Luke Butler
@lucaspbutler.bsky.social
Assoc Prof at University of Maryland. Social cognition, cognitive development, development of empirical reasoning. Posts/reposts reflect my personal opinion.
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PART 1: THE RESEARCH STATEMENT
This is about 'WHAT is it that you want to do, why this PLACE/PI specifically, why are YOU the relevant person to be doing THIS'.
Standard structure:
There is no one right way to do this, but here is a good breakdown:
This is about 'WHAT is it that you want to do, why this PLACE/PI specifically, why are YOU the relevant person to be doing THIS'.
Standard structure:
There is no one right way to do this, but here is a good breakdown:
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
PART 1: THE RESEARCH STATEMENT
This is about 'WHAT is it that you want to do, why this PLACE/PI specifically, why are YOU the relevant person to be doing THIS'.
Standard structure:
There is no one right way to do this, but here is a good breakdown:
This is about 'WHAT is it that you want to do, why this PLACE/PI specifically, why are YOU the relevant person to be doing THIS'.
Standard structure:
There is no one right way to do this, but here is a good breakdown:
Is there a link to this update? I was about to send something to our grad students about applying, and I guess now I have to say "better do it this year!"
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Is there a link to this update? I was about to send something to our grad students about applying, and I guess now I have to say "better do it this year!"
Geetha Ramani in my department at Maryland has taught something like this!
July 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Geetha Ramani in my department at Maryland has taught something like this!
Yeah definitely not blaming the POs! What a mess 😔
June 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yeah definitely not blaming the POs! What a mess 😔
Awful. Which program was this? And if you're open to sharing, did you get any communication about whether this was (supposedly) a budget decision vs. an "administration priority" decision? I mean, it all seems politically-driven at this point but curious what justifications are being given.
June 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Awful. Which program was this? And if you're open to sharing, did you get any communication about whether this was (supposedly) a budget decision vs. an "administration priority" decision? I mean, it all seems politically-driven at this point but curious what justifications are being given.
