nazi
Thursday, October 04, 2018 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Room 4-270, MIT, 4-270<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/how_to_fight_a_nazi>
Christian Picciolini was 14 when he became a Neo-Nazi skinhead. He denounced eight years later and dedicated himself to helping others disengage from extremist groups. Picciolini has done peace advocacy work for more than a decade and in 2018, he founded the Free Radicals Project<https://www.freeradicals.org/>, a nonprofit dedicated to transitioning former extremists. He has conducted more than 200 interventions with white supremacists, as well as with ISIS members and other types of violent extremists. Now an internationally-renowned speaker, author, and MSNBC contributor, Picciolini joins the MIT Communications Forum to discuss the state of extremism in America and how to combat it.
Register here<https://commforum.mit.edu/october-4-2018-how-to-fight-a-nazi-ca7c231c63e7>
Launch .nano Grand Opening
October 4, 2018 whole day (multiple buildings, refer here<http://www.cvent.com/events/launch-nano/event-summary-14b686e94bbc43cb983b160616bed337.aspx>)
After six years of design and construction, MIT.nano will celebrate the completion of the facility at a Grand Opening Event on Oct. 4. Please join us for a day of activities including a symposium on the impact of nanoscale research and innovation with talks from leading MIT faculty, a ribbon cutting ceremony, art exhibitions, tours of the building, and more.
Further details can be found here<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/launchnano#.W6_a9pNLhj0>
Register here<http://www.cvent.com/events/launch-nano/event-summary-14b686e94bbc43cb983b160616bed337.aspx>
CAPD – Career Advising and Professional Development
Postdoc 1:1 appointments<https://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs> are with Bob Dolan in E25-143G. Log in to CareerBridge<http://careerbridge.mit.edu/>; select "Advising," then “Advising Appointments” to select a time that works for you.
For a list of company presentations click here<https://capd.mit.edu/events>
For a list of company presentations on campus this week
Refer Here<https://capd.mit.edu/events>
MIT Alumni Association’s Infinite Connection – Register for an Infinite Connection account to gain access to MIT’s online alumni directory and other resources, including the MIT Alumni Job Board<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=FOU2FkEl2EM7x6UV_y9yYJMDp3bHis2su40w4NGsugJGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2falum.mit.edu%2fcareers%2fjobs>. The Alumni Association sends an email message to postdocs once they become eligible. The message contains registration instructions and a unique user ID. See the postdoc page of the Infinite Connection website<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=C7GkuuRQ8XqhtmtHz2MNPjMkTrwhhi5WKY4FbyMGENVGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2falum.mit.edu%2fnetworks%2fSharedInterestGroups%2fpost-doc> for information.
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Writing & Communication Center<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=dnjqtZurWapEwlhrZvDCbvPxlJDyNY54NAjMAliCtz1GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcmsw.mit.edu%2fwriting-and-communication-center%2f> – One-on-one sessions with professional writers
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Career planning strategy for Postdocs – details here<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=mgk7EamI92Kdhn2X5HZgFJfd61j1-zoYpuAQNvDE3RZGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fpostdocs.mit.edu%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles%2fdocuments%2fCareer-Planning-Strategy-for-MIT-Postdocs-2015-05-08.docx>, and other tools<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jQl4nOH2aezwZ7r6vVXg0PaMgMwwG5u5hpzSHaucI35GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fpostdocs.mit.edu%2fcareer-development%2fmentoring-and-advising%2fpostdoctoral-mentoring-and-advising-toolkit>
Management 101 for Scientists (Why Communication May Save You)
Oct 17: Save the date - 3-00-4:30 pm, Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.
MIT Creative Arts Council
Please consider registering for Hacking Arts 2018 (October 13-14, 2018 MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA)! http://hackingarts.com/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=-pdJkVCtiwJ37Swojwokq18fdY4o4KrjIq1vMMjlERK2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fhackingarts.com%2f>
Founded in 2012, the MIT Hacking Arts Festival is an annual conference that ignites cross-disciplinary innovation at MIT. Artists, engineers and entrepreneurs come together for a two-day festival to take on challenges at the intersection of the arts and technology. Participants form an interdisciplinary team of creative students and young professionals and have 24 hours to design, build and present their idea to a panel of judges.
