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I have made a campus interview. I want to send a "thank you" email to research committee. Is it make sense to do ?

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  • Do you mean the committee responsible for reviewing applications and arranging interviews? That's usually called the "search committee", not "research".
    – Nate Eldredge
    Commented Jan 31, 2020 at 2:58
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    I've seen this done multiple time. It's not a game-changer, in my opinion, but is not rude either, so, in doubt, you can just go ahead and do it. As Noah writes, keep it short, though, and don't expect an answer.
    – Clément
    Commented Jan 31, 2020 at 19:17

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I've carried out interviews in the library world as well as in the humanities, and I would say that at least in our context (Canada), a quick thank you note is appreciated. You should send these notes to everybody with whom you had a meaningful interaction - i.e. not random faculty in your job talk, but anybody you had a one-on-one interview conversation or a meal with.

Alternatively, you could send an e-mail to the search committee chair. In my experience, they will forward this e-mail to the rest of the committee.

The lack of a thank-you note isn't a deal-breaker, of course, and your committee will hopefully be aware that this is one of those culturally-specific things that not all people know they should do. But at least in Canada, you should send thank you notes.

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  • Does this apply for phone interviews with a group especially if you had no prior communication?
    – NelsonGon
    Commented Mar 22, 2020 at 16:43
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    For a phone interview I would just thank the chair of the committee, but perhaps ask them to convey your thanks to the committee for a thoughtful and enjoyable discussion (or something along those lines).
    – canadian_scholar
    Commented Mar 22, 2020 at 20:28
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In my experience this is somewhat uncommon, but not unheard of. When a candidate did thank everyone they met with it made a positive impression on me and at least some other faculty I talked to. So if you'd like to send such a note I'd say go ahead and do so, but you should not feel obligated. I'd suggest you keep the note very short though and not say anything weird.

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