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Information Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars

 

CAREER RELATED RESOURCES

Your Department, Lab, or Center: Check with your faculty sponsor or unit headquarters regarding career-related presentations and opportunities. Many departments, labs and centers receive notices regarding academic positions that are open at other universities. Positions available at MIT are listed on Jobs at MIT.

Postdoctoral Mentoring and Advising Toolkit

Professional Development Presentations for Postdocs: See the Seminars section and MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) website. In addition, notes from past presentations and other resources are available on the Resources section.

National Postdoc Association: MIT is a Sustaining Member and as such, any postdoc affiliated with MIT may join the NPA for free as an affiliate member. Affiliate members are entitled to free subscriptions and access to members-only web content. You must have an MIT email address to join. 

Career Services - MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD): One-on-one counseling services are now available by appointment to MIT postdocs. For detailed information, including information on registration and online scheduling, see Career Services' postdoc information page. Please note that postdocs are not eligible for Drop-In services. GECD (located in 12-170) also offers career related presentations, online resources, a career reference library, job postings, and on-campus recruiting opportunities.

The Writing & Communication Center (located in 12-132) provides free professional advice about all types of writing and speaking/oral presentations to MIT students and staff. This includes one-on-one consulting sessions with professional writers. Specialized help is available to non native English speakers.

The MIT Alumni Association’s Infinite Connection: An individual who has had an MIT postdoctoral appointment of nine months or longer may register for an Infinite Connection account, providing access to MIT’s online alumni directory and other resources. See Registration FAQ How do I know if I am eligible? item #4 for instructions on signing up for MIT's alumni network (Infinite Connection) as a postdoc.

Online Courses – MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of MIT course content. edX is an online education collaborative between MIT, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley.

MIT Classes – For information on registering for a course, see MIT Admissions Special Students. Information on the possibility of tuition assistance through MIT (for paid employees) is available on the HR website under Tuition Assistance Plan and Taking a Course at MIT as a Special Student.

Postdocs should also consult their supervisors.  International scholars (and many others will find it useful) should request the International Scholars Office handout Taking Courses at MIT: Information for International Scholars. This handout is not available online. Contact the International Scholars Office.

MIT Human Resources - Career Planning and Management: MIT provides several services and resources to help employees think about their careers and development plans at MIT. See also the MIT Learning Center’s employee self-service training catalog. Listings include MIT Human Resources  classes on Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, and Networking in a Job Search.