Friday, September 14, 2012

Draft 2: Application letter for the role of Research Assistant


Job Advertisement
Research assistant for ‘Synthesis and Integration’ team
-          Passion in research
-          Major in Science or Engineering
-          Familiar with laboratory work and willing to put in maximum effort
-          Able to work in a team and think critically
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I sincerely hope that you will consider me for the position of a research assistant as part of the ‘Synthesis and Integration’ team.

I was extremely excited when your research staff, Wei Ren, approached me to apply for this position. I recently met him when he was conducting an NUS laboratory experiment for bioengineering undergraduates like me. I was very impressed when he shared with me his novel biomaterials project which involved the breaking of a disulfide bond to release a particular brand of drug from a nanoparticle to a cancer site. I would absolutely love the opportunity to be part of this research.

The field of biomaterials is one that I am keen in, and I have almost 6 months worth of experience interning at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) over 2 separate attachments during semester break. (When students were enjoying their trips during school holidays, I was enjoying my research stint!)  In addition, I am still doing research, on a part-time basis at IBN to complete my project which has the possibility of obtaining a research paper!

At the same time, my experiences holding leadership roles as the Acting Company Sergeant Major during National Service and the Project Director of Apex(a year-long voluntary mentoring programme for P6 students), I  gained valuable understanding of the role of a team player in an organization. It has made me appreciate hard work and determination and I apply this principle to my work. This has earned me recognition back in IBN, where I was nominated to receive the prestigious Young Promising Researcher Award (only 7 out of hundreds of interns are nominated!) last year. I pride myself with the ability to think critically and 'out-of-the-box' when faced with many research challenges. I would also consult the expertise of various research experts in a company to seek the best solution.

I think that my skills and experience are most suitable for the job of a research assistant, and I do look forward to do a year-long FYP project under IMRE.

You may call me at 96622007 or email me at a0073031@nus.edu.sg should you have further enquiries. Thank you for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Muhd Abdurrahiem

4 comments:

  1. Hi,Abdurrahiem!Your research experience and leadership experiences included are very impressive. But it would be better you specify a little bit what you did during your intern and relate it to "Familiar with laboratory work"? I know little about your major, but I hope my suggestion could give you some tips or inspiration maybe!By the way,is it an error when you write" It has made me appreciate hard work and determination and I apply this principle to my work."(3rd paragraph)

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    1. Hey hongwei! Thank you for the tip! May i know, where is the error in the sentence that you put up above? And how do i rectify it?

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  2. Hey raheim i can see that you are really interested in the area of biomaterials :D i must say your application letter is good as it isnt too draggy and yet it shows your capabilities and interest in this job! hope you really can get this job in the future :D fighting!

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