How To Write A Postdoc Cover Letter

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!

[@pankajamthyagarajan4052]

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!!

[@asldevrim3579]

Many thanks for sharing this informative video! I also like this kind of video that we can see and hear your recommendations at the same time!

[@victoradebomi7188]

Thank you very much for this video. Looking forward to more videos like this

[@ayoubzeraibi1753]

Excellent!

[@mmahdjour8841]

Thank you so much for sharing this interesting video 👏🙏

[@HassanHayatch]

very informative video.

[@lijunwang9642]

Very helpful！Ｉam preparing to look for a postdoctor position.

[@gradschooladvice9537]

Best of luck!

[@brownprofessor2023]

Can you tell us about how to write a how to structure a concise postdoc research proposal of a one page length?

[@abidbhat2003]

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

[@gradschooladvice9537]

I can try and put something together.

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

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.

[@avdanurag]

Thank you for sharing this. Can you also tell about what the subject line to use and how the body of email should look like?

[@gradschooladvice9537]

Yes I am happy to!

[@RadhikaNK]

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?

[@gradschooladvice9537]

I actually think including that would be an excellent idea! I would just make sure to keep it concise.

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

I usually just write one sentence. But they don't get back to me at all. I thought maybe discrimination.

[@vishnuraj2023]

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.

[@gradschooladvice9537]

I’ll take a look!

[@namnam-hy9fq]

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?

[@gradschooladvice9537]

So the PI is moving to a new field?

[@mikeed7302]

what is the best email subject for applying PhD without any open position advertisement and also with advertisement?

[@gradschooladvice9537]

I would say anything like “PhD position inquiry.” My experience is more directly applying to a department.

[@phdlife3200]

Hi. Currently I am running siRNA KD experiment. I can see the decreased protein expression in western blot. But I couldn't see the change in gene expression patterns in qPCR. I tried with several different primers. Internal control always working. But no reduction in the KD gene. It is always higher than the control siRNA. What could be the possible reasons?

[@gradschooladvice9537]

How long after transfection (I assume it is in a cell line).

[@phdlife3200]

@@gradschooladvice9537 on the same day I transfect cells for western blot and for RNA isolation. After 48hrs of transfection I collected the samples.isolated RNA, synthesized cDNA, then qPCR

[@gradschooladvice9537]

Should still have KD 48 hours later. Only options are the primers aren’t good or the mRNA turnover is too quick to capture.

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

I'm guessing you will need tons of siRNA although never done western blots on them I can imagine you need a much larger quantity.

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

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.

[@KumerSauravKeshri]

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