Postdocs are invited to attend concerts and lectures on campus, a full schedule of arts events can be found on the MIT Events Calendar http://calendar.mit.edu/calendar?event_types%5B%5D=102755<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=TggnCen6sXmUDMABJ_Q_TKF4ubEyNlWEcAY9B1g2ZOK2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fcalendar.mit.edu%2fcalendar%3fevent_types%255B%255D%3d102755>
Did you know that MIT has a museum, an art center and 8 galleries? Come check them out! https://arts.mit.edu/exhibitions/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=U_NAyKkBWJA09KHEhANr7YotbAumnja6-M8h3EC7ewO2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2farts.mit.edu%2fexhibitions%2f>
MIT encourages scientist (students, postdocs and faculty) to engage in art projects:
The Centre for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) supports the development of creative projects, artist residencies, cross-disciplinary classes and research that integrates the arts and has significant student engagement or impact on campus. The Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT) provides funding and benefits for MIT staff members in accordance with its mission to act as a catalyst for the development of a broadly based, highly participatory program in the arts, firmly founded on teaching, practice and research at the Institute. Lear more at https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=QvnVfVqKnoGTNUsHTGWmbd91pT73z49f10mlh9Vpm2-2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2farts.mit.edu%2fopportunities%2f>
Want to be up to date about art events happening on campus? Sign up for the Arts at MIT Newsletter https://arts.mit.edu/subscribe/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=MwvkOPjwIooNKXh9TASdXZmN3meDL9z_JZj0vNZ1VZu2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2farts.mit.edu%2fsubscribe%2f>
CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR ADDITIONAL EVENTS
postdocs.mit.edu<http://postdocs.mit.edu> (Office VPR)
MIT CAPD 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/>
MIT RESOURCES FOR POSTDOCS
Work Life Center
The MIT Work-Life Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>. The presenters, who are experts in their fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25 topics, including pathways to well-being; navigating life as a young professional; parenting in the digital age; planning and paying for college; learning how to help an aging family member; managing your finances; and planning for your retirement.
Childcare Information – Check out the resources and schedule of presentations offered by the MIT Work-Life Center https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/child-care
All seminars and webinars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and their families. However, registration<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all> is required.
The MIT Work-Life Center’s popular Seminar Series provides research-based strategies, tips, and information to help you deal with a diverse array of work-life issues.Please visit: http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars
http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all
MIT HR offers resources and tools to help employees and managers grow and develop skills
Please check: http://hr.mit.edu/learn<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=m7bs6G4sboXRwqtvNj4b5mBjE5bOlaojwxdCd0Qtou7uzhApSyHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fhr.mit.edu%2flearn>
Taking Control: Time Management Techniques That Work
Presented by Scott Rolph, M.A.; Talent Development Consultant, MIT Human Resources
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Building: 46-3189<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=gqmshEXk6t1DMvZmKt6rNKMVChs4fAFJrn5RtSad20JGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dXcarAfoq12Cq0H39hIYd7d1aYZP3jZuQ-687pb9hMu18bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQoywAAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkT-4bKkpHKxeTZKBgjE4noE-BgAIJw4%252f6%252fkemCyVcBwBJAHpQeC0W9RA%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0JyYWluK2FuZCtDb2duaXRpdmUrU2NpZW5jZXMrQ29tcGxleCwrNDMrVmFzc2FyK1N0LCtDYW1icmlkZ2UsK01BKzAyMTM5L0A0Mi4zNjIzMDYzLC03MS4wOTM5NTQ2LDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGFiZmQyMzM3MWY6MHg2ZGUwZTc5ZDFiY2U5YmY3IThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjMwMjQhNGQtNzEuMDkxNzY1OQ> (Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
