March 2, 2014 Interviewing for and Negotiating Academic Job Offers (panel) (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 76-156 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm March 3, 2015 Exploring Careers in Finance (organized by the MIT GECD) Location: 4-163 Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm Company presentation: Sandia National Laboratories (organized by the MIT GECD) Location: 4-145 Time: 6:00pm…
Month: February 2015
Report of the Institute Community and Equity Officer (ICEO)
From Ed Bertschinger, MIT ICEO, February 12, 2015 In 2013 I was appointed the first institute community and equity officer (ICEO) at MIT, a position supporting President Reif’s goals of enhancing the experience of MIT community members and helping them to leverage the power of diversity. During the past 18 months I have heard from…
MIT PDA, Brazil, and S&P Carnival Party next Friday, March 6
Oi Postdocs! MIT PDA, S&P, Brazil, and BSA are hosting a Brazilian carnival party on Friday, March 6, from 7 – 10pm in the MIT Student Center. Come meet new friends from all over our world while enjoying live music and a feast with us! Hope to see you there, MIT PDA Community Building Committee…
This week at MIT (Feb 23th – 27th)
February 23, 2014 How to Talk to Strangers: Informational Interviewing to Grow Your Network (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 1-371 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Select a Medical School Workshop (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 4-149 Time: 7:15pm – 8:45pm February 24, 2015 What Every International Student Should Know about US…
This week at MIT (Feb 15th – 21st)
February 16, 2014 Company presentation: Schlumberger (organized by the MIT GECD) Location: 3-270 Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm February 17, 2015 Resumes for the YES Pile (A GECD Webinar) (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm LinkedIn Lab (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: E39-040 Time: 2:00pm…
Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Dominik Hartmann
Dr. Dominik Hartmann is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on Febuary 11th. His presentation is titled “Uncovering the relationships between productive structures and income inequality”. BIO: Dr. Dominik Hartmann is a complexity economist and EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the MIT Media Lab (US) and the University…
Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Sudha Kumari
Dr. Sudha Kumari is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on Febuary 11th. Her presentation is titled “Cell-cell contacts in immune response”. BIO: Dr. Sudha Kumari is currently a postdoctoral associate at the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kumari completed a PhD in…
Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Bilge Atasoy
Dr. Bilge Atasoy is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on Febuary 11th. Her presentation is titled “Optimizing a flexible mobility on demand system”. BIO: Dr. Bilge Atasoy has been a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT working with Prof. Moshe Ben-Akiva since December 2013. Prior to joining Intelligent Transportation Systems…
MIT PDA + Broad Postdoc Trivia + Game Night
We had a great turnout at our trivia and game night last Friday, be sure to join us at the next one!…
This week at MIT (Feb 8th – 14th)
February 9, 2014 How to Request Letters of Recommendation (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 4-153 Time: 7:15pm – 8:45pm February 10, 2015 LinkedIn Lab: Transforming a Passive Profile to an Active Networking Platform (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 1-371 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm GRE Strategy Session, sponsored…