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Academic CV
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• Academic CV vs. Job CV (resume)
• Understanding the goal
• CV structure and components
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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
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Although composed of different pieces of information, the CV should present a well-rounded
story of you.
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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?
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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
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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
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• 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.
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• Research interest
• To set focus on essential information
• Skills / competencies you have or you would like to use
• Directly relevant to the current application!
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• 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
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• 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
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• Experience
• Separate by : Research, Teaching, University service, Professional /volunteering
• Reverse chronological order
• Institution, Country, Position, relevant achievements
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• Experience
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• Experience
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• Experience
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• 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
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• 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’
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• 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
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• 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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