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MIT PDA invites all MIT Postdocs to nominate themselves for the Vice-President and Fundraising Chair positions of the MIT PDA. Duties of these position can be found here​. Interested candidates should attend the next MIT PDA General Meeting on the 9th April 2021 at 11am EST o​n zoom….

Bridge to BCG   What: Bridge to BCG is an immersive workshop experience designed to help ADCs test-drive the BCG project team experience. You will have the opportunity to learn more about BCG and consulting as well as network with BCG consulting staff and other ADC participants interested in consulting. When: May 24, 2021 to May 27, 2021…

Navigating science career journeys with LEAdership and Professional Strategies & Skills Training Spring 2021 courses Open to all Graduate Students and Postdocs at MIT, particularly for School of Science members 8.S396 & 8.S397 (listed as “Special Subject: Physics” — long story, weird name, but it’s LEAPS!) 8.S396 for Part I — Sharpen Your Professional Strategies…

Join the MIT Technology Licensing Office and MIT Libraries in January 2021 for a series of free virtual seminars on Intellectual Property. Register here: https://mit_tlo.eventbrite.com/ In this series, you’ll hear from experts from MIT and other organizations in the Boston entrepreneurial ecosystem who will share their knowledge and best practices on IP topics including: patents,…

Otamatone Zoom session Could you have been stressed out over this “crazy” year and you are looking for any bit of fun during this holiday period? We recently came across this instrument known as the Otamatone (https://otamatone.com) which looks really fun [here is a video of people playing it as a form of stress relief (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScM9_C029xM)] and we think you can agree that for this stressful year, the more laughter, the better. …

Afterschool-tastic: a free online afterschool program run through the MIT Education Arcade for 9-14 year-olds who have a parent/guardian affiliated with MIT. The program runs during the weeks of Jan. 5 – Feb. 11 and consists of 2-3 one-hour online sessions per week over Zoom led by MIT mentors, on Tuesdays-Thursdays 5-6 pm. We have…

In July of this year, the PDA’s DE&I Committee administered a survey on the hiring and recruitment of postdocs around the institute. We are happy to share with you the results of this survey. Thank you to those of you that responded to the survey this summer. This survey represents a first effort to understand the relationship…

 Skill in action is yoga! Driving through challenging times being centered, can really enhance the quality of our life. Resolving to build a good routine can go a long way towards a healthy body and mind. MIT Post-doctoral Association welcomes all Postdocs and their families to join Sunrise Yoga Challenge, starting 11/9 at 6:30 am. This activity will continue for 4 weeks…

Dear Postdoctoral Scholars, Throughout MIT’s continuing ramp up of on-campus activity we want to highlight a benefit announced for Postdoc Associates and Postdoc Fellows who have children ages 0-12 years: a temporary child care subsidy has been activated for calendar year 2020, of $2000 per child ages 0-12.  Here are the details: Temporary additional child…