Academic CV Builder

Structure the CV with contact information, education, academic appointments, publications, presentations, grants, teaching, mentoring, and service in reverse chronological order. For tenure-track roles, lead with publications and independent funding before teaching experience.

Standard sections are contact information, education, research positions, publications, presentations, grants and funding, teaching experience, mentoring, service, professional memberships, and honors. Section order shifts based on whether the role emphasizes research, teaching, or administration.

Length grows with career stage: graduate students typically run 2-4 pages, postdocs 3-6 pages, early-career faculty 5-10 pages, and senior faculty 15-30 or more pages. Do not pad content, but do not artificially limit a comprehensive record.

A resume is a 1-2 page results-focused summary for industry roles, while an academic CV is a comprehensive scholarship-focused record that grows with your career. CVs emphasize publications and detailed education rather than skills sections and keywords.

List publications in numbered or categorized format with full citations including DOIs, bold your own name in author lists, and mark student co-authors with an asterisk. Sciences typically use numbered reverse-chronological lists, while humanities value single-author works and books.