Request for a letter of reference for XXX

Dear Professor ...,

Your student XXX has applied for a PhD position in the European Network MAWI (Matter-Wave Interferometers). The main focus of the project main interest lies in matter-wave optics using Bose Einstein Condensates with view towards matter-wave interferometry. More informations are at website www.mawi-net.eu

If you would be so kind, we would like to learn about your opinion of XXX. We would be especially grateful if you were to comment on the following points:

- In what context do you know him/her?
- If you think can be useful, would you please be so kind to give me a little bit of information about yourself?
- Does XXX have the ability to work independently?
- What are his/her qualities as a team player?
- How are his/her analytic/experimental skills, especially his/her ability to work herself into a new subject?
- Does he/she have the ability to take initiative?
- How would you rank him/her compared to your own students?
- How does him/her compare nationally and internationally?

[Please don't hesitate to contact us any time, if you have any questions or if you prefer to tell your opinion in person e.g. via zoom.]

Best wishes