Weekly PDA Newsletter- July 29th, 2020

[Natalia M Barbour]

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MITPDA Newsletter
July 29th, 2020 | pda.mit.edu<https://pda.mit.edu/>

Contents


PDA & Other Events:

-Social Events

-Career and Professional Development

Funding Opportunities and Jobs
Miscellaneous



Information on the return to campus (research ramp up)<https://covid19.mit.edu/phase-1-research-ramp-up-go-live-information>


Recording from the recent online "Visa and Immigration Q&A event" is available here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AkXdz6N5mo>
<https://pda.mit.edu/the-mit-center-for-worklife-and-wellbeing-covid-19-resources-and-information-%E2%9A%96/>


Planning to Protest? Know Your Rights As an Immigrant, info<https://www.boundless.com/blog/rights-immigrant-protests/>

PDA & Other Events

Do you feel like a born leader and want to use your talents to advocate on behalf on MIT Postdocs? Great! The PDA elections are coming up so stay tuned!
In the meanwhile, join us for a coffee hour☕️☕️☕️ on Monday, August 3rd at 1pm where you can meet current PDA Board and ask questions. zoom link<https://mit.zoom.us/j/92089708529>

NEXT PDA MEETING
August 11th, 1pm on zoom<https://mit.zoom.us/j/92573422691>

SOCIAL EVENTS – stay connected to the postdoc community and MIT

 ☕️☕️☕️Coffee hour with PDA August 3rd at 1pm on zoom☕️☕️☕️<https://mit.zoom.us/j/92089708529>

Take a break - NOON BREAK (July 31st) at 12:00 sign up<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS7XWk-TRzQkwsHDIttTcj5a4G5CUX_CfVsqVlGIj7p52pCA/viewform>
Join on zoom<https://mit.zoom.us/j/91731188348> (hosted by MIT PDA and ISO)


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

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – advance your career
Missed our latest panel - Publish or Perish? Here is the link<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_N1LLuZ6Ww&t=4s> to watch it on our youtube channel.

The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/collaborations/global-brain/> (SCGB) hosts a Boston-area postdoc / student meeting to bring together trainees interested in neural coding and dynamics to discuss ideas and data. You are invited to our next meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday, August 6 from 11:30am-1:00pm. For full details and to receive the Zoom link, please register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-scgb-boston-area-postdoc-student-meeting-tickets-112720959424>.

Save the date: Gibor Basri from Berkeley will give a talk on bias in academia and answer questions on 12 August 2020 at 4pm.

The Novartis Quantitative Sciences Academic-to-Industry Symposium is a virtual event on August 18-19th,2020.
Over the course of two afternoons designed to introduce academic students (primarily grad students and postdocs) to the quantitative sciences opportunities at Novartis. Pre-registeration required at https://bit.ly/31VoW39. Invitations will be sent leading up to the event.
MindHandHeart is offering grants up to $10,000. Deadline July 31st, more details here<http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovationfund>.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Northeastern University, the German Consulate in Boston and the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York are delighted to host a virtual Falling Walls Lab Boston<https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/boston-online-lab/> on October 1, 2020, at 6 p.m.
Falling Walls Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who would like to present their research work, business model, innovative project or transformative idea in front of their peers and a distinguished jury from academia and business.
The call for applications is now open. Submit your application and more info here<https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/boston-online-lab/>. (deadline August 16th)

<https://www.postdocacademy.org/>
Fund your event via PInG Grant
Got an idea to enrich our community? We have funds to help you put it to life. Apply here<https://pda.mit.edu/events/ping/>


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

GLiMPSE, a PDA-supported postdoc podcast, produced 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 and Jobs

An extensive list of fellowships is available here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/>
Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation:
2021 Program – Apply Here: https://beckman-foundation.smapply.io/prog/arnold_o_beckman_postdoctoral_fellowship/
Closes: September 4, 2020 at 5 pm (Pacific time)
Guidelines and eligibility here.<http://:%20http://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-postdoctoral-fellows><http://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-postdoctoral-fellows>


Get to Know Each Other
We would like to feature YOUR honors, awards and accomplishments. 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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