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Alias-Maria Posted 21 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Covering letter for a PhD position
I want to apply for a PhD position in Europe. Please, help me with some advices. Here is my draft:
Dear dr. …,
I am writing to apply for a position as a PhD Student, at your University, in the area of … that you advertised in … (vacancy number …), beginning from 200...
I am a lecturer here in …. I graduated …. I have finished Master Degree at …. Also I have finish a Post-graduate Study in … at ….
I have started my PhD studies here, in … under my supervisor …, in the area of …, the theme for the thesis will be ….
Presently, I am currently searching for a project in which I can further my knowledge and experience in the field of ….
My education in … has been particularly broad by northern European standards, as in … this degree aims to give us a broad understanding of the many fields related to … and …, instead of concentrating in a particular field or topic.
In …, we learned …
In all the years from the University (B.Sc.) I was a winner of study scholarship at … University, a position which means to be from 10% of the top of all the students.
During the academic year of … I had the privilege of participating in the Intensive Course of … in …, and in a Workshop … in …, and in the academic year … I participated at the Summer School … in …, where I encountered a completely different academic environment with which I learnt a great deal.
I have about … research paper, some of them published in my country, some outside of my country (in …) and about … participation of some Conferences here in …, usually with a paper, or I participated with a poster (in …).
I am member in the … and also I was a member in Organizing Committee for some Conference organized by our Department: …
As my curriculum vitae shows, I have had excellent opportunities to teach a variety of writing courses including … for students from … from fourth year. I have also worked as a teaching mentor for students, a position that involved instruction of a few students helping them to their license diploma. Also I worked for development of course materials, and evaluation of new graduate instructors.
After developing my PhD into a book manuscript, I plan to continue my work in current … theory or … area in a University from abroad as a research or as a professor.
I believe that my teaching, tutoring experience combined with my course work and research background in … and … make me a strong candidate for the position outlined in your notice.
I have included my curriculum vitae and transcripts for all my diplomas and the grades. Thank you very much for taking the time to consider my application. I look forward to your positive response.
Sincerely,
…
Thank you for your time,
Maria
Dear dr. …,
I am writing to apply for a position as a PhD Student, at your University, in the area of … that you advertised in … (vacancy number …), beginning from 200...
I am a lecturer here in …. I graduated …. I have finished Master Degree at …. Also I have finish a Post-graduate Study in … at ….
I have started my PhD studies here, in … under my supervisor …, in the area of …, the theme for the thesis will be ….
Presently, I am currently searching for a project in which I can further my knowledge and experience in the field of ….
My education in … has been particularly broad by northern European standards, as in … this degree aims to give us a broad understanding of the many fields related to … and …, instead of concentrating in a particular field or topic.
In …, we learned …
In all the years from the University (B.Sc.) I was a winner of study scholarship at … University, a position which means to be from 10% of the top of all the students.
During the academic year of … I had the privilege of participating in the Intensive Course of … in …, and in a Workshop … in …, and in the academic year … I participated at the Summer School … in …, where I encountered a completely different academic environment with which I learnt a great deal.
I have about … research paper, some of them published in my country, some outside of my country (in …) and about … participation of some Conferences here in …, usually with a paper, or I participated with a poster (in …).
I am member in the … and also I was a member in Organizing Committee for some Conference organized by our Department: …
As my curriculum vitae shows, I have had excellent opportunities to teach a variety of writing courses including … for students from … from fourth year. I have also worked as a teaching mentor for students, a position that involved instruction of a few students helping them to their license diploma. Also I worked for development of course materials, and evaluation of new graduate instructors.
After developing my PhD into a book manuscript, I plan to continue my work in current … theory or … area in a University from abroad as a research or as a professor.
I believe that my teaching, tutoring experience combined with my course work and research background in … and … make me a strong candidate for the position outlined in your notice.
I have included my curriculum vitae and transcripts for all my diplomas and the grades. Thank you very much for taking the time to consider my application. I look forward to your positive response.
Sincerely,
…
Thank you for your time,
Maria
Top answer
Tricky to tell with all the gaps but this looks a little 'choppy'. Can you create a bit more of a 'flow' through your letter instead of having so many one sentence paragraphs? But overall this looks good.
- Tricky to tell with all the gaps but this looks a little 'choppy'.
- Can you create a bit more of a 'flow' through your letter instead of having so many one sentence paragraphs?
- But overall this looks good.
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Tricky to tell with all the gaps but this looks a little 'choppy'. Can you create a bit more of a 'flow' through your letter instead of having so many one sentence paragraphs? But overall this looks good.
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