What to put for affiliation and relationship for LOR writer?

Graduate School
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<p>I’m filling out an app where it asks us for each LOR to put their affiliation and relationship.</p>

<p>So I think affiliation is their title (Assistant prof, associate prof, prof, etc…).
Can someone verify that?</p>

<p>Is relationship just his relationship with me?
Like if he taught a class of mine I put “Professor of <insert class=”" name=“”>?"</insert></p>

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<p>Affiliation I usually put Department of Y (their Title is affiliated with X University’s Department of Y)</p>

<p>Relationship I put Research PI or Professor or Research Professor or something similar.</p>

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<p>Oh I see. When you put research PI. Are you implying you work in his lab or that he’s a PI of a lab?</p>

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<p>Both - that he is the PI of a lab, and that you work in a lab. You can just put “research advisor” if you don’t want to imply both.</p>

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<p>What is the difference between research advisor and research PI?</p>

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<p>I use them interchangeably.</p>

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<p>The “relationship” is their relationship with you. That is Research mentor/supervisor, Academic advisor, or Course instructor.</p>

<p>The “affiliation” is the place they work for, like “Mechanical Engineering Department, University of …”</p>

<p>The “title” is their job title, such as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone.</p>

<p>xraymancs, the application I’m filling out only has “relationship” and “affiliation.” There’s no title. Would it be appropriate to put it with affiliation like “assistant professor of <insert department=”">" or “professor <insert department=”">."</insert></insert></p>

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<p>What usually happens is that the letter writer is asked to fill in the title, no need to put it in a field where it does not belong. It is also possible to correct anything in that screen so don’t fret about it too much.</p>