Statement-of-Career-Goals

StatementofCareerGoalsMycareergoalistobearesearcherandprofessoronpsycholinguistics.Asaprofessor,IcanconductstudiesonlanguageprocessingthatIaminterestedinandthathelptounderstandandresolveproblemsonhumanintelligence.Moreover,thisprofessionalsoallowsmetomotivateandinspirethosestudentswhoembracethesamepassiononthisfieldtochasetheirdreams.Icannotagreemoreonthestatementthatpsychologyisascienceaswellasanart.Especially,exploringthemythsofhumancognitionislikeexploringtheuniverse,complicatedandfullofattractivemysteries.Thequestionsabouthumancognitionandlanguageprocessingaresomeofmyearlycuriositiesthatinitiatedmyinterestinpsychology.Nowthoseinitialcuriositieshavegrownintoapassionthatconvincemethatonlybydevelopingmyselfintoapsychologistwillitbepossibleformetoexploretheunderlyingmysteriesbehindthosequestions.Ireachthisdecisionnotonlybythepassionbutalsoaftercarefulandcomprehensiveconsiderations.Icomparedtheexperiencesofresearch,internshipofhumanresourcesmanagementandallotherkindsofjobsincludingteachingandIfoundresearchthemostfavorite.IenjoythetimewhenIamsittingandreadingpapersquietly,whenIamcommunicatingwithothersexchangingourideasandwhenIamthinkingonthethingsIamfascinatedthemost.IalsolikethinkingandexploringthingsthatIdon’tknow.Furthermore,mypersonalityissuitableforbeingaprofessor.Iunderstandthatittakesalongjourneytorealizethisgoal.Tobeaprofessor,Ineedtospendyearsandyearsdiggingdeepintothisfieldandacquiringenormousknowledge,whichisnotonlyachallengeofintelligence,butalsoachallengeofperseverance.Throughbeingaresearchassistantinvariouslaboratories,IhadabundantopportunitiestocommunicatewithPhDsandMPhilstudents.Therefore,Iknowthattoobtainthesediplomas,therewillbecountlessobstaclesontheway.Fromgettinganideaaboutaresearchtopublishingapaper,therearehesitation,gloominessanxietyandevenfrustration.However,becauseIlikethissubject,Iwillmaintainalastingpassiononit.SinceIwasakid,Ihaveformedthecharacteristicofinsistence.IwouldpushmyselftoreacheverygoalIevermade.Thischaracteristicwillsupportmetofightformydreamandovercomethoseobstacles.Forachievingthisgoal,Iseparatethecareerpathintoshort-termgoalsandlong-termgoals.Intheshort-termperiod,IneedtoobtaintheMPhilandPhDdiplomas.ThroughtheMPhilstudyandbeingaresearchassistanceofmysupervisor,Iwillunderstandandspecializemoreinthisfield.Thiskindofresearchexperiencecanstrengthenmybackground.Intheexcellentresearchenvironment,Iwillperformmoreresearchesonlanguageprocessing,usingeveryadvantageprovidedtopreparemyselfintoanindependent,skillfulandthoughtfulresearcher.Thegoalofdoctoratestudyistogaintheessentialqualitiesofamatureresearcher.Therefore,IamcapabletoconductastudyonmyownandIcanmoveontothenextstage,apartofthelong-termgoals.Inthelong-termperiod,afterthegraduateschool,Iwillstriveforthepositionsofpostdoctoralassociateintheuniversitiesthataresignificantincognitivepsychology.Inthisposition,bothofmyskillsforbeingaresearcheraswellasalecturerwillbepracticedandimprovedtoasophisticatedlevel,whichgrantsmewiththequalificationforbeingaprofessor.Moreover,sinceacademicresearchrequirescommunicationandcollaborationwithotherresearchers,theexperienceasapostdoctorateresearchercangrantmewithcloseacademicnetworksandcollaborationswithothereminentrepresentativesinrelevantfields.Afterfour-tofive-year’spostdoctoralexperience,Iamreadytobeaprofessor.Therefore,IwilltrytoapplyforthepositionsofassistantprofessorintheuniversitiesinHongKong,especiallythepositioninmyalmamater,theChineseUniversityofHongKong.PsychologyisadevelopingsubjectinHongKong,soitneedsmoreresearcherstopromotethissubject.Inamorechronicperiod,Iwillstickintheresearchpositionandgeneratehighqualitystudies,enhancingmytechniques.Meanwhile,Iwilltrytocultivatemoreandmorequalifiedresearchersinpsychology.Toconclude,mydiverseexperiencehasdevelopedmyanalyticalandscientificskillsenormouslyandIwouldliketopursuenMPhilprogramintheChineseUniversitytofurthermyresearchcareerandrealizemylifelongdream.IamawarethatanMPhildegreeisnotafast-trackpasstomydreamcareer.However,itisaqualificationandanimportantsteptowardsachievingmygoaltobecomeacognitivepsychologistandaprofessor.Lookingattheresources,facilitiesandopportunitiesavailabletostudents,Iamconfidentofaccomplishingoneofmyshort-termresearchgoalshereandmakingasignificantprogressonmycareerpath.