In today's video we discuss exactly how to write a cover letter for a postdoc position. We go through some good and bad examples and discuss why each one is better than the last!
Thanks for sharing this! I hope everyone applying for a postdoc gets to take a look at this - really conveys the key points needed for a cover letter!!
Thanks for sharing this video. I always thought that it was necessary to add a summary of our Ph.D thesis research and skills in the cover letter, especially for the advertised positions. Is that not always the case?
Are most post-doc cover letters generally this short (only 1 paragraph)? The hardest conundrum I face is to convey the point that I would be a great addition to their lab and how my experience and skills really match up with the Postdoc advertisement they put out.
Many thanks for making these videos. They are very helpful. I have a postdoc interview in the coming days. Can you please share your inputs on what to keep in the presentation and the expected questions
Impressive work!!! Could you please tell me how to write a small research proposal that you are going to do in the lab. Please watch what Dr. Martin Chalfi mentioned for post doc application.
Thanks for sharing this vedios with us. Do you have any advice for someone who is applying for an advertised postdoc position which is going to be somehow a new field of study for the supervisor herself?
Funny. I do 2 usually but as an email not as a covletter. Still got nothing. A girl had a copycat of my cv just fewer qualifications and got the position as internal applicant and younger so less experience too. I didn't understand it. Some just hire younger for the sake of hiring. I have worked with great younger people or older so I don't get it and also bad of either. I don't think age determines how good you will be. Some are just looking to date 😂 in that case I'm glad I didn't get hired.
I am also facing the same problem. I am writing everything on the email directly instead of a separate cover letter, but still it is all the same - no response
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