Lecturer in Australia - response to selection criteria I am applying for a lecturer position in Australia in computer science. The application process asks for "a statement addressing the selection criteria outlined in the position description". An enumerated list of n (say, n=8) selection criteria is available in the job announcement. The criteria are heterogeneous, ranging from simple "PhD title or equivalent" to elaborate "a high level of communication skills". Which high-level structure is expected?


A continuous, consistent, logically ordered, literary perfect text, from which it follows that the applicant satisfies all the criteria.
A list of n paragraphs, one paragraph per criterion, that technically addresses the requirements, but not more.
A list of n sections, one section per criterion, that technically addresses the requirements, but not more.
...?


How large are the typical statements in each case?
It depends on the nature of the selection criteria. A criterion like


  PhD from an accredited institution


requires only a paragraph, but


  Research agenda with high probability of publications in leading journals


may require a whole section.

You see a similar thing with NSF research proposals; one question is (paraphrasing)


  "what is the grant number of your most recent support"


and another is


  "describe the research to be undertaken".