I have been working on a post about things you can do to help birds, because bird populations are declining in many areas. A few days ago, I found an article that contains many of the same suggestions and says it all very well. Here’s the link.
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the busier i am the more im on tumblr actually. like if you don’t see me on here it means im not doing anything if you see me post like crazy it’s because im supposed to be doing something else
[Transcript: (Posted April 22, 2022) This little boys name is Frank and he is missing. He is five years old and he’s from Red Earth Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
He is described as four feet tall, weighing about 66 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing Paw Patrol rubber boots, green pajamas with dinosaurs on them and a navy blue windbreaker-style jacket.
He was last seen Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. at his home and was possibly seen at the local playground around 3:30 p.m. If you have any information please call the Carrot River RCMP or 911.
So… you’re applying for an academic job and need to write a cover letter. Where do you start?
In my experience, there are 3 types: the Research cover letter, the Teaching cover letter, and the Hybrid cover letter.
Research - focuses on your research experience, including your dissertation, any articles you’ve published, conferences you’ve attended, etc.
Teaching - mentions the dissertation but mostly focuses on your teaching experience
Hybrid - talks about research and teaching in equal amounts
Before you begin, choose the type that will best respond to the academic job ad you’re responding to. If the job add is for a position at an R1 school, you might want to go with a research or hybrid letter. If the job ad is for a position at a small liberal arts college or the ad mentions teaching a 3/2 or more load (3 classes per semester, 2 semester per year), go with a hybrid or teaching cover letter. Use your intuition.
After that, there are a few more pointers I can give that will help structure your letter.
