PDA 2013 elections

Thanks you to all postdocs that participated in the 2013 PDA elections. And congratulations to the new Officers and Chairs! Here are the results of the elections:  —— Officers —— President Candidate: Thomas Crouzier Thomas Crouzier elected with 15 votes (2 blanks)   Vice President Candidate: Sara Cleto Sara Cleto elected with 14 votes (1 blank)   Corresponding Secretary Candidate:…

PDA elections – TODAY!

Dear postdocs, This is a friendly reminder for the upcoming PDA elections. All postdocs are welcome to come vote! When: Thursday September 26th 12:15 – 2PM Where: W20-306 Food?: Yes! Pizza and drinks will be provided! The list of currently declared candidates can be viewed here If you wish to declare your candidacy, please fill out this form. PDA Officers positions:…

Meet Wolf Greenfield

Dear MIT Postdocs, Bob Dolan, MIT Career Counselor for Postdoctoral Scholars, recently met  with representatives of Wolf Greenfield, a law firm that specializes in patent law and intellectual property.  He reports that they also have a strong MIT presence and hire many MIT scientist and engineers.  Please see below for information about two sessions they will…

Preparing for Difficult Conversations

Speaker: Toni Robinson, MIT Ombudsperson and Special Assistant to the President Date and Time:  Tuesday, October 15 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 (Dept. of Brain & Cognitive Sciences) Register here Are you too nervous to raise an important topic with your supervisor? When talking with others, do you find it hard to negotiate for…

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week

Dear postdocs! The PDA wishes every MIT postdoc a Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! The PDA is an association of postdocs for postdocs. We know all about the joys and the troubles that postdocs typically go through. This is why the PDA is dedicated to creating a stronger postdoc community and enhancing the postdoc experience here at…

Party Cruise

The MIT Postdoc Association (PDA) is organizing a Party Cruise in the harbor on Friday September the 20th. We will go aboard the Ship at 8.30PM (the boat sets sail at 9.00PM) On the Ship there will be dance music, but also the opportunity to talk and get to know other post-docs. If you are…

Technology Leadership Development program @ BD

Forwarded message (via Career Services) – information session to be held at MIT of possible interest to postdocs (only US residents):   “BD is an industry leader in medical technology in the development, manufacture and selling of medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. We are seeking talented graduate student candidates for the Technology Leadership Development…

Meet DuPont!

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