Motivation letter sample for a PhD position in ICT Dear Professor XXX, My name is [Name Surname], and I’m a master’s student in applied computer science at [University Name]. I’m ritin! t"is letter to e#press my stron! motivation for t"e P"D position in I$% and Mac"ine learnin! at t"e $arne!ie Mellon University. University. My particular interests in computer science, statistics and mac"ine learnin! ori!inates from t"e period "en I or&ed as a pro!rammer of mo'ile applications in India from [(((( to ((((]. Durin! my tenure, I developed several i)S applications and put t"em up on t"e *pp Store. +"ile or&in! on t"ese apps, I noticed t"at many successful apps, inte!rated t"e a'ilities of computer vision, suc" as face reco!n ition, o'ect trac&in! and ed!e detection. In t"e spirit of my in-uisitive personality, I as curios "o t"ose apps ere made and "ic" al!orit"ms ere used to create suc" outstandin! utilities. In response to t"is in-uisitiveness, I started ma&in! an app for myself "ic" as intended to serve as a scanner for documents and pictures, it" special feature of conversion of p"oto to te#t. +"ile 'uildin! t"is application, I used computervision li'raries it"out understandin! "at "appens inside. +it" an intention to familiari/e it" li'raries and al!orit"ms used, I tried to study computer vision from pu'lis"ed papers and online tutorials, from "ic" I learned to t"in!s. 0irstly, I could understand some al!orit"ms used in my i)S apps. Secondly, I found computer vision is a "u!e area it" plenty of researc" and applications in face reco!nition, "ic" is very common in mo'ile p"ones, o'ect trac&in!, traffic cameras, and in ot"er speciali/ed uses suc" as in medical ima!in!. %"is particular momentum driven my desire to master computer vision, and develop d evelop my career in t"is area of e#pertise. Pro'a'ly in t"e same time, I !ot interested in mac"ine learnin!, after I did t"e co urse 1%ec"ni-ues 1%e c"ni-ues of *rtificial Intelli!ence2 at University of [Name o f t"e University]. 0or t"e 'enefit of t"is particular course, I "ad to learn many mac"inelearnin! al!orit"ms and later on to implement a small proect it" inte!ration of face reco!nition features. %"e proect "as re-uired me to ma&e a neural netor& in 3ava usin! dataset from an online source 4 $MU5. *s t"e proect "as 'een a success I as incented to learn furt"er and t"erefore I "ave too& an online course in 1Mac"ine learnin!2 it" $oursera. Nely !ained &noled!e and s&ills on t"is course "ave s"arpen my focus, and I "ave decided t"erefore to peruse career in mac"ine learnin!. %"erefore, my master’s t"esis t"esis also utili/es different different met"ods of mac"ine learnin! includin! t"e emer!in! 1convolutional neu ral netor&.2 In my resume you can see t"at I possess vast e#perience in pro!ramin!. *s an en!ineerin! !raduate I "ave already developed de veloped s&ills in control met"ods of industrial mac"inery systems. 6oever, for career in mac"ine learnin! I ould ould need to sustain my I$% s&ills and t"erefore I ould li&e to start P"D course c ourse in I$% and mac"ine learnin!. I already alread y "ave 'ac&!round in I$%, "oever, "oever, since t"is is continuously continuously evolvin! area, I feel t"ere is need for on!oin! up!rade of s&ills and &noled!e, I firmly 'elieve t"at a P"D position at your you r University is an e#cellent c"oice for myself, and I t"in& t"is is a !reat c"ance for me to deepen my &noled!e, pursue my passion and !ive contri'utions to t"e scientific community. +it" +it" my e#perience and solid t"eoretical &noled!e, I 'elieve t"at t"is P"D position p osition is ideal for me. %"erefore, it ill 'e a !reat
"onor if I can or& under t"e supervision of prominent teac"ers and scientists, it"in a elle-uipped researc" facilities and in a "ectic acad emic atmosp"ere of your University. In t"e enclosure of t"is motivation letter I am sendin! all documents re-uired 'y t"e $all. If you need furt"er information or documents feel free to contact. I appreciate t"e time and efforts you invested in assessin! my ap plication, and I am "opin! to your prompt response. 7ind re!ards, [Name Surname] Motivation letter form Motivation letter form should follow the structure of the formal business letter, implying that your address and contacts come under your name, in the upper right corner of the page. Bellow, on the left, write the name, function, organization and contacts of the person you are writing to.
