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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?

1) ??

2) ??

3) ??

4) ??

5) ??

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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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