Template — Research or teaching assistant application
Research and teaching assistant roles are often filled informally, by students who contact faculty directly. A short, specific email with your CV is the usual first step.
Document contents
- The template, ready to fill in: replace each field in brackets
- A page of advice to adapt it to your situation
- Read their work: Mention a specific paper or project from the lab.
- Short and specific: Professors read many emails: keep it to three paragraphs.
- Follow up once: With no reply after a week or two, send one polite follow-up.
This document is for you if…
- You are looking for an internship, a placement or a job
- You want a document that gets you an interview
- You want to handle the paperwork with your university and employer
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