Applying for a research position
•Be familiar with the faculty member’s research
•Meet with faculty members
•DO NOT send a general email to a whole list of faculty
•Approach with respect
•Ask questions about expectations, possible projects, group structure and routine, etc.
•Be specific about your interests, qualifications, and expectations (Show enthusiasm!)
•Statement of Interest (Should reflect you’ve done your homework on research subject)
•Prepare resume of academic career, transcript, and other relevant experiences
•Be persistent! 
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After narrowed down areas…ready to think of securing placement (or talking with faculty about opportunities)
If faculty u comf with, chat with them about potential faculty or research for you to get involved in, even if not them
*Aquant self with their research, as said earlier (read faculty websites, recent publications) before meeting them
Office hours are best…web, office door, dpmt.
Have agenda… AGENDA MIGHT DIFFER DEPENDING on what looking for…Might have particular project/idea in mind, might want assistance, other times might just want to get into what is happening in the research lab
either way is appropriate, but be clear-
Specific re: interests, quals, etc.
May want Statement of interest, resume, etc.
Come prepared and be persistent!
PERSISTENT:if in eecs dpmt meeting yesterday, heard malik: More appropriate word is pro-active…you are going to need to make this happen independently, opportunities while sometimes might come right to you, need to be sought out…be respectful of faculty and their time, but also know that you will need to seek them out and follow up with them!