Postdocs and the Office of the Vice President for Research

Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research

While primary responsibility for postdoctoral appointments lies in MIT’s departments, labs, centers, institutes and schools, the central oversight of postdoctoral affairs is housed in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Dana Bresee Keeth serves as project coordinator for postdocs on behalf of the office. The office works closely with the postdoc-led MIT Postdoctoral Association to provide resources, information, and professional development seminars, and sponsor social events. Your ideas, questions and involvement are encouraged.

A newly formed Faculty Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (FPAC) includes the VPR, four other faculty members, and MIT Postdoctoral Association leadership. It serves to provide feedback to the PDA and to the VPR in matters pertaining to postdoc training and life at MIT.

The MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is a postdoc-led organization with the goal of providing support for over 1400 postdoctoral trainees in over 50 different MIT departments, laboratories, centers and programs. The PDA officers and committee chairs and any other interested postdocs meet monthly.

2012-13  Schedule of MIT Postdoctoral Association Meetings
Tuesdays 12-1:30 pm:
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11
January 8
February 12
March 12
April 9
May 14, meeting will be located in Room 4-105
June 4, meeting will be located in Room 4-105; note date change