Nominations open for the PDA Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award 2022-2023!!

[Benedict Alois Borer]

Dear MIT Postdoc community,

We are excited to open nominations for the MIT PDA Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award 2022-2023!

The goal of the proposed award is to honor and acknowledge principal investigator (PI)s for excellent postdoctoral scholar mentoring, and to recognize both the value of quality mentoring and its impact on the career path of postdoctoral scholars. It will highlight the unique opportunities and challenges of mentoring postdoctoral scholars, who are poised to become the next generation of academic and scientific leaders. This award is seen as an effective way to spread the culture of awareness of the critical role the faculty play in academic/career development of postdoctoral scholars, and further, to recognize the importance of postdoctoral scholars to MIT’s mission.

To nominate your PI, please upload your nomination here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xhQGsqIe8tK5AKfDRzdi-72GzSLMPvqMhclnx_K64j8/edit> (max 2 pages, PDF format) where you outline why your PI should receive this award following the criteria defined below!

Eligibility
All current MIT faculty, principal research scientists, and senior research scientists, who are in good standing at MIT, mentoring current postdoctoral scholars are eligible for the award. The primary nomination must be submitted by a current MIT postdoctoral scholar, who may organize supporting statements from additional current and former postdoctoral scholars.

Criteria
The nominees will be reviewed based on demonstrated strengths in some or all of the following areas:
	• Excellence in fostering and encouraging professional skills development and growth towards independence
	• Ability to foster an inclusive work environment where postdoctoral mentees across a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives are empowered to engage in the mentee-mentor relationship
	• Ability to support postdoctoral mentees in their pursuit of a chosen career path
	• A commitment to a continued professional mentoring relationship with mentees, beyond the limit of the postdoctoral term

Nominations will close on 2/28/2023 at 11:59 PM EDT.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact pda-mentoringaward at mit.edu <mailto:pda-mentoringaward at mit.edu>.

Best wishes
Your PDA

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Benedict Borer
Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, Bablab
President of the MIT Postdoctoral Association
bborer at mit.edu


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