How to Write an Effective Research Statement for a Faculty Position
                     How to Write an Effective Research Statement for a Faculty 
Position?
An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical 
Operations, Pubrica  Group:
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Email: [email protected]
In 
brFioer pfrospective faculty applications, a research 
statement is  a crucial document.
This paper enables applicants to communicate the  
significance and effect of their previous and, most 
crucially,  future research to their probable 
colleagues.
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As an application, you should use this paper to write 
out  your research plans for the following few years, 
making sure  to include a description of how your 
research will add to  your part.
Finally, this blog briefly describes the research 
statement for  the faculty position.
Introductio
n
An excellent research statement achieves 
three main  objectives:
It effectively explains your study in non-specialist 
language;  It sets your findings in a larger scientific 
medical  communication and societal perspective;
It lays out a clear path for future success in 
the new  environment (the institution you're 
applying to).
5 Tips for Writing a 
Good  Research 
Statement
Make your Research 
Statement  Reader-Friendly
Ensure to present your 
focus on  Research
Tailor your Research 
Statement
Write for each 
Audience  Be 
yourself
Task #1: Recognise the Purpose of the Research 
Statement
The most common error people make when creating a research statement 
is failing to  recognise its objective.
The goal isn't just to list and quickly discuss all of the projects you've 
accomplished as if  you were a museum curator with your research articles 
serving as exhibits.
Most importantly, presenting your research proposal statement as if it were a 
narrated tour  of your life ignores the research statement's principal goal: to 
persuade the reader of the
value of your accomplished work and the thrill of your future path.
Task #2: Communicate a 
Section
The first paragraph (introduction) reads as follows:
a broad phrase or two describing your study 
subject;  a thesis statement stating your 
perspective (e.g., my  research is significant); 
and
a report summarises your three bodies of 
evidence
concisely (e.g., my research is necessary 
because a, b,  and c).
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The second, third, and fourth paragraphs (each of 
which  covers a body of evidence that will 
support your claim):
a subject sentence (about a single body of 
evidence);
a fact to back up the assertion made in the topic 
phrase;  another fact to substantiate the assertion 
in the subject
phrase;
a third fact to back up the assertion in the 
subject  phrase; and
sentence of analysis/transition
contd...
The fifth paragraph (synopsis and conclusion) reads as follows:
Three sentences that restate your topic sentences from the second, third, 
and fourth  paragraphs
One sentence that restates your thesis (e.g., my research is necessary); one 
sentence that  restates your hypothesis.
A phrase that summarises or sums up the analysis/conclusion.
Although the five-paragraph persuasive essay style appears conventional, it is 
effective. It appears  in almost every effective option ever written and may also be 
doubled, as with many good  recipes.
Task #3: Visualise Each 
Audience
When drafting research statements, the second error individuals make 
is medical  writing for the specialist as if they were speaking to 
another lab member.
In most situations, however, your research statement's audience will 
not be well-  informed professionals.
As a result, without becoming delayed down in terminology, you must 
explain the  value of your work and the contribution of your study.
While certain specifics are necessary, an educated reader who is not 
familiar with your  field of study should be able to comprehend every word 
of your research statement.
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Job Applications
Even in the largest department, it's unlikely that more than a few people are as  
knowledgeable about your study field as you are. And those two or three 
individuals are  unlikely to have to recruit an authority.
Tenure Review
Your research statement will have two target audiences during the tenure 
review process:  members of your department and, if your tenure case obtains 
a favourable vote in the  department, members of the institution at large.
Award Nominations.
Award selection committee members are unlikely to be experts in your 
specific profession.
Task #4: Be 
Succinct
Many people wander on for much too long while composing a medical research 
statement.  Consider limiting yourself to three pages at most and aiming for two. To 
help break up the wall  of text, use subheadings. If it would help you make a point, 
you can also include a well-designed  figure or graph. (If this is the case, use wrap-
around text and make sure your figure's axes are  labelled.)
Also, don't attempt to squeeze more in by lowering the margins or font size as you 
did in  college. Most individuals reading your study statement will undoubtedly be 
older than you, and  we older people dislike reading small fonts. It makes us 
complain, and you don't want us to feel  irritable when reading your study 
statement.
Conclusio
n Writing a good research statement is 
critical for a  researcher, but it takes a lot 
of time and effort.
In this work, we suggest the research statement 
generation  (RSG) job, which seeks to summarise a 
researcher's research  accomplishments and assist in 
preparing a formal research  statement.
contd...
It executes a complete effort for this 
assignment, which  includes corpus generation, 
technique design, and  performance evaluation.
Finally, according to methods, our approach 
beats all  baselines in terms of content 
coverage and coherence.
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the team  of medical professionals at Pubrica provides 
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Referenc
es
1. Bhalla, Needhi. "Strategies to improve equity in faculty hiring." 
Molecular  biology of the cell 30.22 (2019): 2744-2749.
2. Gernsbacher, Morton Ann, and Patricia G. Devine. "How to Write a 
Research  Statement." APS Observer 26.8 (2013).
3. Wu, Wenhao, and Sujian Li. "A Comprehensive Attempt to 
Research  Statement Generation." arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.14339 
(2021).
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