<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning! <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Last week's panel on 'Writing a Research Statement' was<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> terrific and </span>worth listening to if you are writing a research statement for job applications. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Below</span> are links to the recordings and other resources. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span> - Val</font></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">*Formating </span>T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">ips</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> for Your Research Statement</span>:</b> Include a line space between each paragraph; keep normal margins; avoid tiny fonts; use bolding to emphasize key statements; include subheadings. Space is your friend. </span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Recordings</font></b></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21AE2ZrAnL8" target="_blank">Video recording of panel (YouTube)</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">2. To listen to an audio recording, use this file. (I encourage you to listen to it while going on a walk! There were only one or two slides).</span></font><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);padding:5px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);line-height:1"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3GQT5-68sK_6tW0SnaBioQlZuhkP1pt/view?usp=drive_web" style="display:inline-block;max-width:366px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0;border:none" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;border:none" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">Writing-Research-Statement-audio.m4a</span></a><img style="opacity:0.55;float:right;display:none"></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Checklist of Application Materials</font></b></div></div><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">See this "<a href="https://career.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2771/f/wysiwyg/ChecklistFacultyMaterialsUCSFOCPD.pdf" target="_blank">Faculty Application Materials Checklist</a>" from USF.</font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><div><span class="gmail_default"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Resources on Writing a Research Statement </font></b></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Take a quick look at some of these websites to get an idea of what a <span>research</span> <span>statement</span> is intended to do and some guidance on it. </font></div></div><div><div><a href="https://gradschool.cornell.edu/career-and-professional-development/pathways-to-success/prepare-for-your-career/take-action/research-statement/" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Cornell University</font></a></div><div><a href="https://careerservices.upenn.edu/application-materials-for-the-faculty-job-search/research-statements-for-faculty-job-applications/" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">University of Pennsylvani<span class="gmail_default">a</span></font></a></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://careers.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/06/Research-Statements.pdf" target="_blank">University of Washington:</a> <a href="https://careers.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/06/Research-Statements.pdf" target="_blank"></a> (include links for <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">examples</span> of <span>research</span> <span>statement</span>s).<span class="gmail_default"> (I highly recommend looking at examples).</span></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2002/07/writing-research-plan" target="_blank">Science magazine</a> </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>E<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">xamples of Research Statements</span></b></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">*Please do not share examples these widely* - These were shared by former postdocs. Thanks to Elizabeth Maroon, Katie Dagon, and David John Gagne for sharing their research statements.</span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>