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Research statement

The research you have done, the questions you will pursue next and why here, for PhD, postdoc and faculty applications.

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What is it for?
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Projects, theses and papers: the question, the method and the result, with numbers.

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Two or three concrete directions, each with a first step.

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People, labs, facilities or funding: only what you have checked.

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Length

Uses up to 400 words of your plan. Only the words actually written are counted.

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What you will get

A longer research statement for your field, from your past work to your next questions.

Your draft

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What the committee looks for

  1. One clear theme that ties your past work to what you plan to do next.
  2. Contributions stated precisely: what you found or built, with methods and numbers, not topics you "worked on".
  3. A plan that is concrete and feasible: two or three directions, each with a first step and the data or tools it needs.
  4. A first paragraph a committee member from a neighbouring field can follow.
  5. For postdoc and faculty roles: how the work would be funded and how students would take part.

Recommended workspace settings

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Academic
Emotion
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Vocabulary
Advanced
Length
Balanced
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Research Statement[Your name][The big question: the problem that ties your work together, and why it matters, in words a non-specialist on the committee understands.][Past research 1: the question, what you did (methods, data), what you found, with numbers. Name the paper or thesis.][Past research 2: a second project, and how it builds on the first.][Future directions: two or three concrete questions you will work on next. For each, the first step and the method or data.][Fit: the people, labs or facilities here that make this possible. For faculty roles, the funding you would apply for and how students would take part.][Closing: the long-term goal of your research, in one or two sentences.]
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Finished examples

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