Cover Letter for Assistant Professor Position

To: [email protected]
Subject: Francis D’Souza: Applying for the position of Assistant Professor, English
Dear Mr/Ms [Name of the Hiring Authority]
I wish to apply for the post of Assistant Professor, English Department, in your esteemed institution. With my robust experience of fifteen years of active te aching to undergraduate students, I believe my inclusion in your faculty will positively influence the students and teaching faculty alike.
I am currently enrolled as a Ph.D. scholar in English Linguistics with ABC University. My field of research deals with Critical Discourse Analysis of how advertising agencies tend to use words to influence the target market for their product. Areas that interest me greatly include; Language Acquisition, Discourse Analysis, Text Analysis, and Socio-Linguistics. Some of my published works include;
1 Language Acquisition Patterns among US kids from Newborn to 5 Years of Age.
2 Analyzing the themes of Power in Barack Obama’s Presidential Speech, 2010.
3 How men achieve social supremacy in Pakistani society?
Photocopies of the published papers are attached for your perusal.
Apart from the research work, my experience as Assistant Professor and Acting In charge of the English department at ABC University has added immensely to the wealth of my experience. My education assisted in applying appropriate methodologies for teaching and assessment during my tenure. The job included that I actively contribute to the development and design of teaching material and objectives.
Highlights of my accomplishments and skills are mentioned as under:
* Currently employed at ABC University as Assistant Professor and In-charge, Department of English;