Tips for Getting a Faculty Position
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...completing the research will advance the field, create a new field, impact disease treatment, etc., again...that search committee members are experts in your field. Not true. Even if you are applying to a department...possibly the Dean, and even some people in your field that still need to understand your specific questions...display your deep knowledge of your experiments and field. It's much more impressive to answer an expert's...DO NOT need to present a detailed review of your field or the finer points of your techniques. You DO need...need to be prepared to know the literature of your field and all of the caveats and alternatives for an approach...correct positions.
What is the knowledge gap in the field? How will your approach resolve this problem? (2...