Weekly PDA Newsletter- January 17, 2020

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MITPDA Newsletter
January 17, 2020 | pda.mit.edu<https://pda.mit.edu/>

Contents

PDA & Other Events

Funding Opportunities
Miscellaneous

PDA & Other Events

"Life is like the monkey bars: you have to let go to move forward."

***The next meeting of the Postdoc Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will be held January 29th at 2:00 in E25-202. We will be discussing ways to advance DE&I efforts for postdocs. RSVP here<https://forms.gle/jen93zEL7YHS1MLD7>, or if you would like to get involved sooner, join the new Slack channel by clicking here<https://join.slack.com/t/mit-pd-dei/shared_invite/enQtODg0ODcwMzI1Mjk3LWJkYmVkM2M3YjUxNTY0ZDYwZDE0YTEzNTQ5YzBkNjVmZWIxYjI5MWRkNzFhZThhYTMyYWI4YWY5OGU1YWE1OWY>!***

Lessons in Life Science Entrepreneurship, sign up<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/larger-than-life-science-back-in-session-tickets-86018085409>
January 21st, 4-7pm
Invitation to Submit for 2020 2nd Annual "MIT A+B" Applied Energy Symposium
Details here<http://www.applied-energy.org/mitab2020/>

MIT IAP How to translate your ideas from the lab to practical use? (postdoc focused)
Register here<https://icorps.eventbrite.com>

MIT IAP Patent Workshop
Dates and info here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtUpN-vRcgdjiGItV7tHnD1msgV37GgTKJ8O51Su7gUZYnHQ/viewform>

MIT IAP Multiple Workshops on Intellectual Property
Browse and Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mit-technology-licensing-office-17970924014>

MIT IAP Inclusive Classrooms: How to Leverage Identity to Improve Your Teaching Practice
Dates and info here<http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289afed6d8d2830016e8f8a477503e3.html><https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mit-technology-licensing-office-17970924014>

<https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mit-technology-licensing-office-17970924014>
Pedagogy Workshop
January 23-26, 2020, <https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mit-technology-licensing-office-17970924014> more info<https://www.station1.org/station1-blog/2020-pedagogy-workshop>
<https://careers-tsne.icims.com/jobs/1429/director-of-programs/job?mobile=false&width=960&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240>
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

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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