Weekly PDA Newsletter- February 10, 2020

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MITPDA Newsletter
February 10, 2020 | pda.mit.edu<https://pda.mit.edu/>

Contents

PDA & Other Events

Funding Opportunities
Miscellaneous

PDA & Other Events

"Great things never come from comfort zones."

NEXT PDA MEETING
Tuesday, February 11th at 1pm-2pm, 10-370
RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-lQnw7PWIpjnN0dh5aBiiehbFIvog_1TKa1Sv6JSp4nuP6Q/viewform>

PDA Valentine's day Event at the MIT Johnsons Ice Skating Rink
February 15th, 1pm - 4pm

Brain-Break Session (meditation and mindfulness)
Monday, February 10th at 4pm, 66-154, Register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfftbWByMNXActUAUsXFR5IrqSVRI_2t5YHLm8SAuTe1CChtw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1>

Predictive Multiscale Materials Design Course

June 1-5, 2020 More info<https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/predictive-multiscale-materials-design>

New technology incubator at MGH for interested candidates to work with MGH physicians on innovation project

Monday, February 17th at 7pm at Harvard Innovation Labs, more info<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff61CxadHA4jh3oqee51j47JOhmVN0jhz5Ouy69dzsoz7Rjw/viewform>

Opportunities for Fellowships and Career
Tuesday, February 11th, 3:30-5:30 at BU, details here<https://www.bu.edu/research/nigms/>

MIT European Career Fair
Saturday, Feb 22, 9 am - 4 pm, Johnson Athletic Center (W34), details here<https://euro-career.mit.edu/#!/>

Spring 2020 Professional Development at the Discovery Museum Fellowship Schedule:
Saturday, March 14  from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
More info here<https://www.discoveryacton.org/fellowships>
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)

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

The "Nasdaq Fellows" program is expanding. It is geared towards MIT Postdocs who would like to do a 6-12 month paid Fellowship (part-time or full-time) with Nasdaq's Boston-based Innovation and Machine Intelligence Labs. The following Fellowship areas are available for consideration:

  *   Data Science & Machine Learning
  *   Cryptography & Security
  *   Data Intensive Distributed Systems
  *   High-Performance Computing

Application Dates: February thru December, 2020, with the potential to extend into 2021.
Monthly Stipends: $3,500 part-time/20hrs per week or $7,000 full-time.
Fellows will work on new initiatives and gain workplace experience, collaborating with Nasdaq business leaders, technology experts, and customers.

Please share with your colleagues and postdocs. Interested postdocs can send their resume/cover letter to: internship at nasdaq.com<mailto:internship at nasdaq.com>

An extensive list of fellowships is available here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/>

Get to Know Each Other
Send an email to nbarbour at mit.edu<mailto: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/>

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