+"en you &no t"e name of t"e person "o is !oin! to read your letter, you s"ould address t"e letter directly to "im8"er. If you do not &no t"e name and contact address t"e letter to *dmission officer 8 or 69. Under t"e receiver’s address, rite t"e date of t"e day "en you are ritin! t"e motivational letter. If you do &no t"e name of t"e recruiter, start it" Dear Mr 8 Ms 8 Mrs 8 Dr, it"out t"e full stop t"at you mi!"t e#pect to follo t"e a''reviation, and t"e surname of t"is person, folloed 'y comma :Dear Mr 3ones,;. In t"is case, you s"ould end t"e letter it" t"e salutation (ours sincerely. If you do not &no t"e name, start it" Dear Sirs, or Dear Sir or Madam and close it" (ours fait"fully. In t"e US 'usiness correspondence, (ours truly is accepta'le in 'ot" cases. Do not start t"e 'ody of t"e mail it" a capital letter, since it follos a comma. In a 'est case, a motivational letter "as no more t"an < para!rap"s. %"e !oal of t"e first one is to specify "at you are applyin! for and "o did you "eard a'out t"at vacancy.The last one indicates your availa'ility for an intervie, su!!estin! in t"is ay a concrete folloup for your application. The second paragraph s"ould list your -ualifications. 9ead carefully t"e $all, identify t"e re-uirements and see "o your professional profile matc"es. Use e#a mples to prove t"at you possess s&ills and ot"er &noled!e needed for t"e position. In t"e 'est case, you s"ould start from your e#perience and s"o "o you "ave developed t"ose -ualifications 'y doin! "at you "ave 'een doin! or studyin!. Same as in t"e case of your resume, t"e result s"ould portrait you as a creative, independent person it" initiative and a'ility to deal it" responsi'ilities, apart from t"e specific s&ills needed for t"e o'. =riefly, t"e second para!rap" s"ould s"o "y you are !ood for t"e o'. The third paragraph s"ould point out "y you ant t"is o'. (ou s"ould state your interest for t"e s&ills you are !oin! to learn if you !et t"e o'. (ou s"ould leave t"e
impression t"at you can ma&e a !enuine contri'ution to t"e company’s operations, "ile simultaneously derivin! satisfaction from your or&. *fter t"e •
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6ave you made clear connection 'eteen your -ualifications and re-uirements?
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6ave you provided e#amples t"at prove you are suita'le candidate for t"e position?
@ast, 'ut not least 'efore su'mittin! t"e letter, ma&e sure to c"ec& t"at your letter does not contain errors or typos. *lso ma&e sure you "ave listed all t"e attac"ments and t"at you "ave enclosed all t"e documents 'ein! re-uired it" t"e $all. Aood luc&B How to Write a motivation letter for PhD Writing a motivation letter for PhD you wish to apply for can seem like a dicult and boring process. Even though this is quite challenging task, with help of few tips and tricks you can easily draft you motivation letter for PhD and increase your odds to get the place.
=efore you start it" t"e letter, try to sort out and !et t"e ansers t t"e folloin! -uestion> !. Why have you chosen this particular PhD program ". What do you intend to do with you PhD degree, i.e. what e#actly you would li$e to specialize %. How does your resume connects with admission criteria set by the &all '. What are your strengths, and wea$nesses you can improve during studies
+"en you find ansers to t"e a'ove four -uestions, you can consider t"at you "ave already finis"ed CE of or& re!ardin! your motivation letter for P"D. No you s"ould or& on formali/in! your t"ou!"ts, in order to ma&e t"e information more accessi'le to t"e reader 4 *dmissions officer.
(tart with short bac$ground info In t"e introductory part of you motivation letter for P"D you s"ould provide t"e information a'out your e#perience 'ot" study and or& related. $"ose for t"is presentation only o's t"at are closely related to t"e field of study, in order to demonstrate your stron! focus and dedication on t"e area of speciali/ation. 0or e#ample if you is" to apply for a P"D in P"ysics, t"in& "o relevant and effective ould 'e to say t"at you or&ed as a delivery 'oy durin! colle!e? )&, t"is s"os t"at you are "ard or&in! person, independent, 'ut t"e s&ills you used on t"is or& are not so relevant for t"e P"D pro!ram you ould li&e to apply for. %"erefore, focus on presentin! relevant e#perience t"at can 'e easily 'rou!"t in connection it" particular P"D pro!ram. In t"is particular motivation letter for P"D in p"ysics, it is desira'le to say t"at you or&ed as a researc"er, part time lectures, teac"in! assistant, etc.
What motivates you to apply for a PhD 0olloin! 'ac&!round information you stated in t"e introduction of you motivation letter for P"D, main part of t"e letter s"ould focus on your motivation to pursue P"D. It is "i!"ly desira'le to state F or < factors t"at incented you to consider doin! P"D. %"ese can include your previous e#perience, career !oals, interest in t"e field of study, 'ut t"ere can 'e many ot"er drivers t"at incented you to apply for P"D. (our letter s"ould also demonstrate and clarify to t"e reader "o do you intend to ac"ieve t"ese !oals it" a P"D pro!ram you are applyin! for.
What are the bene)ts for the (cienti)c community
Ne#t part of t"e letter s"ould s"o "o scientific community and University can 'enefit from "avin! you as a student. =est possi'le outcome ould 'e t"at if you ac"ieve your !oals and ma&e t"e researc" you ant, society ill 'enefit as ell. 6oever, t"is is not alays t"e case, and serious contri'utions to t"e scientific researc" are not easy to ma&e. Gven so, you s"ould demonstrate t"at you are "i!"ly motivated, and dedicated to your researc", and t"at you ill ma&e your 'est in order to ac"ieve your !oals. %o support t"ese facts you can use some e#amples from t"e past o's8studies, list aards you received in t"e past, etc. %"e idea of t"is part is to convince University, t"at t"ey ill 'enefit from "avin! you as a student, and t"at your education is a ort""ile investment.
&losing $lose your motivation letter for P"D 'y tellin! t"e reader t"at you appreciate time "e8s"e invested in readin! your letter and t"at you are aare t"at P"D pro!ram t"ey offer attracts many prospective and competitive candidates. %"e closin! of you P"D motivation letter s"ould assure reader t"at you ill follo up it" a n action step t"at 'rin!s to!et"er a prospective student it" University. %"e most appropriate is to use 1(ours fait"fully, or 9espectfully yours, 2 at t"e end of t"e letter , since it is -uite certainty t"at you are not familiar it" t"e recipient’s name.
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