Finding a Good Postdoc, Career Panel
October 25, 2011, Tuesday
3:00–4:30 pm
54-100

Are you considering a career in academia? Perhaps you want to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and having a good postdoc experience. Panelists will address typical questions which doctoral students ask about postdoc opportunities, for example:

• How do I find postdoc opportunities? Where do I look?
• What is the timeline for seeking postdocs?
• Is there a typical hiring process? Applications? Interviews? Presentations?
• What are industry postdocs like, and what are the benefits of doing them?
• How do I get a postdoc in a different area of research than my doctoral research?
• What can I do to maximize my chances of having a positive experience in my postdoc?

Panelists will include current MIT postdocs and faculty members.
Registration preferred: Go to CareerBridge, select Workshops Career Fairs and Events
Sponsored by MIT Global Education & Career Development and the Graduate Student Council

For more information: Marilyn Wilson, 617-253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu

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More Upcoming Workshops offered by MIT GECD Career Services:
Registration through CareerBridge unless otherwise noted.

Negotiating Job Offers, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4-5pm, 1-190
The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. Knowing how, when and why you should negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and "What Can" and "What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career.

The Power of Networking, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3-4pm, 2-105
There is the right way and wrong way to network. This workshop introduces you to resources you’ll need to research companies and discuss strategies on how to effectively network using MIT and outside resources. Building relationships with fellow students, alumni and professionals is the most effective way to uncover employment opportunities. We will examine effective tactics for networking and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory.

Finding a Good Postdoc, (noted above) Tuesday, October 25, 3-4:30 pm, 54-100

Confessions of a government scientist: The Importance of Innovation to National Economic Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 2-105
Dr. Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be presenting and answering questions via webinar
Spintronics? Quantum information? Photovoltaics? Electric Cars? Implantable biosensors? Which, if not all, of these meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our national economic security? Our nascent “innovation economy” is dependent on discovery (research) and then implementation (development) of new technologies and the maintenance of a level playing field along the way. At NIST, our 3000+ scientists participate in all of these phases, performing basic research, identifying and investing in high impact areas like Health IT and SmartGrid and establishing and maintaining standards that maintain a level playing field for consumers and manufacturers. I will discuss the significance of an innovation economy, the importance of technical fields to its success and the fundamental role of (and opportunities in) government toward realizing national economic security through innovation. Registration through CareerBridge.

Informational Interviewing, Thursday, October 27th, 5-6:15pm, iHouse
Dinner- 5-5:30
Presentation: 5:30-6:15pm

How can you make connections and gather the information you need to explore various career opportunities? Learn the best ways to reach out to alums and others in the field(s) you are interested in, what questions to ask and how to stay in touch over time. Conducting informational interviews now can save you career-decision and job search angst in the future!

Please email Jonathan Abbott (jabbott@mit.edu) to RSVP, so that enough food can be ordered