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MGH Postdoc Industry Discussion Panel
Are you considering finding a job in the near future? Are you wondering how the job climate and candidate qualifications are changing in response to the continued pandemic restrictions and social and political climates? Come to a panel discussion hosted by the MGH Postdoc Association Industry Careers Exposure committee featuring Bryan Wells, founder of biotech recruiting company Dark Horse Talent; Chris Clancy, Practice Director – Life Sciences & Biotechnology at HireMinds, and Betsy Cutting, Director of Talent Acquisition at Beam Therapeutics. This panel discussion will be based around two major questions: 1) What is the job market like, and 2) How can postdocs best prepare to be a competitive candidate…
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Academic job search and Covid19 – discussion panel
COVID19 has brought about many changes to the academic job market. Are institutions even hiring? Should you apply now or wait for another year? What will the application process look like? How to discuss decreased productivity during COVID19 in a positive way? These and other questions may have been on your mind these past few months. Find your answers at the MGPA Careers in Academia committee’s “Academic job search and Covid19 info session” featuring panelists David Langenau (Professor, MGH& HSCI), Ross Levine (Professor, Memorial Sloan Kettering), Edwin Hawkins (Associate Professor, WEHI, Melbourne) and César Nombela Arrieta (Assistant Professor, University of Zurich, Switzerland). Please submit your personal questions via the Eventbrite…
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Next Monthly Meeting – October 20, 2020 4:00pm-5:00pm
MGPA monthly meetings are an opportunity for all MGH postdocs to come together, meet other postdocs, and give input on potential upcoming programming organized by the MGPA. Topics of these programs could include: social events, career preparation (industry, academia, consulting), visa and green card info sessions, discussions of funding… and more! This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. To obtain the Zoom link, please email us from your MGH email address at mgpa[at]partners.org or sign up for our listserv on the sidebar!
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Social Connection Event – October 22, 2020 6:00pm-7:00pm
Please join the MGH Postdoc Association (MGPA) for #MGPASocialConnection – The virtual happy hour for all MGH postdocs! In this time of physical distancing we can still be social together! Let’s bring postdocs together each month to network with each other. There is no formal agenda, no lectures; it is all about conversation, meeting new people, and having fun (e.g. with online games, music). Networks obtained through social interactions are key to all science careers; you may meet someone today who is going to initiate a collaboration or offer you a job tomorrow. Go Mass General Postdoc community! Zoom link available by registering or emailing mgpa[at]partners.org
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Social Connection Event – September 17, 2020 6:00pm-7:00pm
Please join the MGH Postdoc Association (MGPA) September 17, at 6 p.m. for #MGPASocialConnection – The virtual happy hour for all MGH postdocs! In this time of physical distancing we can still be social together! Let’s bring postdocs together each month to network with each other. There is no formal agenda, no lectures; it is all about conversation, meeting new people, and having fun (e.g. with online games, music). Networks obtained through social interactions are key to all science careers; you may meet someone today who is going to initiate a collaboration or offer you a job tomorrow. Go Mass General Postdoc community! Zoom link available by registering or emailing mgpa[at]partners.org
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Next Monthly Meeting – September 15, 2020 4:00pm-5:00pm
MGPA monthly meetings are an opportunity for all MGH postdocs to come together, meet other postdocs, and give input on potential upcoming programming organized by the MGPA. Topics of these programs could include: social events, career preparation (industry, academia, consulting), visa and green card info sessions, discussions of funding… and more! This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. To obtain the Zoom link, please email us from your MGH email address at mgpa[at]partners.org or sign up for our listserv on the sidebar!
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COVID19 and Immigration Panel
The past few months have brought about several changes that affect our international post-docs and create a lot of uncertainty related to travel and changes in visa status. We are holding an Info Event in conjunction with PIPS Manager Noel Palatas and immigration lawyers Dónal Eoin Reilly and Madeline Cronin of Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C. on Thursday, August 27 at 1pm to answer any questions you may have. Please RSVP under the following link and fill out your questions. We will be forwarding them to the lawyers prior to the event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/covid19-immigration-tickets-116477255607
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Congratulations to the 2020 MGRI PDD Travel Award Winners!
Recognizing that one of the challenges to career advancement are resources to support travel and participation in professional meetings, the MGRI Post Doctoral Division within the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Research Career Development established the MGRI PDD Travel Awards. This award is intended to help defray registration, transportation, and/or accommodation costs for post-doctoral fellows currently doing research at MGH who wish to attend an academic/society meeting directly related to his/her academic advancement. Here’s a link to the application Winners: Jing Cai – Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Nervous System Repair performing research on higher level processes in the brain. Bryan Baxter – Postdoctoral Fellow in the Athinoula…
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Next Monthly Meeting – August 18, 2020 4:00pm-5:00pm
MGPA monthly meetings are an opportunity for all MGH postdocs to come together, meet other postdocs, and give input on potential upcoming programming organized by the MGPA. Topics of these programs could include: social events, career preparation (industry, academia, consulting), visa and green card info sessions, discussions of funding… and more! This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. To obtain the Zoom link, please email us from your MGH email address at mgpa[at]partners.org or sign up for our listserv on the sidebar!
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Next Monthly Meeting – July 21, 2020 11:00am-12:00pm
MGPA monthly meetings are an opportunity for all MGH postdocs to come together, meet other postdocs, and give input on potential upcoming programming organized by the MGPA. Topics of these programs could include: social events, career preparation (industry, academia, consulting), visa and green card info sessions, discussions of funding… and more! This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. To obtain the Zoom link, please email us from your MGH email address at mgpa[at]partners.org.