Research Statement for Phd & Post-doc

~~goahead~~ · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009

Chưa có mục nào trao đổi và trợ giúp viết research statement, tớ mở mục này hy vọng các cao thủ cùng vào đàm đạo và giúp đỡ các đàn em trong việc viết SOP và RS.

Post tạm vài quy tắc viết RS trong book ra, nhưng chủ đề không giới hạn ở mấy cái nguyên tắc đó

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Các SOP và RS của người khác viết nếu các bác muốn post ở đây thì cho vào file pdf hoạc word hoặc tex nhé. Sau đó attach lên trên đây. Mục này sẽ chuyên dùng thể thảo luận và trợ giúp.

Note all the recommended features in this example of a Research Statement:

(a) 5-part layout:

1. Research theme and motivation (what is the context of the work? why is it important? what part do I expect to carry out in this grand scheme?)

2. Previous research accomplishments (establishes your expertise and background, convinces the reader that you are capable of doing the work that follows, also established methods that you know and can apply)

3. Future plans (what will you do as a faculty member, 2-3 defined projects). In each project: why important (motivation for this project)? demonstrate your awareness of other work in the field; what will you do? research methodology you will use; what may be expected; focus on the contribution to scientific understanding; place the work in the big picture; state longer term goals. This should be the longest part of the Research Statement.

4. Short punch line summary: say what you propose to determine, how your previous experience equips you uniquely for doing this, what contributions to scientific understanding will result from it.

5. A few bibliographic references.

(b) Use of good layout and structure: use bold headings to let the reader catch the topics without reading the whole text

(c) Use of good graphics relieves tedium, spices up the research statement, makes it clearer and easier to understand the proposed work

(d) Use of words and sentence structure that key the reader into what you are leading up to, that is: what you will do? how you will do it? why it is important? what are the contributions to scientific understanding?

(e) The clearly stated research goals, the most compelling motivation, and the general approach you intend to take are in the first ½ page.

(f) The future plans are built on your prior experience but clearly stated as not direct extensions of previous work.

(g) Research plan is specific, but offers no superfluous details.