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Build an academic CV

Organize education, research, teaching, publications and methods around the opportunity requirements.

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

  1. State the research or operational problem.
  2. Name the method, tool or data you used.
  3. Explain your own contribution.
  4. 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.
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