Weekly PDA Newsletter - October 15, 2019

[Natalia M Barbour]

[iconmonstr-facebook-4.png]<https://www.facebook.com/MITPDA77/> [iconmonstr-twitter-4.png] <https://twitter.com/MITPDA>  [iconmonstr-instagram-14.png] <https://www.instagram.com/mitpda/>  [iconmonstr-linkedin-4.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2506720/>

[pdaLogoWhiteRed.png]<https://pda.mit.edu/>


MITPDA Newsletter
October 15, 2019 | pda.mit.edu<https://pda.mit.edu/>

Contents


PDA & Other Events

Funding Opportunities
Miscellaneous

NEW CONTENT:

Get to Know Each Other

Honors and Awards

PDA & Other Events

               "Rise above the storm and you will find sunshine."

Fund your event via PInG Grant
Got an idea how to enrich our community? We got funds to help you put it to life. Apply here<https://pda.mit.edu/events/ping/>
(ongoing application process)

<https://gallery.mailchimp.com/156ecccacf03a6376855ef479/images/762ccf40-6740-462c-a69b-4c95002f0c65.png>Econ social hour, Friday (October 18th at 5pm)
more info<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/econ_social_hour#.XaUUaFB7nOQ>

Catalyst 2020 - Innovating for Healthcare Impact, Apply here<https://catalyst.mitlinq.org/2018/mit2020/>
Join multidisciplinary teams that collaborate to deeply understand real unmet needs and develop solutions in healthcare.

<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scgb-boston-area-postdoc-meeting-series-tickets-70534535695?ref=enivtefor001&invite=MTczOTk1NDkva3Njb2JpZUBzaW1vbnNmb3VuZGF0aW9uLm9yZy8w%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&utm_term=eventpage>
SCGB Boston-area Postdoc Meeting, October 28th, 2019 at 6pm
The purpose of these meetings is to bring together postdocs
interested in neural coding and dynamics to discuss ideas and data.

J-WEL Higher Education is hiring graduate students and postdocs (data science)
More details here<https://jwel.mit.edu/facilitators-data-science-uruguay>

Submit your idea to MindHandHeart Innovation Fund<http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovationfund>
How to increase awareness about mental health, open till October 31st, 2019.

Confidential support group for women.
Join if you need support or would like to offer one. More info here.<https://friendsofsarah.org/>

Momentum seeks Postdocs to be an Instructor.
Momentum is an interdisciplinary design course offered to first and second year MIT undergraduate students during the month of January. Apply here.<https://ome.mit.edu/programs-services/momentum-2020-teaching-assistant-application>
<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/employer_resume_critiques_2196#.XX-il1B7nOQ>
<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/employer_resume_critiques_2196#.XX-il1B7nOQ><https://calendar.mit.edu/event/employer_resume_critiques_2196#.XX-il1B7nOQ>
<https://calendar.mit.edu/event/employer_resume_critiques_2196#.XX-il1B7nOQ>Weekly Postdoc Sports<https://pda.mit.edu/events/sports-events/>

LGBTQ+ and allies<https://qtphds.mit.edu/>


GLiMPSE Podcast<http://glimpse.mit.edu/>

GLiMPSE's recently released a 2 part series podcast with MIT Institute Professor Bob Langer

Click here to view?<http://glimpse.mit.edu/> the podcast

?

more...<https://pda.mit.edu/events/calendar/>

Funding Opportunities

NEW funding opportunity here<https://imes.mit.edu/call-for-applications-mit-gsk-gertrude-b-elion-research-fellowship-program-for-drug-discovery-and-disease/> (This Fellowship Program funds research that has the potential to transform and modernize drug discovery)
An extensive list of fellowships are available here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/>

Honors and Awards

Congrats Jasmina Burek (PDA IT Chair). Jasmina received a SETAC North American Graduate Member Travel Award. This award will allow her to participate in SETAC North American Meeting, which will be held in Toronto (Canada) in November. Great job Jasmina!


This section is designed to share recent successes of our postdoc (including postdoc alumni) community. If you or anyone you know have recently received an award or recognition, please email the details to nbarbour at mit.edu

Get to Know Each Other
Share your work! We would love to hear about it.
Send an email to nbarbour at mit.edu

Miscellaneous

?Broadening Engagement through Engineering at MIT (BEEAM)

Details here<https://pda.mit.edu/broadening-engagement-through-engineering-at-mit-beeam/>



Simons Collaboration on Global Brain Boston Area Postdoc Meeting

Details here<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/collaborations/global-brain/events/>



MIT Creative Arts Council

Postdocs are invited to attend concerts and lectures on campus, Details here<http://calendar.mit.edu/calendar?event_types%5B%5D=102755>



MIT Spouses & Partners Connect
Details here<https://spouses.mit.edu/>

Career Advising and Professional Development

Schedule an appointment here<https://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs>

CAPD events<https://capd.mit.edu/events>


MIT Writing and Communications Centre
Details here<https://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/>
Peer-to-peer scientific communication resource: Comm Lab
Details here<http://mitcommlab.mit.edu/find-comm-labs/>
MIT Work Life Centre
Details here<https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/center>
MIT Employee Resource Group
Details here<https://hr.mit.edu/diversity-inclusion/ergs>
MIT Alumni Association's Infinite Connection
Details here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/career-after-mit/alumni/>
MIT Alumni Job Board<https://alum.mit.edu/careers/jobs>

MBTA Access: Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106)



Free Membership to the National Postdoctoral Association

Details here<https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/general/register_member_type.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D>




MIT Postdoctoral Association
Contact us<https://pda.mit.edu/about/contact/> | Get involved!<https://pda.mit.edu/about/get-involved/>




-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0001.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1913 bytes
Desc: image001.png
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0005.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.png
Type: image/png
Size: 2357 bytes
Desc: image002.png
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0006.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.png
Type: image/png
Size: 2812 bytes
Desc: image003.png
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0007.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1949 bytes
Desc: image004.png
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0008.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.png
Type: image/png
Size: 18173 bytes
Desc: image005.png
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20191014/59c0b47f/attachment-0009.png