Another Cover Letter contest entry:
Dear Miss FSP and members of the search committee;
I am writing to apply for your tenure-track, postdoctoral, or other temporary full-time or part-time position in Physics. My advisor Professor Famous says I am finishing my Ph.D. this year since I am running out of funding.
My research is in theoretical physics. Specifically in my dissertation I study the homotopy type of moduli of IIB plane-wave 19-dimensional hyperelliptic Clebsch-Gordon coefficients of holonomic Kontsevich correspondences on Artin stacks of strings. I am also interested in the homotopy type of moduli of IIA plane-wave 19-dimensional hyperelliptic Gordon-Clebsch coefficients of holonomic Kontsevich correspondences on Artin stacks of strings. My research statement is enclosed.
I am wildly excited by the possibility of indoctrinating young undergraduate minds on the absolutely marvelous wonders of the fascinating subject of Physics and in particular about my research. I believe in student-centered learning, continuous assessment, and the integration of research and education. My teaching statement is enclosed.
I am particularly interested in working at your college or university because my girlfriend's cousin's former roommate says the skiing is great.
I plan to attend the March meeting of the American Physical Society and would like a chance to chat with you then. You can get in touch by drawing on my Facebook wall.
Sincerely yours,
Clueless once-promising slacker physics grad student
I am writing to apply for your tenure-track, postdoctoral, or other temporary full-time or part-time position in Physics. My advisor Professor Famous says I am finishing my Ph.D. this year since I am running out of funding.
My research is in theoretical physics. Specifically in my dissertation I study the homotopy type of moduli of IIB plane-wave 19-dimensional hyperelliptic Clebsch-Gordon coefficients of holonomic Kontsevich correspondences on Artin stacks of strings. I am also interested in the homotopy type of moduli of IIA plane-wave 19-dimensional hyperelliptic Gordon-Clebsch coefficients of holonomic Kontsevich correspondences on Artin stacks of strings. My research statement is enclosed.
I am wildly excited by the possibility of indoctrinating young undergraduate minds on the absolutely marvelous wonders of the fascinating subject of Physics and in particular about my research. I believe in student-centered learning, continuous assessment, and the integration of research and education. My teaching statement is enclosed.
I am particularly interested in working at your college or university because my girlfriend's cousin's former roommate says the skiing is great.
I plan to attend the March meeting of the American Physical Society and would like a chance to chat with you then. You can get in touch by drawing on my Facebook wall.
Sincerely yours,
Clueless once-promising slacker physics grad student