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Academic CV


• Academic CV vs. Job CV (resume)

• Understanding the goal

• CV structure and components


Resume vs. Academic CV

Resume/Short CV• Short version, used for job

applications

• Most relevant education, experience and skills to suit the specific position

• Introduced by Cover Letter

Academic CV• Long version, for continuing

study, scholarship, post-docapplications

• Academic and work history, publications, conferences, etc.

• Accompanied by Statement of Purpose


Although composed of different pieces of information, the CV should present a well-rounded

story of you.


Communicating your value

What are the 3-5 things you want to communicate to anyone who looks at your CV, regardless if this is academic or not?

1) ??

2) ??

3) ??

4) ??

5) ??


Understanding requirements

For PhD applicationsResearch focus or interests | Research skills | Writing skills | Strong work ethic, self-guided

For grants/fundingResearch topic matches| Research significance and importance

For fellowshipsA research thread | Progress – development | Publication ability | Research or administrative skills | Networking – communication ability | Evidence you will leave behind an imprint | Evidence you have already received funding

For post-docsResearch focus or interests | Publication ability: the plan for your fist book | Ability to interact with other researchers | Research or administrative skills | Evidence you can attract funding | International academic mobility

For academic jobsBalance between research and teaching | Proven publication record | Experience in teaching, course design, evaluating, etc. | Range of possible areas of expertise | Suitability / fit within their department profile | Ability to raise/apply for research funding


Academic CV basic structure

• Contact details

• Research area of interest

• Education

• Honors, awards, scholarships

• Experience

• Conference presentations

• Publications

• Professional memberships

• Languages, computer and personal skills

• References


• Contact

• Name, optional „Curriculum Vitae”

• Permanent & study address

• Telephone, e-mail

• Optional: professional online presence (Academia.edu, LinkedIn, own

website, etc.)

• photo, date of birth, place of birth, gender, marital status, religion, etc.


• Research interest

• To set focus on essential information

• Skills / competencies you have or you would like to use

• Directly relevant to the current application!


• Education

• Reverse chronological order

• Degree, institution, city, country, (expected) year of graduation

• Thesis / dissertation title, possibly short abstract, supervisor's name

• Selected courses

• Grades/GPA


• Honors, Awards, Grants, Scholarships

• Honors, awards important to show competitiveness

• Grants are important, in particular, for post-doc and grant applications

• Consider including brief explanatory texts for the significance of the award


• Experience

• Separate by : Research, Teaching, University service, Professional /volunteering

• Reverse chronological order

• Institution, Country, Position, relevant achievements


• Experience


• Conference presentations, Invited talks

• Panels organized, poster /paper presentation, discussant, invited to talk at

other campuses, departmental talks

• Name of the event, name of paper, date, location

• Future conferences or talks should be listed, as well


• Publications

• Separate books, peer-reviewed journal papers, other types (book reviews,

newspaper articles, blogs)

• Mention if ‘in preparation’ or ‘planned’ publications

• Mention the status e.g. ‘under review’, ‘accepted for publication’


• Skills

• Languages

• Computer literacy

MS Office, SPSS, using multi-media in class, experience with virtual learning platforms, etc.

• Personal skills: ideally related to the education field

Demonstrated success in writing grant applications, high adaptability in multinational

environments, ability to facilitate group discussions or conduct meetings, design and analyze

surveys


• References

• Someone who knows you well, you trust, has experience and has no conflict of

interest

• Inform them before including them in the CV

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