THIS IS BIG!!!! #MIT just announced that starting January 2023, the minimum postdoctoral salary/stipend will be raised to $65,000, commensurate with other trail-blazing universities in the US. The news follows last year's survey by MIT-PDA, revealing MIT-postdocs financial stress

Professor Muriel Médard received the 2021 MIT-PDA Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award during the MIT-postdoc appreciation lunch on September 19, 2022. Kudos to all members of the Mentoring Award Organizing committee ! news.mit.edu/2022/todays-pos…

*** PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE *** of the US immigration and Employment VISA options for international postdocs and Graduate Students. Date: Oct 11, Tuesday Time: 12:30 PM EST Zoom Link: mit.zoom.us/j/91703308426.

Check-out our updated Fall social event list (shorturl.at/lpSV1). The locations and meeting times have been updated. For all inquiries, contact Maria De Simone ([email protected]). Have a great week !

Check out our list of social events for Fall 2022 and MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Details and RSVP links will follow later. Stay tuned for more details! For all inquiries: [email protected]

Interested in learning more about U.S. immigration and employment VISA options? Join the Postdoctoral Association informational webinar led by Dunn Law Firm and MIT International Scholars Office (ISchO). Date: Oct 12, Wednesday, at 12 noon EST Zoom Link: mit.zoom.us/j/91703308426

At the start of this new semester, MIT-PDA is inviting you to a get-together on the lawn in front of building 25 on Wednesday 09/21/2022 at 4 pm. Meet other postdocs and enjoy outdoor games (spike ball, corn hole, cross net volleyball). Please register at forms.gle/syrytKvmr7fRSmtF6

The newly elected officers of the MIT Postdoctoral Association - MIT PDA, holding their first hybrid meeting (Since 2020) and planning activities for the 2022-2023 academic year. We Look forward to collaborating more with POWER and qt-PHD whose representatives joined the meeting.

Put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to party on Saturday, September 17, to celebrate a one-of-a-kind community with an evening of music, dancing, food, and fun, starting 6:30 pm-midnight (calendar.mit.edu/event/thank…). Everyone in the MIT community is invited, including postdocs.

MIT PDA is inviting you to a hike trough the Blue Hills Reservation. Enjoy the amazing view on the Skyline Trial together with other postdocs and friends (everyone is welcome). Registration link: forms.gle/P33JMRkry3yZ7Bxk8 Contact: [email protected]

The Boston Postdoctoral Association is organizing a social event: a Meet up with Boston Postdocs at Time Out Market (401 Park Dr. Boston) on June 1st from 6pm onwards. Look for the pink umbrella to find them!

MIT PDA PhD Movie Night I Want to meet and hangout with other MIT Postdocs? Join us on Thursday February 24th at 6.30 PM for the streaming of Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD Movie 1) at Stata Center room 32-123. Please register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1tSV…

Ice Skating at Kendall! Hurry up!!!