Life Sciences Samples & Resources
These samples are donated by UCSF students, postdocs & almuni to offer you ideas to format and present your own skills and experiences. Please note: Samples are copyrighted, and it is unethical to plagiarize the text.
- Schedule an appointment to create a document that highlights your unique skills & experiences.
Postdoctoral positions
- CV & cover letter I
- Cover letter II (from Stanford University)
Academic faculty application packages
- Research-focused position: Sample I (includes cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, estimated budget)
- Research-focused position: Sample II (includes CV)
- Teaching-focused position: Sample I (includes cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy)
- Teaching-focused position: Sample II (includes cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research interests)
- Teaching-focused position: Sample III (includes cover letter)
Industry positions
Consulting positions
Interviewing
- Industry interview questions
- Informational interview questions
- Schedule for an academic interview visit: Sample for a Research-focused position, with two visits to the department
- Schedule for an academic interview visit: Sample for a Teaching-focused position, with one visit to the department
Thank you letters
Networking
- Informational interview request letter
- Informational interview questions
- Informational interview thank you letter I
- Informational interview thank you letter II
- Keeping in touch correspondence