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+\signature{W.~Trevor King}
+\address{120 Miller Street \\ Highlands, NJ 07732}
+\telephone{+1 215 284 6634}
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+\begin{document}
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+\begin{letter}{Executive Assistant to the Dean \\
+ College of Arts and Sciences \\
+ Saint Martin's University \\
+ 5000 Abbey Way SE \\
+ Lacey, WA 98503}
+
+\opening{Ms.~Laura Hoff,}
+
+Over my years working on my Ph.D. studies at Drexel University, I have
+been looking forward to teaching physics at a small,
+undergraduate-oriented liberal arts college. While working at a
+larger research-oriented institution has been exciting, I have always
+been attracted to teaching. I'm excited to be working at a school
+such as St. Martin's which clearly has a strong commitment to teaching
+excellence and teacher training. Besides teaching physics, I am also
+interested in advancing the science of teaching as well as in
+developing open source experiment control procedures. Over the past
+year I have been active in the
+\href{http://software-carpentry.org/}{Software Carpentry}
+organization, which trains scientists around the world in current
+software development and data management techniques. Software
+Carpentry
+\href{http://software-carpentry.org/bootcamps/2013-02-uwash.html}{recently}
+\href{http://software-carpentry.org/blog/2013/03/washington-went-well.html}{ran}
+a boot boot camp at the University of Washington, and I look forward
+to working with my SWC colleagues to continue this outreach in the
+Puget Sound area.
+
+I am also looking forward to working at a religious school. While I
+myself am agnostic, I enjoyed the traditions of my
+\href{http://www.archmereacademy.com/}{Norbertine high school}. I
+also have a number of religious family members, including a
+grandfather and uncle who were both United Methodist ministers. In my
+experience, a religious environment fosters a studied approach to
+learning, a willingness to grapple with big questions, and a respect
+for the diversity of humanity. Students undertaking a liberal arts
+education are well served by each of these qualities.
+
+On a more prosaic level, I am excited about moving from the
+mid-Atlantic where I have spent most of my life to the Northwest.
+Starting in the Fall, my wife Emily will be opening a veterinary
+surgery practice at the \href{http://olympiapetemergency.net/}{Olympia
+ Pet Emergency} hospital just down the street. After years of
+commuting several hours from our current home in New Jersey to Drexel
+in Philadelphia, the chance for jobs that are only two miles apart is
+quite appealing. My wife is originally from Vancouver, Canada, and I
+have enjoyed our annual summer trip out to visit with her family. I
+also look forward to the drizzly climate, since the sun and I have
+never been the best of friends. Being able to enjoy the outdoors
+(sailing and hiking!) without having to slather on the sunblock sounds
+like a good idea to me.
+
+\closing{Yours,}
+
+\end{letter}
+
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