The Postdoc Buddy Program Spring Chapter is now ONLINE!! You will be paired with fellow postdocs in other departments/institutes that share similar interests or career aspirations. It is a great opportunity to get out of the lab bubble, meet new people, and build a supportive network. The registration is open until Friday, January 31st (or until all…
GetFit aims to make MIT a healthier community by encouraging participants to exercise regularly. You would participate as part of a group, encouraging each other to be active and submitting your collective activity weekly, with the goal of increasing active minutes throughout the challenge. Prizes will be awarded from PDA and GetFit. The 2025 GetFit challenge starts on February 3, 2025, and ends on April 27,…
In this month’s meeting between the PDA Executive Board and the Vice-President for Research, we discussed the results of the postdoc salary negotiations that spanned the past weeks and months. As explained in the e-mail to all MIT postdocs, the minimum salary will be increased to $69k in January and $71k in July for both…
Thanks everyone for joining today’s PDA General Meeting and Coffee Hour and sharing your great ideas for the postdoc community! Happy Thanksgiving….
Thanks to everyone who joined our PDA department tour at AeroAstro today, and special thanks to our tour guide, Anthony.We had a blast visiting the Windtunnel and Drone Range, seeing workshops, and learning about AeroAstro’s history.Please let Fabian know if you can give a tour of your building, department, or lab or talk about your…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…