Employment
Professional Development
MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s commitment to the professional development of its staff is founded on the recognition that the Laboratory’s extensive research and development contributions are made possible through the staff’s continuing excellence and accomplishments.
Technical staff participating in the Mini-Micro UAV Course, one of the offerings in the Laboratory's Technical Awareness Series The Laboratory encourages its staff to pursue advanced degrees and continuing education. The tuition assistance program provides support for educational endeavors at MIT or other schools in the Boston area. The Lincoln Scholars Program, for which staff are eligible to apply, enables the pursuit of advanced degrees on a full-time basis.
Our in-house education program offers courses in technical subjects such as electro-optics, one-day technical seminars, classes in software applications and systems, and workshops in leadership and business skills.
Support for professional activities is strong. The Laboratory encourages staff to publish in technical journals, attend conferences, and participate in activities of their professional societies. In addition, interdisciplinary projects and the diversity of work allow individuals opportunities to follow new interests and grow professionally.
The Laboratory’s Library and Technical Communications Group supports the educational activities of the staff with a comprehensive collection of 180,000 books, 700,000 technical papers, 5,200 maps, 3,000 videotapes, 1,500 journal titles, and an extensive archive of Lincoln Laboratory publications. The Group provides multiple online resources and desktop access to the Library catalog and many journal databases. In addition, all the resources of the main MIT library system are available to staff.
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