Graduating Survival Kits
A. Cover-letter and the UMASS logo (eps file) : I leave out the details but you are welcome to email me so I can give you my cover letter for you reference how to write it (which also can be found in other places). Remember to change the stuff between #s.
B. CV and the associated class file : This is my own CV, please edit accordingly :) Also remember to swap the section "Research Experience" with "Teaching Experience" when you apply for lecturer/instructor positions.
C. Research Statement: Nothing fancy here, just regular plain text. However I add the following lines for the header:
\pagestyle{myheadings}
\newcommand{\newhead}[1]
{\markboth{#1 \hfill}{#1 \hfill} }
\begin{document}
\newhead{Research Statement for C. Ngeow}
Here is a trick to put "Bibliography" into Table of Content:
%\bibliography{umthsmpla}
\begin{thebibliography}{}
\addcontentsline{toc}{BackMatter}{\MakeUppercase{Bibliography}}
\expandafter\ifx\csname natexlab\endcsname\relax\def\natexlab#1{#1}\fi
\bibitem[Alcock et al., 1999]{alc99} Alcock, C., Allsman, R., Alves, D., et al., 1999...
** Please email me if you have any questions. **
GOOD LUCK!