Cover Letter

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Cover Letter

• 1st item seen by committee
• 1 to 1 1/2 pages
• 3 to 5 paragraphs
• Personalize as much as possible

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Paragraph 1 - Introduction

• Position you are applying for and how you found
  out about the position
• When you will receive your Ph.D. and the
  institution
• Indication of why you are applying (I went to a
  liberal arts school, I grew up in the area)

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Paragraph 2 - Research

• Give a brief description of your research
• Remember to write for a general audience (deans,
  others not in your area, combo dept)
• Indicate that more info can be found in your
  research statement if appropriate
• If there is someone at the school in your field
  you can mention it here

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Paragraph 3 - Teaching

• Speak generally about your experience (do not try
  to indicate every class you ever taught here)
• Talk about any awards you received
• Talk about things such as your use of technology
  or innovative teaching techniques you use

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Paragraph 4 - Relevant experiences/ Future Goals

• Experiences in successful grants and desire to
  have some of your own
• Mentor in an REU and your desire to work with
  undergrads
• Any connection with university could go here

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Paragraph 5 - Closing

• State your CV is enclosed and possibly a list of
  references
• Indicate if you will be attending the joint
  meeting
• Thank you for your consideration

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Curriculum Vitae

• Leave out irrelevant information (sex, marital
  status)
• Check for spelling and grammar
• Include name, address, home and school, telephone
  number, email address
• Things listed in reverse chronological order

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Education

• Degree, (expected) month and year, institution,
  dissertation topic, advisor, possibly committee
  members
• List qualifying exams taken (if any)
• Masters Thesis
• B.S. (ex. summa cum laude)

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Research Interests (Optional)

• General areas you are interested in followed by a
  few specifics
• Example
• Algebra Isomorphism Classes of Involutions
• Graph Theory Mixed Hypergraphs and their
  Chromatic Spectrum
• Mathematics Education

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Teaching (Work) Experience

• Title, dates, institution, city and state
• Include level of involvement (full
  responsibility, recitation, co-teaching)
• List all classes taught by name (not just course
  number) with a brief description
• You may include paid one on one tutoring

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Research Experience and/or Publications

• Publications (indicate if published, accepted,
  submitted, in progress)
• You many also include undergraduate research
  projects not published

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Presentations

• Title, (note if invited), Date, Conference name,
  city, state
• Try to vary titles of presentations you give even
  if they are on the same topic

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Professional Activities

• Summer Programs
• Panels
• Review Session Instructor (Qualifying Exams,
  Advance Placement Exam)
• Events Organized (math club lecture series)

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Awards, Honors, Fellowships, Grants

• Grants
• Teaching awards
• Fellowships
• Honor societies
• Scholarships

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Professional Memberships

• All professional organizations
• List years of affiliations
• Any offices held

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Conferences Attended (Optional)

• List conferences attended

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Service (Optional)

• List academic and community service
• Served as graduate school recruiter
• Volunteer tutor at boys and girls club

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References

• List in order of importance
• Advisor first
• Give name, title, address, phone number and email

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Additional Information

• Create a Binder
• A Z Tabs
• Copy of advertisement with all information needed
  written
• Indicate when information was sent
• Remember mailing can be expensive