Interested in running? Submit a candidate nomination form here by Thursday 9/7/17 and send your statement (<400 words describing their qualifications and interest in the position) in an email by Friday 9/8/17 to pda-elections@mit.edu. Note: there will be a MANDATORY training workshop for newly elected officers on 9/21/17 from 12-5pm. If you have any questions regarding the election, especially regarding candidate eligibility, please email pda-elections@mit.edu. Not interested in running? We still encourage you to attend and vote! All MIT postdocs are members of the MIT PDA and therefore can nominate candidates for office and vote at general elections.

Date and Time Monday, September 18, 1:30 PM

Location Koch Institute Room, 76-156

Beyond the Bench Career Panel at MIT
Friday, August 18, 2017, 5.30-8 PM

Join us for a panel discussion on career in consulting, finance, venture capitol, law firm and entrepreneurship. Panelist includes Dan Hawkins (Clarion Healthcare), Frank Gentile (Third Rock Ventures), Tilman Kispersky (McKinsey & Company), Jason Bonadio (Healthcare Hedge fund) and many more panelists representing patent law and entrepreneurship areas.

This panel will be organized by MIT PDA, on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 5.30 PM to 8.00 PM at Broad Institute 2nd floor, Monadnock room, Cambridge, MA. Come, ask questions during the panel and stay for fun reception and networking event with corporate professionals.

Please visit us MIT PDA website for more detail and book your ticket on https://beyond-the-bench.eventbrite.com

This is a FREE event but REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.

Please join us at McDermott Court on Friday, Aug. 4th, from 5-8pm for food and fun, meeting postdocs from around the campus and seeing old friends. The PDA will be providing food and drinks for all MIT postdocs, their families, spouses, and significant others. Please bring your 21+ ID and your MIT ID.

Date and Time Friday, August 4, 5:00 – 7:00PM

Location McDermott Court, MIT (https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=G2)

No RSVP necessary!

Register here to attend; find the flyer with links here.

Join us to learn about the NIH Loan Repayment Programs, a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers.

The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and clinical specialties are forcing some scientists to abandon their research careers for higher-paying private industry or private practice careers. The LRPs counteract the financial pressure of scientists by repaying up to $35,000 annually of a researcher’s qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.

For more information visit:

https://www.lrp.nih.gov/

Date and Time Thursday, July 27th, 11:00 – 1:00 PM

Location 4-270

Registration https://bpda-nih-lrp-mit.eventbrite.com