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I deleted the phrase "in astrophysics" in the first sentence. The question clearly could apply across all fields and my edit just deletes an unnecessary piece of information.
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Nicholas
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I am currently applying for several post-doctoral positions in astrophysics. For these applications I have to prepare a research document in which I present my current research and my future projects in a limited amount of pages (typically not more than 4 or 5). But there is two possible organisations of ideas:

    1. A first approach would be to present first my past and current research topics and then my future projects.
    1. A second approach consists in a thematic organization in which I present for each topic my past and current research and what I plan to do in this topic in the future. Some topics can be only past/current and some other only long-term project.

What is the best organization ?

I am currently applying for several post-doctoral positions in astrophysics. For these applications I have to prepare a research document in which I present my current research and my future projects in a limited amount of pages (typically not more than 4 or 5). But there is two possible organisations of ideas:

    1. A first approach would be to present first my past and current research topics and then my future projects.
    1. A second approach consists in a thematic organization in which I present for each topic my past and current research and what I plan to do in this topic in the future. Some topics can be only past/current and some other only long-term project.

What is the best organization ?

I am currently applying for several post-doctoral positions. For these applications I have to prepare a research document in which I present my current research and my future projects in a limited amount of pages (typically not more than 4 or 5). But there is two possible organisations of ideas:

    1. A first approach would be to present first my past and current research topics and then my future projects.
    1. A second approach consists in a thematic organization in which I present for each topic my past and current research and what I plan to do in this topic in the future. Some topics can be only past/current and some other only long-term project.

What is the best organization ?

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Post-doctoral research statement/project: current/future vs thematic

I am currently applying for several post-doctoral positions in astrophysics. For these applications I have to prepare a research document in which I present my current research and my future projects in a limited amount of pages (typically not more than 4 or 5). But there is two possible organisations of ideas:

    1. A first approach would be to present first my past and current research topics and then my future projects.
    1. A second approach consists in a thematic organization in which I present for each topic my past and current research and what I plan to do in this topic in the future. Some topics can be only past/current and some other only long-term project.

What is the best organization ?