Timeline for What if a call for application does not mention a letter of motivation?
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| Oct 18, 2022 at 20:46 | comment | added | fedja | Most likely you merely need to provide exactly what is mentioned in the published application requirements, but if in doubt, ask. When asking, just be polite and make it clear that you've already read all the rules but still feel that something might not be mentioned there. Then, unless you are dealing with some really evil minded secretary, you'll quickly receive a response eliminating all doubts. Also think of everything you want to clarify before sending your inquiry so that the person on the other end will not have to engage into a long e-mail exchange with you. | |
| Oct 18, 2022 at 13:05 | comment | added | Christian Hennig | Plans for future teaching and research can be quite personal and informative. As a commission member I'd be far more interested in what the applicant is planning to do than what their "motivation" is. I tend to find motivation letters rather pointless when it comes to assessing the applicant. So I'd assume that if they don't explicitly ask for a motivation letter, they think that they can well do without. | |
| Oct 18, 2022 at 12:35 | answer | added | Buffy | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 18, 2022 at 6:52 | history | edited | Sursula | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 29, 2019 at 12:42 | comment | added | Cameron Brick | Required documents vary widely by position even within fields. | |
| Apr 28, 2019 at 20:10 | history | edited | Stefan_W | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 28, 2019 at 9:10 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | Can you please edit your question to clarify what kind of position you are applying to? Also, does fixed position mean permanent position (there are not many such positions below professor) or fixed-term position (though I do not think it matters that much for this question)? | |
| Apr 28, 2019 at 9:07 | history | edited | Wrzlprmft♦ |
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| Apr 27, 2019 at 21:02 | comment | added | Karl | What Buffy says. I never got what you would write into such a separate letter of motivation anyway. Nobody wants to read your well thought-out version of the story about why you wanted to become a professor ever since you were ten. And your current motivation is much better shown along with the details of your plans, a separate letter calls for redundancy. | |
| Apr 27, 2019 at 20:22 | comment | added | Buffy | Likely you should say something about motivation in your plans for future teaching and research. It would be pretty natural there. | |
| Apr 27, 2019 at 20:19 | history | asked | Stefan_W | CC BY-SA 4.0 |