CoverletterofDr.XXXMay23,2014Prof.XXXXDepartmentUniversityAddressDearProfXXXXIamXXX,hereIamwritingtoinquireaboutthepossibilityofthepostdoctoralpositioninyourgroup.IobtainedmyPhDinMaterialsScienceandEngineeringinNovember,2013,fromSchoolofMaterialsScienceandEngineering,ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,China.Afteradetailedsurveyofyourcurrentresearchworksaccordingtoyourpersonalwebsite,Ibelievethattherewouldbeagoodfitbetweenmyresearchexperiences,interestswithyouracademicprojects.Mydissertationtitleis“……”.Theresearchfocusedondeveloping……HIGHLIGHTSOFYOURWORK.Duringthecourseofmyresearchwork,Ihavebecomeveryinterestedinyourwork.Thepublicationsofyouandyourgroupprovidelotsofinspirationsforme,suchasyourremarkableworkaboutcomputationalmaterialsscience,dislocationmechanicsandcrystalplasticity.Thus,Iamquiteinterestedintheworkgoingoninyourgroup.AttachedpleasefindmyCVwithamoredetaileddescriptionofmyqualifications.Ibelievemyexperiencecombinedwithmyskillscanmakeapositiveimpacttoyourgroup.Iammorethanwillingtoansweranyofyourquestionsconcerningmyapplicationandresearch.Iamlookingforwardtoyourresponse.Sincerelyyours,XXXNo.1954HuashanRoad,SchoolofMaterialsScienceandEngineering,Shanghai,200333,China.Tel:+86-XXXXXXXXXX;Email:XXXXXX