Postdoctoral project proposal

The future ocean" calls for your research project sted in working on your own research project in a multidisciplinary marine science environment? Cluster of excellence "the future ocean" offers funding for up to 20 postdoc projects in kiel, germany. The cluster also forms a hub for networking, knowledge exchange and co-design to develop integrative approaches to limit and transform human activities to safeguard key marine ecosystem functions and ask for: your proposal on cutting edge research complementing our research can find our current thematic areas and respective contacts offer: funding for postdoctoral projects to be conducted in kiel, germany. Recommend to contact "the future ocean" researchers in kiel to discuss your project before submitting a postdoc ements: proponents must have completed their doctorate before july 2017. End of project: no later than october 31, see the rules and application forms for details on how to submit your tion criteria for proposals:50% scientific quality of the proposed project,30% strategic match to the cluster aims (thematic areas as well as inter- and transdisciplinarity),20% excellence of the proponent taking into account differences in the various disciplines (e. Finalists will be invited to present their project at the future ocean project conference in kiel taking place from july 3-6, 2017. Final decisions will be based on the merit of the proposal and how well it fits into the overall future ocean research ic areas and contacts (pdf)rules and forms for the applicationintegrated marine postdocs (imap). Although universities are increasingly providing phd students with training in order to better prepare them for a career in academia, many early career researchers remain unsure of what opportunities are out there, how to navigate the academic job market, or how to put together a successful research in this mind, we asked the university of exeter’s dr david thackeray, an ahrc fellow, professor richard toye, the department of history’s director of research, and dr gareth curless, an esrc future research leader, for their advice on how to write a successful post-doctoral research d, drawing on a similar post from his blog, provides an overview of how to write a research proposal, while david and gareth offer some advice on how to tackle the challenges presented by a research council application. Detail is good: not just which archives/sources but how they will help your project. It’s worth thinking about opportunities that you have to develop your project if you aren’t initially successful, such as small grants or internal funding for workshops. Your proposal should be reviewed by colleagues within your department or university before it’s submitted. Internal reviewers can also help you to refine your research questions and methodology, as well as offering helpful suggestions with regard to outputs, project partners and impact activities. Research councils are looking for research projects with potential ‘impact’ beyond the academic sector but in the rush to demonstrate the value of your research don’t promise more than you can deliver. Start by thinking about potential project partners or intermediaries, such as history & policy, who can connect you to the relevant non-academic organisations.

Once you’ve identified your project partners and how you can help them, you can then, as david advises, start to think creatively about potential impact activities. When you’re trying to juggle writing for publication, teaching, administration, and writing a proposal, it can often be the proposal that gets sacrificed. Even if i hadn’t been successful it would have worth the effort because not only would i have a proposal that i could use again but the peer review feedback would have helped me to improve the application. As richard says, it’s important that you provide an overview of the existing historiography, commenting on its limitations and how your project will extend scholars’ understanding of a particular topic. Reviewers are busy and won’t want to spend too long deciphering what your project is about. Simply state what you’re going to do, how you’re going to do it, why it’s important or beneficial to your project partners or the wider thought on “a beginner’s guide to writing a post-doc. Yet many of the same principles the purposes of this post, i’m going to assume that the postdoc application is requiring a cover letter, a 4 page research proposal, a description of a proposed course, and a brief statement articulating how you will participate in the scholarly community of the campus. Failure to do this reframing means failure to get the the discussion of research, the postdoc app letter will specifically discuss the plan of work for the postdoc year–ie, month by month, what new research and revisions will be will then include a very brief discussion of teaching experience (much shorter than for a regular job cover letter), followed by a discussion of the proposed class required by the postdoc, and how the proposed class will also advance the mission of the , in place of the typical tailoring paragraph, the letter will conclude with a brief paragraph explaining how the research and writing time of the postdoc will be used, how the scholarly community on campus will advance the project, and how the candidate will participate in said scholarly community. Rather, you identify faculty on campus with whom you would collaborate, and initiatives and programs on campus that are likely to house interdisciplinary conversations and debates to which your project relates, and you articulate clearly your interest in engaging with them in substantive ways. As in all research proposals you will want to open by proving the importance and urgency of your topic. Karen template, you will construct the proposal as hero narrative, with yourself in the role of may follow the foolproof grant template all the way through to the point where it breaks off into things like budget and methodology. The point of a postdoc research proposal is to, first, articulate an important and significant project, and second, articulate a coherent and feasible plan of work. Was wondering if you could comment specifically on how to pitch the research proposal aspect of the postdoc in a way that is both different from but still speaks to your dissertation research. I am having trouble understanding how to manage the fact that i still will be publishing articles and working on turning my dissertation into a book, and yet they are asking for a research proposal that is distinct from that.

