Assistant Professor cover letter example
By Bhagirath Sheela, founder of JobCatch ·
This letter was drafted by JobCatch's cover-letter writer from the sample Assistant Professor resume, for a plain posting for the role. It uses only what is already on the resume — the current job, its strongest bullets and the skills the posting asks for that the resume has. It invents nothing, which is why it is short.
The letter, as text
I am writing to apply for the Assistant Professor position. I currently work as Assistant Professor, Commerce at Cauvery College of Arts and Commerce.
Some of what I have done:
- Teach financial accounting and corporate finance to B.Com and M.Com students, 18 hours a week.
- Published seven papers in peer-reviewed journals, three of them in indexed journals.
- Guided 30 M.Com research projects and two students who went on to qualify UGC NET.
The role asks for Academic research, Curriculum development, Lesson planning, Student assessment, Online teaching and Microsoft PowerPoint, which I have worked with.
I would welcome the chance to talk about how I could contribute. My resume is attached. Thank you for your time.
What to add for an Assistant Professor role
State your eligibility (NET, SET or PhD), your subject and your research area, and say what you could teach in their department. Selection committees read for fit.
Before you send it
- Name the company and, if you can find it, the hiring manager.
- Add one sentence on why this company: something specific you read about it.
- Keep it under one page, and send it as a PDF with the same name and contact line as your resume.
What to leave out
- Adjectives about yourself — "passionate", "results-driven", "hardworking". Facts do that job better.
- Your whole resume again. Pick the two or three things that matter most for this job.
- Salary, notice period and personal details, unless the posting asks for them in the letter.
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