Questions tagged [application-cover-letter]
For questions about cover letter attached to applications or curricula vitae for an academic position. This is not for cover letters for submissions to journals.
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Should I use ChatGPT to create cover letter for assistant professor jobs in math?
I am in the job market this year for tenure-track positions.
I was wondering if you could tell me how good/bad it is to create cover letters using ChatGPT. I am making edits after I generate my cover ...
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For US humanities TT faculty apps, should I use current faculty members' titles when referring to them?
When applying for a TT job in a cross-disciplinary humanities program, it seems important that I describe potential collaborations with current faculty members in the program.
Should I refer to ...
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What exactly is the difference between a cover (motivation) letter or a statement of intent?
In the context of application to a PhD position in a specific research group? I have tried googling it but haven't been able to find any concrete answers. Also if they are different, what are the ...
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What are the chances of getting a second postdoc after two years of unemployment gap? [closed]
I have a 2 years of employment gap after my one year long first postdoc (Biochemistry). I left it because I did not like the lab. And after that I was unsure what to do (it was almost traumatising to ...
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Teaching job application: Should I make any references to a gap year in my employment history due to depression?
I used to be a tenure-track assistant professor. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out because I failed to publish, and so my job perished two years ago. Even more unfortunately, the stress and ...
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How to reach out to a professor with an unsolicited PhD application?
I am currently an industry researcher at a startup with a few year experience post masters and I am wanting to do a PhD for professional development and because I believe I will enjoy it.
I am looking ...
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Cover letter for a postdoc position [closed]
I want to write to a professor for a postdoc position (advertised). I have read her recent paper that I wish to discuss in my cover letter. Is it ok to write her about additional experiments that ...
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Is it worth resubmitting updated application materials a second time over poor sentence flow?
I am a fourth year doctoral candidate in Experimental Psychology who should be graduating this summer with my Ph.D.
I recently resubmitted application materials for a visiting position one month after ...
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Who should I address in the cover letter?
I am applying for a postdoc position. A professor advertises the position, and applications are made directly to the professor. His name, email address, etc., is on the "where to send" part. ...
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"Major Sub-projects" and "Publication Strategy" on Job Application
I am applying for a faculty position. The position is not intended for one particular project but rather part of a research group in political science.
In addition to overall ambitions for this ...
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Cover letter and research interest
In postdoctoral application cover letter, is it okay to write, "My research interests are perfectly aligned with Professor X," even though the same professor did not reply when I mailed, ...
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What if letters of reference is not strong enough for PhD schools, in spite of having achieved top-graded master thesis?
I am having a problem that is beyond my control and I do not know how to address:
having enough strong letters of reference to support my PhD candidature.
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I have pursued a MSc later in my ...
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Would it be ok to mention in the post-doctoral application that my co-author is also applying for one of the two positions?
I have been applying for some post-doctoral position in mathematics. Recently, I have came across two post-doctoral positions in the same department and in same research projects. On similar areas, I ...
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Can I write "paper accepted without revisions" on a CV?
I am a recent Ph.D. graduate applying to postdoc positions, and I am a bit uneasy about the small number of publications I have worked on. However, the main paper I worked on during my Ph.D. was ...
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Is it okay to ask for Application fee waivers for course based Masters programs?
Is it okay to ask for Application fee waivers for masters programs?
If yes, how should one approach? I will applying as an international student.
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