Lead with relevant evidence
An academic CV is not a complete life history. Place the sections that best demonstrate readiness for the target opportunity near the beginning.
Core sections
- Contact information and professional links.
- Education with dates, institutions and thesis titles.
- Research experience with methods and contributions.
- Publications, presentations and working papers with honest status labels.
- Teaching, professional experience and service where relevant.
- Technical, language and analytical skills.
- Awards and funding.
Describe contributions clearly
- State the research or operational problem.
- Name the method, tool or data you used.
- Explain your own contribution.
- Report a result, output or decision where possible.
Quality check
- Dates and titles are consistent.
- Publication status is not overstated.
- The most relevant evidence appears early.
- Formatting is readable and stable as a PDF.
- The file follows any official page limit.
Use the official instructions first.
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