Our group is seeking highly motivated candidates, particularly prospective Master's and PhD students, who are passionate about research and eager to make meaningful contributions to their field. If you are driven to advance your career and push the boundaries of knowledge, we offer a world-class research environment with cutting-edge facilities, as well as a diverse and collaborative community.
If you're interested in joining us at UBC to work on fractal geometry, I would be thrilled to hear from you! Please feel free to reach out via email. To help me better understand your academic background, kindly attach a copy of your official transcript from your current institution.
As a woman born in Argentina, I am deeply aware of the unique challenges faced by individuals from underrepresented groups, and I strongly encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. I also warmly invite candidates from economically disadvantaged regions to reach out to me in advance.
I look forward to hearing from you and exploring the possibility of working together!
Complete these steps before you reach out to a faculty member!
Check requirements
Familiarize yourself with program requirements. You want to learn as much as possible from the information available to you before you reach out to a faculty member. Be sure to visit the graduate degree program listing and program-specific websites.
Check whether the program requires you to seek commitment from a supervisor prior to submitting an application. For some programs this is an essential step while others match successful applicants with faculty members within the first year of study. This is either indicated in the program profile under "Admission Information & Requirements" - "Prepare Application" - "Supervision" or on the program website.
Focus your search
Identify specific faculty members who are conducting research in your specific area of interest.
Establish that your research interests align with the faculty member’s research interests.
Read up on the faculty members in the program and the research being conducted in the department.
Familiarize yourself with their work, read their recent publications and past theses/dissertations that they supervised. Be certain that their research is indeed what you are hoping to study.
Make a good impression
Compose an error-free and grammatically correct email addressed to your specifically targeted faculty member, and remember to use their correct titles.
Do not send non-specific, mass emails to everyone in the department hoping for a match.
Address the faculty members by name. Your contact should be genuine rather than generic.
Include a brief outline of your academic background, why you are interested in working with the faculty member, and what experience you could bring to the department. The supervision enquiry form guides you with targeted questions. Ensure to craft compelling answers to these questions.
Highlight your achievements and why you are a top student. Faculty members receive dozens of requests from prospective students and you may have less than 30 seconds to pique someone’s interest.
Demonstrate that you are familiar with their research:
Convey the specific ways you are a good fit for the program.
Convey the specific ways the program/lab/faculty member is a good fit for the research you are interested in/already conducting.
Be enthusiastic, but don’t overdo it.
Attend an information session
G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.
ADVICE AND INSIGHTS FROM UBC FACULTY ON REACHING OUT TO SUPERVISORS
These videos contain some general advice from faculty across UBC on finding and reaching out to a potential thesis supervisor.
Supervision Enquiry
If you have reviewed some of this faculty member's publications, understand their research interests and have reviewed the admission requirements, you may submit a contact request to this supervisor.