Especially for a field like anthropology where “research” typically means a fieldwork project (yet postdocs aren’t fieldwork grants) i’m curious about what to say. Is it okay to do phrase it as a continuation of the dissertation project, as long as you highlight the work you will be doing, stating it as “new research” rather than what i would otherwise consider revisions to and expansions upon my dissertation? Wonder this as well, is it understood that most people don’t tackle the “next project” until later in the post doc as they are still dealing with their first project even thoug that was the project they pitched? You follow that by a timeline that articulates exactly how you will revise each individual chapter into an appropriate book chapter or article, as well as write any new chapters/articles that are required by the project once it is launched in the public sphere. You will mention this in the 4-page proposal as precisely that—a short-term research stint to provide you with needed materials to complete your revisions of chapter 4, for example, or to form the basis of a new final chapter, the postdoc is a two year postdoc, then the situation changes to some extent. Then, typically, your research proposal will clearly articulate a plan not merely for completing the new manuscript(s), but also submitting them to presses/journals. The second year is then to be spent developing ideas and materials for a second major project. Nobody expects the project to be finished in one year, but the second year provides the opportunity to write perhaps one major article on the topic, attend a couple of conferences, begin the archival work, etc. Ing a research proposal be too much to include with the standard 2-page cover letter? Am curious how you would adjust the postdoc cover letter to cater for a postdoc fellowship that is working on someone else’s project. I’d still be specific–if the other project has a timeline, reveal that you are familiar with it. If not, then as you say, speak to the specific skills required by the of course “i am familiar with software xyz” is telling, while “i worked with xyz software while working on abc project” is showing? Was accepted as an academic visitor (3-12 months) in warwick by a professor there who asked me to propose my own idea, secure my own funding and he will supervise and support my government offers postdoc fellowships and i’m supposed to submit a proposal, get warwick approval, then send it to them to get the funding. Never wrote a postdoctoral proposal before and made a lot of research and came to the conclusion that it ranges from something like a graduate research proposal, to something with cover letter, and budget.

Think in my case it’s sufficient to have a 4-page research proposal, including the abstract, intro (state-of-the-art, limitations), objectives, work plan (methodology, timeline), and references. Does that mean my proposal can include my future plans i had in my thesis? So check that thoroughly and don’t hesitate to call someone at the agency to proposal must reflect the work you’ll actually do during the funded period. If your previous phd work can be brought to completion with time left over, then the proposal should clearly indicate what new research you’ll be of the post-docs i’m applying to requires the following application materials:A detailed statement of research interests and teaching methods. Writing sample of 20-30 ed proposals for the two courses mentioned letters of is the “detailed statement of research interests and teaching methods”? It is ambiguous enough, however, that you would be justified in appending your rs and ts to the package as well, as optional ’s no “research project” mentioned among the required documents so i’ll just assume this is more than the usual cover letter; i did a 3-page document following the structure you suggested for the research statement + 1 page teaching philosophy. The best piece of writing i have that directly relates to my research proposal and is under the 40 page limit is a combination of two chapters of my dissertation. I am a bit con fused that shall my proposal aim at doing something new or i aim or concentarte on the aspect of my research which i think needs further unfolding. I am trying to write a proposal and tried the link above for the template to sort of get me started but it is not working. I came to understand from him is that i should submit a project proposal, provide a summar of my skills and explain how would i fit in their question is how detailed should the statement of work be? If you’re putting a project proposal, summary of skills, and a brief statement of fit, then that could certainly be 4-5 doublespaced pages you again for the speedy i honestly do not know if i should submit a detailed proposal, since the prof. Has already a project he wants to hire someone to work on and we have discussed that project , i have seen on the web that its recommended for (statement of work) to use the (bullets) style, does that apply for such a case as mine? In europe, most of postdoc app require the candidate to demonstrate “how you meet the criteria of the post” (generally there is a list of essential and desire criteria), rather than a research proposal, or teaching statement i still need to do project and teaching plan or i can just “show” them how i have met the general, the postdoc/direction topic is already given when they advertised the advice for this type of application? Have a bad experience when i sent a comprehensive research proposal with full technical details of my own idea to one of the “great” professors in one of the top east coast universities.

