Dear MIT Postdocs,
The MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA), which represents all postdocs across MIT, is looking for a new leadership team 2020-2021, and would like to invite you to apply for the board. Nominations are open from now till 20 August, while elections will be held online from 24-28 August 2020.
MIT-PDA facilitates engagement of postdocs in various institute-level matters on professional and social life of postdocs and is especially relevant in these uncertain times. If you are looking for leadership opportunities at MIT and a way to connect with and influence the 1600 strong postdoc community on campus, please consider becoming an officer for the 2020-2021 term. Previous initiatives of the MIT PDA include career and mentorship events, social events, postdoc benefits (MBTA passes) and constant collaboration with the MIT Vice-President for Research office for discussion on postdoc life at MIT.
Please join the current officers for a chat on virtual coffee hour at 1 PM, August 18.
Nominations for all leadership positions are open from 1-20 August 2020. Please click here to nominate yourself.
Each candidate can contest for a maximum of 2 positions.
The following positions are open for nominations:
5 Executive positions: President*, Vice-President, Treasurer, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries.
9 Chairs of Standing Committees: Advocacy, Professional Development, Community Building and Outreach, Alumni, Fundraising, Human Affairs/Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Information Flow & IT Support, Orientation, and Sports.
A comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities of each position are available in the MIT-PDA bylaws.
Eligibility to contest in elections:
*President: An MIT postdoc (associate or fellow)must have previously served as an MIT-PDA Officer for a minimum of 60 days or have attended a minimum of one third of all PDA monthly Meetings within a 12 month period immediately preceding the election.
All other positions: Open to all MIT-Postdocs (Associates or Fellows)
Please join the monthly PDA meeting on 11 August to chat with current officers.
Please feel free to reach out to Ann (annskocz@mit.edu) or any of the current PDA officers for specific questions.
Note that all information submitted in the nomination form will be shared with the MIT Postdoc community.
On behalf of MIT-PDA,
Harish Banda
Recording Secretary 2019-2020