Hello Postdocs! The MIT Postdoc Initiative Grant Committee (PInG) are excited to announce the initiatives that have been awarded funding in this inaugural round, and the people behind them: Postdoc Podcast – Alexandre Albanese (albanese@mit.edu) – $530 A weekly podcast featuring interviews from MIT postdocs of all disciplines. The MIT Think Tank Candlelight…
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University awards approximately 50 fully funded fellowships each year. Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment, who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. Applicants must have received their…
This week at MIT (June 21st – 27th)
June 24, 2015 Want to Increase Your Odds for Success? Change Your Mindset (organized by WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) registration required) Location: Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge Time: 6:00pm –8:30pm June 26, 2015 Negotiations in the Workplace (organized by the MIT Work Life Center, registration required) Location: E19-603 Time: 12:00pm –1:00pm…
This week at MIT (June 14th – 20th)
June 16, 2015 Big Data Gets Personal: Transforming Healthcare in the Age of Wearable Tech (organized by the Biotech Connection in Boston, registration required) Location: Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, #1, Cambridge Time: 6:00pm –9:00pm June 17, 2015 Public Freaking vs Public Speaking (organized by WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) registration required)…
Summer’s Here Social @ Firebrand Saints!
Happy June Postdocs! Please join us on the outdoor patio of Firebrand Saints, June 4, at 5:30pm for our Summer’s Here Social! Refreshments will be provided by the PDA and the Harvard Postdocs. Who: Postdoctoral Researchers What: Social Hour Where: Firebrand Saints, One Broadway, Cambridge MA, 02142 (near Longfellow Bridge) Why: to get to know other postdocs,…
This week at MIT (May 24th – 30th)
May 26, 2015 Staying Focus in a Busy World (organized by the Mass AWIS, registration required) Location: Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, 220 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 Time: 5:45pm –8:00pm May 27, 2015 Entrepreneurship Programs and Resources for MIT Postdocs (organized by the PDA, registration required) Location: Singleton Auditorium (MIT 46-3002) Time: 4:0pm…
Recap – Joint MIT/Harvard Postdoc Sharing Science Seminar
Thanks to everyone that came out to our latest event in the postdoc seminar series, and we hope to have even more at next month’s talks!…
This week at MIT (May 17th – 23rd)
May 19, 2015 Futures in Life Sciences Program – Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs (organized by Propel Careers, MassBio and MassBioEd, registration required) Location: MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge MA 02139 Time: 5:30pm –8:00pm May 20, 2015 Naturejobs Career Expo 2015 (registration required) Location: Back Bay Events Center, 200 Berkeley…
Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang
Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. His presentation is titled “Online Optimization under Random Time Arrivals”. BIO: Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang joined MIT as a postdoctoral research associate with Patrick Jaillet in 2015. Before that, he obtained an engineering degree at the École Polytechnique ParisTech in 2010…
Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Elizabeth Sterner
Dr. Elizabeth Sterner is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. Her presentation is titled “Sensing Trace Benzene in Humid Air”. BIO: Dr. Elizabeth S. Sterner is a Postdoctoral Associate in Prof. Timothy M Swager’s group in the chemistry department. She earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University, where she worked…