In conversation: navigating the 'two-body problem'

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Join us for a discussion with Professor Julia Ortony and recent MIT post-doc (and soon-to-be-professor) Dr. Allison Noble on navigating the 'two-body problem'! The two-body problem is a common issue that couples face when they try to find jobs in the same geographic location. Often, it involves some sort of compromise- for example either in pay, or trying to make long-distance work. Sometimes, it disproportionately affects women more. Learn from our guests on how they successfully navigated this issue in their lives! The best part is that through this we get the perspectives of both a professor at MIT and of an MIT post-doc who very recently dealt with this situation herself. The discussion is sure to give you some ideas on how to navigate such a situation of your own, irrespective of which career path you plan on taking up. Gear up for some great discussion over good food! And come with lots of questions!
Time: 12.30-1.30 pm. Lunch will be served.
Location: MIT, 16-220
Bios:
Prof. Julia Ortony is the Finmeccanica Career Development Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. Before joining the materials department at MIT, Prof. Ortony obtained her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Prof. Songi Han’s group at U.C. Santa Barbara and carried out postdoctoral research at Northwestern University. Prof. Ortony's research group studies molecular design and self-assembly for applications related to environmental sustainability and human health. 
Dr. Allison Noble just finished her second postdoc at MIT in the AeroAstro department and is starting a tenure-track professorship at Arizona State University in the fall. She obtained her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Ph.D. from McGill University, both in astronomy/physics. Her first postdoc was also in astronomy at the University of Toronto.
Image from https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/academic-couples-see-upsides-two-body-problem/

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