How To Prepare Cover Letter for PhD and PostDoc Applications in EU and USA

[@asmitachaudhuri3718]

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[@arjunjagdish1599]

14:39 begins explaining with cover letter sample. Thanks for sharing!

[@dilipdas1262]

Excellent come back 👏👏👍

[@judeogbodo7434]

Nice video, What's the best email to use for the application? Is it a university email or a personal email? Does it matter 2. What is the font style, size, and line spacing best to use

[@talesofjeevs]

Thank you so much for this

[@supriyadas4720]

Nice work

[@aceclipse]

What if nothing is mentioned in advertisement? Just an open position...no speciality

[@durdamscatalogue]

There must be an email mentioned for the application. This email is most likely belongs to the hosting professor. From there find out the name of the professor, google it, go to their lab page, see what has they published over the last couple years and see weather you understand those papers and find them interesting. If yes, write an email to the professor with your CV and explaining what you like about their work and you are interested to join their lab for your PhD project. That should get the ball rolling. All the best.

[@RK-ew4bb]

Please upload the video regarding how to prepare CV for biology 😢

[@durdamscatalogue]

@@RK-ew4bb will do it by next week

[@talesofjeevs]

can you make video on motivation letter for EU PhD programs

[@shubhamdas4154]

Yeeaaa...after so long bhai

[@dr.saqib1]

Excellent sire. I have a question i am planning to do Phd in medicine from Germany. Is IELTS mandatory for phd scholarship?

[@Preeti_Kataria]

Hello sir, please make a video on jobs availability after doing phd in germany with salary idea. It'd be really really helpful.

[@leoprabha.a297]

Bro, plz make a video about LOM

[@haaniaishaq4966]

Sir can you please share ppt slides sample how to add previous research work and future research in slides

[@OverloadedSense]

Hi Durdam. I have heard many people advising against extending a cover letter beyond one page. But I find it nearly impossible to contain a cover letter for a post-doc within one page, especially when I am structuring it with my skills and experiences gathered over PhD, suiting it to the relevant listing for the position. There is just so much to explain. What is your take on it?

[@dr.saqib1]

What is meant by relevant experience? As i have done my Mphil. So definitely i did research on specific topic and wrote thesis . What kind of experience they want?

[@Lifecaptured-n8g]

Could you please let me know for whole for the process for getting visa to going Germany for PhD and living over there for a month till getting fellowship.

[@RAJPATEL-b8w]

Hi sir,I have a question regarding postdoc in Germany. How much time needed for PR in Germany after post doc? Are there any chances for PR in Germany after post for two years?

[@durdamscatalogue]

After 2 years it's not possible. You need at least 4 years last I checked. B1 german level, and you might need to take a small test about German lifestyle habits.

[@abubakarcheema3187]

Is IELTS necessary for PhD students ? And valueble is PhD in any field of biotechnology in Germany?

[@durdamscatalogue]

@abubakarcheema3187 IELTS is not necessary. Yes, PhD. gives a better chance to get high-level positions with high paying salary

[@cvsingh6915]

Hello Sir, I have a question. In the letter can we dedicate one paragraph to our proposed ideas for the advertised PhD project? I mean ...can we propose some innovative ideas in the letter to solve a particular problem mentioned in the PhD offer?

[@durdamscatalogue]

@cvsingh6915 yes ofcourse. This is highly encouraged, and the professor would be happy to see that you came up with something on your own. But keep the overall cover letter short. No more than 1.5 page

[@pour94]

I'm really grateful for your content I did all of it, but I couldn't get the positions I liked I have industry experience and no publications. Maybe it's because of that

[@maheshvaghasiya6508]

no ideally that should not be the case. the industrial experience is a huge deal maker. lack of publication isn't a deal breaker. you should continue be trying

[@mutyalusheshu9623]

covers are being asked for one page, how can we complie in a single page

[@mutyalusheshu9623]

Can we save this live

[@prabhatkumarmishra6643]

Sir I am pursuing my MBA Finance department..could you suggest some site where I am find some PhD Program in Germany....

[@falgunibarman8259]

Cover letter and resume should be attached as a pdf file and a short body of the email?

[@durdamscatalogue]

Yes. That is correct, unless they are asking for a specific format, then you should follow the instructions given in the advertisement.

[@yourofficialfan]

Sir ... If i have done BS-MS (from IISER Kolkata) integrated with a cgpa of 7.5 with good research experience of working in a good lab for more than 3 years since 2nd year. Will my relatively low cgpa matter!!!

[@nasifakhatun4796]

Bhaiya i am studying LLM currently nd want to pursue phd from foreign country. I am targeting UK and Germany. Please tell me the requirements in Germany

[@florarahman7513]

what is the requirements for postdoc in Germany? is ilts mandatory?

[@durdamscatalogue]

IELTS is not mandatory. You should have a PhD degree and preferable 1st author publications and relevant experience for the position you are applying for. Your communication and presentation skills should be good as you would be working in a team and they would expect you to have these skills. Rest is pretty standard requirements. They are mentioned in the advertisement for which you are applying for.

[@florarahman7513]

Thanku@@durdamscatalogue

[@preetiverma6680]

Sir without experience we can do PHD from abroad??

[@durdamscatalogue]

Without the relevant research experience your chances to land a position is low as the competition is very high. So you would not have much content to write in your cover letter without any experience.

[@nayanjain6182]

Hello Sir, I am a first year m.tech biotechnology student at IIT Guwahati and I want to do my PhD in Germany. I was checking some institutes and I want to know if it is fine to apply through official application portal of institute and also to send emails to professor of same institute? Or will it create some conflict

[@durdamscatalogue]

If there is an advertised position on the official institute website, then give priority to that over emailing the professor. Emailing in that case won't create any conflict. It is just an additional impression that you make on the professors. It could go both ways but you don't need to email them if you are applying via the advertisement. Emailing the recruiters works when you are trying to get a position in a lab or a particular professor where there is no advertisement and you want to know if there is any prospect of positions. If the professor is interested in you, then they could help you to write a proposal for a grant application to obtain funding from let's say DAAD or some other funding associations.

[@nayanjain6182]

@@durdamscatalogue thank you 😊. I asked this because of IMPRS application, in some applications they are asking for an APS certificate for a PhD so if instead of applying through IMPRS I was thinking of emailing the professor. Will that work?

[@arsheeahmed6357]

Hello did you apply in German language

[@durdamscatalogue]

No, all PhD and postdoc programs are in English language. So everything was in English language

[@kidsartcolor-sv2qp]

I have mailed but you dint replied

[@durdamscatalogue]

Hi, I receive 100s of emails, and it is quite possible that I miss some of them or some I don't respond as the question is not clear. In case I missed your email, send me a reminder email or a follow-up. I will get back.

[@kidsartcolor-sv2qp]

@@durdamscatalogue how is the scope of biotechnology and bioinformatics in Germany after ms can we able to get jobs in Germany in biotechnology/bioinformatics

[@durdamscatalogue]

@kidsartcolor-sv2qp The job opportunities are plenty for these fields. If you have the skills and experience, you could land a pretty good package.