Register<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-control-time-management-techniques-that-work-registration-46771017372>
Fixing Our Broken Sleep
Presented by Rick Clerici, C. HT., C.S.E.; Director, Clear Mind Systems
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: 76-156<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=qqN84jDZm-eqcY-4wgytM4QEDzmHdaI2cFCfVwr4D_hGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d58ExEcciqnm2wxgxMMc4qm7zPTOJKZ9cDiMeGn8qolh8bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f6%252fUNPGn9vsHt6e5D6NCa_Efw%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0tvY2grSW5zdGl0dXRlK0ZvcitJbnRlZ3JhdGl2ZStDYW5jZXIrUmVzZWFyY2grYXQrTUlUL0A0Mi4zNjIyOTQ5LC03MS4wOTE0NzExLDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGE5MzJlOTc4ODE6MHgzOGY1ODM0ZjU2MGZhN2RkIThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjI5MSE0ZC03MS4wODkyODI0> (Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/fixing-our-broken-sleep-1539705600>
Practicing Mindfulness for Awareness, Wellness, and Connection
Presented by Gretchen Ki Steidle, M.B.A.; Founder and President, Global Grassroots and the Conscious Social Change Initiative
Friday, October 26, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: 76-156<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2cnmioQm93dicoB11LN7tuKGDCWKfWBGQcVM6mtb_r1GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3davyrSUx1vm98HJOZnioKqeT0D5PLI0OME6iS_EIGI0Z8bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f10%252fbJ2kF3xMdMAnVqAq_psYYQ%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0tvY2grSW5zdGl0dXRlK0ZvcitJbnRlZ3JhdGl2ZStDYW5jZXIrUmVzZWFyY2grYXQrTUlUL0A0Mi4zNjIyOTQ5LC03MS4wOTE0NzExLDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGE5MzJlOTc4ODE6MHgzOGY1ODM0ZjU2MGZhN2RkIThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjI5MSE0ZC03MS4wODkyODI0> (Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/mindfulness-practice-for-awareness-wellness-and-connection-1540569600>
The Power of Resilience: Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Hardship
Presented by Daniel Jackson, Ph.D.; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: NE49-5000<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=-s4C4z9f7NQswkzPKbUr431q82QbEhJmx0_-HUI3PJtGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dc0KweuoD1Pdgk-tKjimbbxvrUXxZx3xuohE5KYRHPq58bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f12%252fv5h6H80eDgCaMmxvKJESxQ%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL05FNDksKzYwMCtUZWNobm9sb2d5K1NxdWFyZSwrQ2FtYnJpZGdlLCtNQSswMjEzOS9ANDIuMzYzNDEwMywtNzEuMDk1MjczMiwxN3ovZGF0YT0hM20xITRiMSE0bTUhM200ITFzMHg4OWUzNzBhYzczYzUwNTlmOjB4ZWJjZGUxNTRiNjIxNmMyOSE4bTIhM2Q0Mi4zNjM0MDY0ITRkLTcxLjA5MzA4NDU> (5th floor, L-Lab)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/the-power-of-resilience-inspirational-stories-of-overcoming-hardship-1540915200>
Making It All Add Up: Your Big Financial Decisions
Presented by Steven Dimitriou, A.I.F., Q.P.F.C.; Managing Partner, Mayflower Advisors
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Building: 46-3189<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=BRcmaIW6Ntfq2b6437St8fLBVauhoORX-fnugwOzTzRGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d8rOplHOr4T1g_AP70vBWoUnlD9u5RKFt_rjTXj2vPmDnzXVziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQoywAAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkT-4bKkpHKxeTZKBgjE4noE-BgAIJw4%252f10%252faEZIKK_8FyLgxsOqI9yYIg%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0JyYWluK2FuZCtDb2duaXRpdmUrU2NpZW5jZXMrQ29tcGxleCwrNDMrVmFzc2FyK1N0LCtDYW1icmlkZ2UsK01BKzAyMTM5L0A0Mi4zNjIzMDYzLC03MS4wOTM5NTQ2LDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGFiZmQyMzM3MWY6MHg2ZGUwZTc5ZDFiY2U5YmY3IThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjMwMjQhNGQtNzEuMDkxNzY1OQ> (Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/making-it-all-add-up-part-1-the-big-financial-decisions-1541628000>
MIT Spouses&Partners Connect
Offers social and career-related groups and events for your spouse/partner/family. For more information and event listings, visit http://spouses.mit.edu/.
