Dear Postdocs, We’re kicking off a new series of department and lab tours across MIT to discover what’s happening in our various buildings, learn about research in other fields, and connect to people across campus. This first event on November 18th, 2024, at 3 p.m. is a tour of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics…
Laura Lewis and Jing Kong receive postdoctoral mentoring award
MIT professors Laura Lewis and Jing Kong have been recognized with the MIT Postdoctoral Association’s Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring. The award is given annually to faculty or other principal investigators (PIs) whose current and former postdoctoral scholars say they stand out in their efforts to create a supportive work environment for postdocs and support…
VPR Meeting September 2024
Last week, the executive board of the postdoctoral association met withthe Vice President for Research, Ian Waitz, to discuss ways of improvingthe living and working conditions of postdocs at MIT. As a first step, theVPR and PDA agreed on a closer collaboration to effectively improvepostdoc life at MIT. To maintain continuity, the PDA and VPR…
First PDA general meeting and coffee hour of this term
Today we kicked off the first PDA General Meeting and Coffee Hour of this term! Thanks everyone for joining and sharing your great ideas for the postdoc community! You can download the meeting slides here. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting on Oct 29th, 12 pm in E25-140 or via Zoom! Want…
Buddy Program reopening
Dear MIT postdocs, It is our pleasure to announce the reopening of the Buddy Program. This initiative is designed to connect postdocs with colleagues outside of their immediate academic circle to help them build a supportive community. Sign up by completing the registration form (https://forms.gle/4zBbQ52jfGL7wyC28) and we will match you with 2 or 3 other postdocs at…
Introducing the MIT PDA elected cohort for the 2024/25 academic year
Dear MIT postdocs Thank you all for voting during the 2024/2025 MIT PDA officer elections! We are happy to announce the new cohort of elected PDA officers for the coming year who will be taking over on September 1st, 2024. Election results: We look forward to the initiatives, connections, and events this new cohort will…
It is time to vote! PDA-Elections are open
PDA-officer elections are open! Exercise your rights as an MIT postdoc and vote to elect your fellow postdocs into the MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) leadership positions. All nominees have shown interest in the PDA and have elected to run for one or two official positions. Go to the election portal, read their statements to know more…
LUNCH WITH POSTDOC CAREER ADVISING CANDIDATES
Please join us to meet the final candidates for the Postdoc Career Advising position in Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD). This role serves the postdoc community with seminars, workshops and individual advising to advance your career. Candidate visits will take place next Tuesday (July 16) and Thursday (July 18), and each day there will be a lunch organized…
PDA Election
PDA elections are here! If you are interested in taking on a leadership positions, relating with institute administration and making changes happen for all postdocs, then this is an opportunity for you. Please use the form below to self-nominate yourself for a position you are interested in. PDA 2024/25 Elections: Self-nomination form The MIT Postdoctoral…
From Academia to Industry: Career Advice from MIT Industry Careers Panel
reposted from https://ericmjl.github.io/blog/2024/3/9/industry-career-panel-for-phd-students-and-post-docs-at-mit/ written by Eric J. Ma on 2024-03-09 On 6 March 2024, I was a panelist at a career panel hosted by the MIT Career Advising & Professional Development Office. Alongside me were: This was an event organized by: Shen Wang was our moderator. One question posed to us was what advice we would offer to…