Supervisors are faculty members who mentor graduate students in their research. As a comprehensive university with more than 2,000 potential supervisors, there is a high probability that 亚洲天堂 will have a supervisor for your research interests.
If you鈥檙e applying to a research-based master鈥檚 or a doctoral program, you might have to identify a prospective supervisor prior to applying for admission. Please check in the degree program listing under "Admission Information & Requirements - 3. Prepare Application" to learn about what the program expects of you with regard to commitment from supervisors.
Finding a supervisor
Use our听Supervisor search tool听to identify potential supervisors by keywords, program, role and last name. Keywords will be interpreted as OR options. To search for exact passphrases put the words in quotes, e.g. "solid state physics." By reviewing a potential supervisor鈥檚 profile, you can find out details such as theirsupervision history, a list of their publications, as well as听a checklist of handy tips on reaching out.听
翱耻谤听Research Projects search tool听allows you to sort through a selection of faculty members who are looking for new graduate students based on their research interests.. They may have specified particular projects they wish to fill. Please ensure to review the departmental profile of each faculty member to learn more about their research interests and to ensure a good fit to your intended studies at 亚洲天堂.
In addition to our Supervisor and Research Project search tools, there may be other ways to find a suitable supervisor. For example, for a topic such as Sustainability you can check the听听to identify potential supervisors working in that area.
Reaching out to a potential supervisor听
Do your research.听Start by viewing their profiles online and reading a couple of their publications to familiarize yourself with their work.
Be specific.听Write a brief email to them听indicating your awareness of their research and how it fits with your interests. If possible, refer to their publications. In the same email, let them know your intention to apply to their graduate program and express your interest in working with them.听
Show you鈥檙e serious and well qualified.听Tell them a couple of strong points about your background and who you鈥檝e worked with on research projects.听
Wait before听following up.听Faculty members are busy听and they will likely not get to your email right away. That doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean they haven鈥檛 received it or that they are ignoring you. Give them some time. Review that you鈥檝e been compelling in your outreach, and think about a follow-up email if you haven鈥檛 heard from them in a couple of weeks.听
Make the ask.听Finally, ask if it is OK to refer to them as a prospective supervisor in your application.