@cgb5436 I do understand what you want but I don't think you're reading seriously the other advice here. You seem to be expecting a magic formula that doesn't exist

You have to tell people what they want so they can know if they are willing to help, not ask for a vague meeting.

If you're interested in applying to a department, say so! Say what you need! And do your homework: if the department isn't hiring, then don't apply for the job that doesn't exist

If you want to talk about your work, say what you need! Write what you want to talk about!

And yes, also consider that if it's been 5 years since you left a post doc due to the pandemic, your odds of getting back into and staying in academia are very very low. They were very low before that happened, they're extraordinarily low now. That may be discouraging but it's realistic

In fact you still haven't suggested an alternate subject line for the e-mail. If you were genuinely interested in providing help, you would have done that. Instead you just criticized and said, "That title is bad!" That isn't advice.

Advice consists of concrete steps I can take. Saying, "This is wrong, your e-mail isn't good, your title is no good." isn't advice.

@cgb5436 You have to write your own because it should be specific to what you want to talk about. Here is where I suggested that: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/67023714#67023714

I want to know from this faculty member : (1) if she is interested in my work and having me as a postdoc, (2) what advice she might have if I want to transition to industry. Is there anything wrong with saying that and that I want to discuss with her in person?

You seem to think my e-mail should be this: Dear Professor (name), (1) Are you interested in my work and having me as a postdoc? (2) What advice do you have if I want to transition to industry? Thank you for your time.

That seems to be the type of e-mail you like. It's short, direct, to the point. It doesn't ask for a "vague meeting."

@cgb5436 Pick (1) or (2). As far as "homework" as advised by the answers to the question I referred you to: Do you know how math post docs work in the country you are applying? Are they advertised positions where you apply to a job opening, or do you contact individual professors? Do individual professors have money in your field to hire, typically? You should know the answers to these things before emailing

If you want to transition to industry (have you just been out of work for the last 5 years?) you probably need to just apply to jobs

As far as it being a professional obligation to respond to emails: I think nearly everyone here would like to see it that way too. And perhaps some actually do, but it's a chore: For example, I get about one to two emails a day from someone asking to join my research group as a PhD student or postdoc. I actually do answer these emails, but it eats 5 minutes of my every day. I do understand those of my colleagues who think that's too much.

@WolfgangBangerth I disagree. I'm not sure the types of emails you get, but many of the ones I get are from individuals in countries with sanctions applied by my government who go down the list of faculty at my institution and AI-generate emails asking for positions that are totally unrelated to their experience. I feel zero professional responsibility to do more than click the block sender button.