Resources
Here you can find various applications, both successful and unsuccessful as well as my current CV and other possibly useful things. I make these resources available as a learning tool for others. I also think it’s useful for students and ECRs to see that rejection is a normal part of academic life.
Current CV
Condensed CV on the Overleaf platform. You can also access the LaTeX code.
Full CV with everything itemised.
Lecturship / Assistant Professor Applications
University of Leicester, Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in Genomics: cover letter, CV, online boxes, research presentation, teaching presentation - successful - 2023.
University of Nottingham, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Functional Genetics: anonymised application, CV, interview questions, research presentation, teaching presentation - reserve spot - 2023.
University of Aberystwyth, Lecturer (Assisant Prof) in Life Sciences: cover letter, CV, online form - unsuccessful - 2023.
Early Career Fellowships
Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship application - unsuccessful - 2023.
NERC Independent Fellowship application and feedback - unsuccessful - 2023.
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship application - made it to final short list (interview)- unsuccessful - 2021.
Leverhulme Early Career Researcher Fellowship application - made it to final shortlist - unsuccessful - 2021.
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowship application - unsuccessful - 2021.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Independent Fellowship application and feedback - unsuccessful - scored 93.4% funding cut-off was 94.4% - 2020.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Independent Fellowship application and feedback - unsuccessful but made the reserve list - scored 92.2% funding cut-off was 92.6% - 2019.
Small Funding Pots - Postdoc
BBSRC Impact Accelerator application - successful - 2023.
British Ecological Society, Large Research Grant form, feedback - unsuccessful, through to final round however - 2023.
Fish Society of the British Isles, Small Research Grant form, budget, CV and feedback - unsuccessful - 2023.
ESEB Progress Meeting in Evolutionary Biology application - unsuccessful, second choice however - 2023.
NEOF Early Career Researcher Pilot Project Proposal application - made jointly with Dr. Katie Reilly - successful - 2022.
NERC Discipline Hopping Small Grants application and project summary - made jointly with Dr. Katie Reilly - successful - 2022.
NEOF Early Career Researcher Pilot Project Proposal application - made jointly with Dr. Kamil Jaron - successful - 2021.
Postdoc Applications
University of Aberdeen, Interdisciplinary Fellowship cover letter, CV - unsuccessful - 2022.
University of Leicester, Postdoc in Bumblebee Epignetics cover letter, CV, interview presentation - successful - 2021.
Postdoc in insect epigenetics and pesticide exposure cover letter - not applied for in the end - 2019.
University of Edinburgh, Postdoc in Insect Epigenetics and Reproduction cover letter, CV and interview presentation - successful - 2019.
Training and Travel Grants - PhD/Postdoc
The Genetics Society Training Grant application - successful - 2020.
The Genetics Society Junior Scientist Conference Grant application - successful - 2018.
British Ecological Society Conference Grant application - not applied for in the end - 2017.
Competative Training Courses - PhD
Programming for Evolutionary Biology application and stipend application - both successful - 2016.
British Ecological Society Public Engagement Course application - successful - 2016.
Bioinformatics for Adaptation Genomics, Winter School application - unsuccessful - 2015.
Molecular Diagnostics For Species Identification And Evolutionary Analysis application - unsuccessful - 2015.
Other
L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK application, candidate statement, research proposal - unsuccessful - 2023.
Fellowship to the Higher Education Academy application - successful - 2019.
CENTA conference sponsorship application - successful - 2018.
University of Leicester, International Foundation Year Biology Tutor application and CV - successful - 2017.
British Ecological Society Public Engagement Working Group Student Representative cover letter and CV - unsuccessful - 2016(?).
Conference sponsorship letter example, sent to many companies and societies - some successful and some not - 2016.
Central England NERC Training Alliance cover letter - successful - 2015.
I also applied for MANY other PhDs both before and after my masters degree, which apparently the old me has deleted. The cover letters were all similar to the one above though.
University of Birmingham Masters Degree cover letter - successful - 2013.