Academic CV / Resume
Comprehensive format for academic and research positions
An academic CV is a comprehensive document that includes your entire academic history — publications, presentations, grants, teaching, and research. Unlike a resume, an academic CV has no page limit and grows throughout your career.
Best For
Professors, researchers, postdocs, and academic professionals
When to Use This Format
- You are applying for a faculty, research, or postdoctoral position
- The application specifically requests a CV rather than a resume
- You need to list publications, grants, and academic accomplishments
- You are applying within academia, research labs, or think tanks
Resume Structure
Contact Information
Name, institutional affiliation, department, email, ORCID
Education
All degrees with institution, year, dissertation title, and advisor
Research Experience
Research positions with descriptions of projects and methodologies
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, working papers — formatted in your discipline's citation style
Teaching Experience
Courses taught with level, enrollment, and evaluations
Grants & Funding
Awarded grants with amounts, sources, and project descriptions
Presentations
Conference talks, invited lectures, colloquia
Service
Committee memberships, reviewing, mentoring
Pros
- Comprehensive record of academic contributions
- Expected and required for academic positions
- No page limit — include everything relevant
- Demonstrates scholarly productivity and impact
Cons
- Not appropriate for non-academic positions
- Can become very long — 10+ pages for senior academics
- Requires constant updating as you publish and present
- Different disciplines have different conventions
Tips for This Format
- Follow the conventions of your specific academic discipline
- List publications in reverse chronological order with full citations
- Bold your name in multi-author publications
- Include works in progress and under review as separate sections
- Tailor the order of sections to what the hiring department values most
- Keep a running CV that you update after every publication or presentation
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