STEM Community Resources

Over the years, our lab has developed many guidelines and resources because we needed them. Check back frequently as we ready these documents for public use!

Advice on Preparing Faculty Applications

An Academic Job Search is a complex, time-consuming, difficult process. We sometimes see hundreds of applications for each position advertised. How do you set yourself apart? By being clear about your goals, skills, training and approaches. Show how YOU are prepared for the job and to be independent. Here’s some thoughts on how to write a compelling  Teaching Statement and Research Statement. Progressing along… here are some FirstRoundFacultyInterviewTips. Land that Campus Interview? Better prepare for the Chalk Talk, the most difficult presentation you’ll ever make!

 

On the Pitfalls of Using Chat GPT to Write Your Graduate School Statement of Purpose

The Statement of Purpose (SOP) is perhaps the most important document you’ll submit as part of your application packet for PhD (or MS) admission. This document – Pitfalls of ChatGPT for PhD SOP – will show you that relying on this technology to craft your SOP may lead to more rejections than admission offers!

 

How DO you actually write an MS thesis? Start with a good plan!

Check out the EME2Lab’s MS Thesis Timeline 

Please remember that this is free to share, but should be attributed to Prof. Jillian Goldfarb, Cornell University.