The sense of support and community was palpable when Sojun Park, a postdoc at the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), delivered a recent presentation on The Global Diffusion of AI Technologies and Its Political Drivers. The event, part of the CIS Global Research and Policy Seminar, filled the venue with audience members from across MIT. 'My work is directly connected to what CIS faculty have previously done on international trade and security,' Park said afterwards. 'If I hadn't received a postdoctoral fellowship and come to MIT, I wouldn't have been able to think through the security implications of my intellectual property research. I've been tremendously motivated by these scholars.' Park's time at CIS has been both grounding and transformative, offering him a scholarly home that has shaped his research and helped broaden his intellectual horizons.Pursuing interdisciplinary research and connections Before pursuing a tenure-track position, Park set his sights on conducting...
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