Tips on Writing a Cv

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Tips: Writing your Curriculum Vitae for Scholarships

What is the Difference between a Curriculum Vitae and a

Resume?

For higher education positions, employers frequently want a

curriculum vitae (otherwise known as a vita or CV) instead of a

resume.

A resume is an individually designed summary (usually one or two

pages) of personal, educational, and experience qualifications

intended to demonstrate fitness for a particular position or type of

position. A resume focuses attention on an individual's strongest

qualifications and develops them to fit the specific or general

purpose for which the material is provided. (For more in-depthinformation see the UCS handout "Writing Resumes.")

A Curriculum Vitae is a document generally used instead of a

resume for an academic audience. Therefore, it is a summary of

education and experience qualifications as related to the interests

of academia. Ph.D. candidates generally have a two to four page

document, due to their limited experience. It develops over time into

a comprehensive and lengthy statement detailing professional

qualifications and activities. You can easily create a one- or two-

page, tightly drawn version and a complete version to use fordifferent purposes.

There are other audiences that will seek a CV (adapted for that

audience and purpose) instead of a resume. For instance, a Ph.D.

in Organic Chemistry seeking a position as a research scientist in a

pharmaceutical company would typically use a vita. A Ph.D. in

Economics seeking a position at the Commerce Department would

also use a vita. If you are uncertain whether to use a CV, ask

yourself Am I sending this document to other Ph.D.s? Is my Ph.D.

required for this position? Is my scholarship relevant for this

position? If the answers to those questions are yes, you are

probably going to use a CV, which provides more detail about your

academic background than a resume.

Writing your Curriculum Vitae

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a summary of your educational and

academic background. Its purpose is to outline your credentials for

an academic position, fellowship, or grant. Its length can range from

2-4 pages. Please keep in mind each field has a different standard.

Ask the faculty in your department for feedback on your CV.

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In applying for an academic position, an applicant is asked to

submit a CV along with a Dissertation Abstract, a Statement of

Research Interests, and a Statement of Teaching Interests. It is

important to present a clear and well-organized application. Your

goal is to make the search committee want to interview you.

What to include on your CV:

Primary materials

o Applicant Information

o Education

o Dissertation Title and Advisor

o Awards/Honors/Patents

o Grants/Fellowshipso Research Experience

o Teaching Experience

o Publications and Presentations

o Related Professional Experience

o Languages

o Other- Memberships, Associations,

Conferences

o References

Supplementary Materials

o Cover Letter

o Dissertation Abstract

o Statement of Research and Scholarly Interests

o Statement of Teaching Interests

o Course lists

Primary Materials

Applicant Information

Your name should appear on the top of each page. On the first

page include your name, address, phone number, fax number, and

email address. Page numbers should appear on all pages except

for the first. When including your email address consider this

communication with an employer to be professional. It is advised to

avoid "nick names" or "cute" automatic responses. This also applies

for phone messages.

Education

In reverse chronological order list all of your degrees from college

on, with the name of the institution and date they were awarded.


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List the date you expect to receive the degree for the program you

are currently in. It is standard to list the name of your advisor and

your thesis title.

From this point on you have more latitude in shaping the

organization of your CV. You should be guided by your strengths,

requirements for the job, and conventions of your discipline.

Honors and Awards (Grants, Fellowships and Patents, etc.)

Place Honors/Awards near the top of the CV (unless you have few,

then put later or omit). This is a good place to list research-related

and dissertation-supported grants, fellowships, awards and patents.

Scientists may create a separate section for "Research Grants",

which would probably come later in the CV.

Research Experience

Scientists will briefly describe their postdoctoral, doctoral, and

possibly undergraduate research. You should include both

substance and techniques employed if relevant. List names of the

institution, professor, project, and dates. Along with descriptions

note any contribution you made (Some scientists append a

"Statement of Research Interests")

Teaching Experience

Where you place this section depends on the target institution (i.e.

small teaching college) as well as your strengths as a candidate.

The basic information should include: Where, What, When you have

taught and your titles i.e. teaching fellow or lecturer.

Publications and Presentations

Where you place this section depends on the strength of your

publication record. If substantial, it may come first. If too lengthy orshort it can come at the end of the CV or have an additional page.

Some candidates will subdivide this category into:

o Publications (if have you enough, you can

separate this into Books, Abstracts, Reviews, other

publications, etc...). Use standard bibliographic form for

publications.

o Papers and Presentations. Include

dates/locations with titles of your presentations.

Avoid listing published abstracts in with papers. List Abstracts as a

separate section. Otherwise, it gives the impression of "padding."


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Related Professional Experience

Use this category for any experience that is related to teaching,

research, and administration, i.e. conference organizing, tutoring,

and committee work.

Languages

Accurately assess your knowledge level of a language: native,

fluent, proficient or working knowledge.

Optional Sections

o Memberships of Professional Organizations

o Scholarly Associationso Travel or Study Abroad

References

Most academics tend to operate within small informal networks, the

names of references will convey significant information to most

readers. Most applicants will list their references at the end of their

CV. Include:

Full name

Title

Institutional address

Telephone address/email/fax

Three references are expected, but you may add more if their

evaluations would add significant information

** make sure your references know they are listed and have a copy

of your CV**

Supplementary Materials

In addition to the CV, most academic job applications will contain

the following:

Cover Letter

A cover letter should be concise and to the point. Certainly no

longer than one page. Simply state why you are applying, why you

are interested in the position/school, and your relevant background.

Let them know you are appending a CV, a statement of research

and teaching interests, etc. DO NOT discuss these in the cover

letter. Direct them to where they can find the information. Do not


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bury the information in a three page letter and make them look for it,

as they won't. Use your department's letter head and your

professional address. Do not use plain paper and your home

address-- that's a big red flag (at least in Biology).

Dissertation Abstract

A dissertation abstract is a clear and concise summary of your

work, placing it within its scholarly context and noting its contribution

to the field. The summary should be comprehensible to people

outside your field, but scholarly enough to interest those familiar

with your area of expertise (HAVE FACULTY IN AND OUT OF

YOUR AREA READ THIS). The summary is typically 1-2 pages

appended at the end of your CV and clipped or stapled together

with previous pages.

Statement of Research and Scholarly Interests

Scientists are customarily asked to submit a "Statement of

Research". This is meant to be a 2-4 page statement of past,

current, and future research interests. You should describe your

past and present research methodology, lab skills, and results. For

the future section, tell the reader what you hope to do for the next 3-

5 years and how you might involve students (undergraduates,

graduates, and post-docs) in the work. Normally, this work will

follow on the momentum of your own postdoctoral studies, but if it

does not (this would be rare) be sure to explain why.

Teaching Interests

A Statement of Teaching Interests is typically required as part of

the application process for an Assistant Professor position. Tell the

reader what you feel competent to teach. If you are applying for a

job where teaching biochemistry is one of the requirements as

stated in the job ad, then you better be sure you tell them you want

to teach biochemistry. This may sound trite, but you would beamazed at the number of people who fail to follow this seemingly

self-evident step.

Course Lists/Transcript

Occasionally applicants are asked to submit a list of their graduate

courses or a transcript.

arvard CV Model Format


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Sample CV #1

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