The Institute-wide minimum salary/stipend for MIT postdocs in 2024 will be $66,950, reflecting a 3 percent increase. Going forward, the minimum salary/stipend for postdocs will be reviewed each fall, taking into account current NRSA levels 4-5 and cost of living indices, and an adjustment will take effect annually on January 1.
MIT’s Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD) and McGovern Institute for Brain Research announce a strategic collaboration to support and enhance the research computing experience for MIT brain science research communities.
On March 13, Anne White announced the appointment of Susan Gomes as the new director of Research Development in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued Interim Conflict of Interest Policy Requirements, which will affect DOE Awards issued to proposals submitted on or after 12/20/2021. The interim policy is designed to mirror the PHS (NIH) COI regulations.
In response to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States government has announced sanctions on a number of Russian individuals and entities. This page is intended to help MIT’s principal investigators understand the restrictions on collaborations with peers at sanctioned institutions, as well as the potential risks involved in starting or continuing informal collaborations with peers at Russian institutions that have not been sanctioned.
NIH and the biomedical research enterprise have a long history of International collaborations with rules of engagement that allow science to advance while also protecting intellectual capital and proprietary information of the participating countries. These rules of engagement also are designed to limit bias in the design, conduct, and reporting of NIH-supported research.
The intent of this notice is to remind the extramural community about the need to report foreign activities through documentation of other support, foreign components, and financial conflict of interest to prevent scientific, budgetary, or commitment overlap.