Academic and research CV template
A scholarly layout for PhD candidates, postdocs, research fellows and lecturers, with your publications, grants, conferences and teaching each in their own section.
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What employers look for
Academic panels read for research focus, publication record, funding, teaching and contribution to the discipline. Unlike most CVs, an academic CV can run to several pages, but it still needs to be easy to navigate.
Sections to include
- Profile and research interests
- Academic appointments
- Education: PhD with thesis title and supervisor
- Publications: in a consistent citation style, your name in bold
- Grants & funding
- Conferences, teaching & supervision, professional service
Skills to mention
Pick the ones that are true for you and appear in the job advert:
- Research design
- Qualitative methods
- Quantitative analysis
- R / Python / SPSS
- Grant writing
- Peer review
- Teaching
- Supervision
- Public engagement
An example bullet point
Co-investigator on a £320,000 ESRC grant studying housing and wellbeing across three UK cities.
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and finish with a result or number.
Tips
- Use one citation style throughout.
- Put the most relevant sections first for the post.
- Include funding amounts and funders.
- Keep a short version for non-academic jobs.
Mistakes to avoid
- Inconsistent citation formatting
- Burying publications on page 3
- No teaching evidence for lecturing posts
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