Expecting and New Parents Group at Westgate
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Westgate Lounge, W85-Basement
Led by MIT mom Colleen, this is a weekly group for parents-to-be and parents of infants to crawlers to share information and support each other. For more...
Trade Wars: Much More Than Just Tariffs
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
E25-111
Research - Life balance: Much More Than Just Tariffs
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | 7:00pm - 8:15pm
56-162
Research-life balance - the ongoing process of striking a balance between one's research or career and the other aspects or demands of life, seems to have become a greater challenge over the years. The negative effects of an adverse research-life balance include burnout, stress and health problems; it can also take a substantial toll on social and family relationships.How to balance both? Let's explore on Wednesday and get practical tips from the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita.
MIT Om under the dome
Sessions are held every Monday at noon and Thursday at 5:30pm (excluding Institute holidays).
Thursday, October 4, 2018 5:30pm - 6pm
Building 10-500
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/om_under_the_dome#.W6U8hM5JGUk<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4i2MdAHabSrg9mDq4Ub_GJDrTeRHMiCpZP86wYTyyx_uzhApSyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcalendar.mit.edu%2fevent%2fom_under_the_dome%23.W6U8hM5JGUk>
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:
* African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC at MIT) ERG
* Asian Pacific American ERG
* Latino ERG,
* Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG
* Millennials ERG
* Women in IT ERG
Check out the link for more information and upcoming events: https://hr.mit.edu/diversity-inclusion/ergs
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 provides this benefit
through a special MBTA* chip embedded in the MIT ID card. (*Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority). Check the back of your ID card. If “Charlie INSIDE!” is written on it,
you are all set. Questions? Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106).
OTHER RESOURCES
Free Membership for the National Postdoctoral Association
MIT is a Sustaining Member of the NPA, which means you can become an affiliate member for free. This will help you network with other postdocs across the country and gain access to members only resources that can help further your career. To join, click on this Affiliate Memberships direct link for MIT<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/general/register_start.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D> and follow the registration process, using your MIT email address. Once you click “submit,” the NPA will review your request and confirm your membership by email about a week later.
SAI
Driving Cultural Change in Life Sciences Publishing
Oct 22, 12pm - 1pm
45 Prospect Street in Central Square
Details Here<https://www.stemadvocacy.org/>
The goal for the series is for people in science development to engage, learn, share and connect. Presenters get a chance to share their work and participants get a chance to hear about all the exciting projects currently in the works.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH!
Careers in Data Science and Data Engineering: Insight Data Science
Program Directors from Insight Data Science will be leading a discussion on careers in data science, health data science, and data engineering. Scientists and engineers from diverse fields, including physics, astronomy, computational biology, neuroscience, math, statistics, chemical engineering and computer science, are playing key roles in transforming the way companies and public institutions work with data to impact our daily lives.
The Insight Data Science Fellows Program is an intensive, seven-week postdoctoral training fellowship that bridges the gap between academic research and a career in data science by matching Fellows with opportunities at Insight’s partner companies. Based in Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston, the program enables scientists to learn the industry-specific skills through a project-based, industry-driven learning approach designed to train academics in many of the cutting edge data science tools and practices used in industry. There are now over 1,600 Insight Fellows working as data scientists and data engineers on top data-driven teams including Facebook, the New York Times, Netflix, Twitter, Bloomberg, Apple, LinkedIn, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Wayfair, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and CVS Health, as well as at various well-funded startups.
This event will: (1) provide a high-level overview of data science in the technology industry and (2) describe the Insight Fellows Program. The session will include time for Q&A, as well as advice for those interested in transitioning to careers in data science and data engineering. Learn more at: insightdatascience.com<http://insightdatascience.com/> and insightdataengineering.com<http://insightdataengineering.com/>.
Date and Time: Thursday, October 4, 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Location: 4-149
Registration(through Insight Data Science): https://goo.gl/forms/3iPeqKmd4tH3uRLx1
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