From 23e5e013ccbff961e8db1657435e498ed0230ffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marty Oehme Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:42:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add basic letter template Added letter template (containing example letter in english for the time being). --- letter.qmd | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 letter.qmd diff --git a/letter.qmd b/letter.qmd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b4078d --- /dev/null +++ b/letter.qmd @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +backaddress: Marty Oehme, Körnerstraße 54, 04107 Leipzig +fromname: Marty Oehme +fromaddress: | + Körnerstraße 54 + 04107 Leipzig +fromphone: "0177 / 377 49 49" +place: Leipzig, DAY MONTH YEAR +placeseparator: "‎ " +sendto: | + NAME OF COMPANY + ITS ADDRESS STREET AND NUMBER + LOCATION ZIPCODE +lang: en +subject: Bewerbung für JOBSTELLE +signature: Marty Oehme +opening: Dear CONTACTNAME +closing: Sincerely +format: + pdf: + template: templates/letter.latex +--- + +After two years of cooperation, I recently finished the final in a row of projects undertaken as consultant for UNU-WIDER and the ILO. +I am glad to have happened upon your job posting for the position of project officer as part-time worker with minimum 32 hours, as for me it may allow a more medium term stability than the previous short-term freelance positions did. + +Over the previous two years, I have primarily provided research assistance for three major projects under the helm of the UN, the ILO and Roskilde University: +In addition to the descriptive analysis undertaken for all of these projects, +my consultancy for UNU-WIDER required the creation of a time-series visualization on the basis of empirical analysis over roughly 200.000 observations within the UN's WIID dataset. +The previous work for the ILO and Roskilde University instead consisted of deep research for the creation of wide-ranging scoping reviews, +which necessitated collecting, organizing and cleaning datasets of around 2000 source potentials. +I accomplished both of these tasks more efficiently with the help of Python and its data analysis modules which is also where my primary statistical programming focus lies. + +Additionally, I have long been helping publish academic, particularly empirical, works, +first in the role of academic assistant and later on as editorial consultant. +Perhaps most personally beneficial for the current position was the publication of a large academic anthology under the SPIWORK project: +During this time I worked with clients located internationally, +collaborating directly to create clear and concise manuscripts for each individual topic, +before merging the divergent aspects into a final coherent whole while also fulfilling publisher's formal requirements. +I would love to bring both the analytical and editorial skillsets together in my new work, +to be able to push them forward in tandem. + +Lastly, my skills of communication, especially international communication skills, have been honed throughout this time as I was both participant and leader of small (from 3 people) to medium-sized (up to 8 people) teams. +Collaboration in this way was both exciting and straightforward for me, +and I firmly believe concise and clear communication both engenders easier productivity flows +and is fundamental to the ability to precisely frame topics as complex as energy transition. + +My interactions with processes of both long-term energy planning and renewables-based electrification of end-use sectors primarily stem from research undertaken in Vietnam and Benin under the helm of the Agence française de développement, +where the eventual distributional impact of access to clean water and new energy grids provided the project's focus. +I have, however, both the willingness and curiosity to dive deeper into these topics and their related issues of regulatory frameworks, financing and policy framing. + +I will be happy to hear back from you and am confident that I could be a good match. +Should you agree that my profile is a good fit for the offered position then do not hesitate to contact me and I would be delighted to arrange a meeting.