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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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“MIT’s Postdoctoral Association  MIT’s 1,300 or so postdocs have a lot on their hands; they are driving forward world-class research while preparing their next career move and often starting a family. Paulina Hill, a postdoc in the Langer lab, recognized that postdocs’ needs are different from those of faculty and students and that postdocs needed…

Dear fellow MIT PostDocs, The PDA is pleased to open the call for applications to the Fall 2013 Travel Grants, covering the period from 1st September 2013 to 1st of January 2014. The deadline for online applications is October 1st 2013 and the grants will be announced by 15th October 2013. We encourage postdoc applicants from all disciplines to participate, as per…

Information for MIT Postdocs from Bob Dolan, MIT Career Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars: MIT Careers in collaboration with the Office of Vice President for Research  has lots to offer you! You can always find out what we’re up to by visiting our website or our Facebook page. So what’s happening? ·         The Fall Career Fair will be on Friday, September 20th.  This is your…

Dear Postdoctoral community, On behalf of the MIT Postdoctoral Association, we would like to announce a success in our attempts to assure minimal salary levels and annual salary increases and to equalize healthcare costs between postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral associates. The Office of the Vice President for Research has recently communicated updated guidelines, advising Deans…