My application was rejected and the professor said he is not interested in my proposal. I am considering applying for another lab, with another topic and proposal, but i afraid if the same experience question is, if i don’t send a proposal and just send a cover letter including my research interests would be workable? I’m applying for several 3-year postdocs, and they generally say that typically the first 2 years are devoted to turning the diss into a book and the 3rd year to a new book project. Should i assume (and write into the proposal) that i can travel and collect data in the summer and analyze during the year? In this case, would you suggest combining the first few paragraphs of a standard job letter with a more detailed research proposal (as outlined above)? Since i have published a little but spent most time working in the public health field i am applying for – project managing, presenting, providing ta, conducting workshops, evaluating, consulting, conducting research – very actively engaged. Writers of successful proposals will be asked to later submit a longer application that includes g sample–but not a more detailed proposal–for the final selection process). On this end proposals are evaluated independently (and paid from govt funds) and we can choose where to hold them (assuming that department is willing to host us). Keys things i was told (and perhaps made the difference between an unsuccessful application last year and a successful one this year are: 1) to emphasis your suitability for a project and feasibility clearly (ie you’ve used this method, been to this country before, etc. A 2 pages “academic career statement” and a 2 pages “research proposal” are among the requested documents. M applying for a postdoc that requires both a research proposal (and assumes that you’ll be revising your dissertation into a book manuscript) and a dissertation abstract. My manuscript plans are to adapt my dissertation for an area studies audience, which will make the project less theoretically compelling but more marketable. With this in mind, i’m unsure of what “problem” i should highlight in the proposal–the one geared for the manuscript, or the one that drove the dissertation. The end of the letter you say: “lastly, in place of the typical tailoring paragraph, the letter will conclude with a brief paragraph explaining how the research and writing time of the postdoc will be used, how the scholarly community on campus will advance the project, and how the candidate will participate in said scholarly community.

Is it appropriate in a research proposal to mention that i would welcome interaction with these scholars, or does that sound too grad-studenty? The online application does not accommodate a cover postdoc proposals will have a paragraph on contributions to/interactions with the faculty and 3-yr. The idea was that this would give some sense of the project as a whole, which could also be part of the timeline by including information about whether chapters had been published as articles, were still in draft form, needed to still be written, you karen, very good tips! I was wondering whether you’d think this implies immediate rejection of the project by the committee and if so, what do you suggest should be the level of detail in the plan, for future reference? I’m applying for a post-doc that is specifically focused on conducting archival research for a broader project (in the humanities). Since the research is for a bigger project, i was thinking of writing my statement as such: 2 paragraphs on my current research; 2 paragraphs on how my research and experience ties into the overall project and its goals; 1-2 paragraphs on how i intend to become an active member of the scholarly community at the university; 1-2 paragraphs on my future research plans. Have a question about writing the research proposal for a research postdoc in which the plan is to turn the dissertation into a book. I know you very helpfully outlined this already in your comments, but i’m trying to tease apart the differences in how the dissertation is presented in the cover letter and the research proposal in this case. M wondering whether it is (a) better to focus more heavily on the content of the dissertation in the paragraph in the cover letter and then refer to that in the research proposal, or (b) whether to be more brief in the cover letter and go into the details of the dissertation in regards to how it will be turned into a book in the research proposal. I guess what i’m asking is in this case, since the research proposal is about the dissertation + new/additional research for additional chapters, how do you recommend avoiding being too redundant when talking about the dissertation in both the cover letter & research proposal. I just completed my phd in creative writing and am contemplating to apply for two year postdoctoral research in europe. Make a two year proposal and in the first year work on the publications from my theoretical phd exegesis; then embark on creation of another novel in a second year? Make a fresh proposal for a new novel and the theoretical exegesis and start all over? So applicants are asked to include a discussion of the proposed research project — along with a discussion of how we meet each of the six a case like this, would you still suggest sticking to two pages for the cover letter?

It seems like quite a lot of information to squeeze into two pages, and i don’t want to shortchange any of the requirements or my research proposal. But if it requires the res project, pubs, timeline, and proposed course(s), as well as the six requirements, i can see it might edge onto a third page, but i’d stop it at 2. However, i am partecipating to a call for a postdoc position that requires a project of only three pages. Karen’s foolproof grant template and i think i achieved a good proposal but i do not have any space left for a proposed timetable/timeline. I wonder what sort of cover letter is appropriate to ask for post-doc support and whether to include a detailed research proposal. For two applications, they request me to submit a cv and a research proposal, but no cover letter. I decided to ‘integrate’ a cover letter in the research proposal (400 words over the 1500 requested for the research proposal). They ask for a 1500 words research proposal, i allocated 500 words to the publication of my thesis, giving some details on its content but mainly focusing on why i should have it published and why this publication is needed and timely, and then 9 have about 700 words and on a new project, for which i clearly state that it will be a long-run project to be completed over several year and i intend solely to initiate it during the postdoc and participate in conferences to present it. First, do you think this is a good idea to say that i will ‘only’ initiate the project with them? I am working on my application for a post-doc position that asks for a “a 3-5 page (double-spaced) statement of research interest/research proposal. The research proposal that you’ve outlined here, that sort of resembles a grant proposal? M so glad you wrote this post since i’m about to write said proposal and have no idea. In the “project plan” description can i describe my dissertation, current publications, and my timeline for converting it into a contracted book, or do i need a whole new “study”? My current position does not grant me the time or resources to commit to this project to the same degree a post-do would.

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