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Creating a Curriculum Vitae. C.V. – The Academic Resume. Justin J. Bain, Director UCD Writing Center. Scope and Content. Curriculum Vitae Comprehensive Expansive Academic. Resume Focused Minimal Corporate. Audience and Purpose. Curriculum Vitae Graduate Programs (MA, PhD, JD)
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Creating a Curriculum Vitae C.V. – The Academic Resume Justin J. Bain, Director UCD Writing Center
Scope and Content • Curriculum Vitae • Comprehensive • Expansive • Academic • Resume • Focused • Minimal • Corporate
Audience and Purpose • Curriculum Vitae • Graduate Programs (MA, PhD, JD) • TA-ships • Intern & Fellowships • Instructor & Lecturer • Professoriate • Post-Docs • Journal Submissions • Grants • Resume • Professional Industry • Corporations • First-time jobs
General Guidelines • Enlarge or bold your name on first page • Personal Contact Information • Institutional Affiliation Information • Include “curriculum vitae” on first page • Include name & page number on every page • Avoid stating a career objective • Avoid using bullets • Do not include GPA or test scores • Be consistent with: • Capitalization • Bold & Italics • Formats and Tabs
General Guidelines • Focus on being concise • Avoid lengthy narrative or explanation • Use incomplete sentences when necessary: • Planned course activities. • Graded all assignments. • Designed study of DNA. • Save narrative for other documents: • Cover letter • Research statement • Teaching philosophy • Course descriptions
Structuring Your C.V. • Use clear & distinct categories • Arrange categories in order of relevance • Within each category, use reverse chronological order • A typical C.V. begins with: • Education • Academic Employment
Education • Degrees and Dates • Degree and Program • Date received or expected • Honors bestowed • Institution (and location) • Status of current degree • ABD • In Progress • Candidate
Education • Thesis or Dissertation • Title of your document • Name and title of Chair or Director • Comprehensive Exams • List titles of each exam area • Provide status of exam • Proposed, scheduled, passed
Education • Professional License/Certification • Include relevant certifications and effective dates • TESOL • CAD • Dental Hygienics • Nursing License • Do not include programs/software • Unless you are an IT professional
Academic EmploymentAcademic Appointments • Post-Doc • TA-ships • Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate • Internships or Fellowships • Reader, Grader, Research Assistant • Instructor or Lecturer positions • Other positions held at academic institutions • Title • Institution • Dates
Teaching and Research(Research Interests) • Provide a topical list of subjects you can or would like to teach • Provide a topical list of subjects you are or would like to research • Demonstrate focus and breadth • Use discipline-specific language
Professional Employment • Include relevant jobs outside of academia • Demonstrate qualities related to the position • Do not include items such as: • Team player • Good people-skills • Supervised co-workers
PublicationsScholarship • Professional Publications • Books (single-authored and co-written) • Articles (single-authored and co-written) • Book or Article Reviews • Abstracts • In-House Publications • Handouts or Worksheets • Rubrics • Training Materials
PublicationsScholarship • Under Consideration • Drafted documents at a journal or publisher • Avoid multiple submissions of same text • Drafts in Progress • Only if you are actually drafting a text • Be willing to share your draft • Clearly identify your name in long lists of co-authors • Use discipline-specific styles for citation and format (APA, AMA, CSE, etc)
Conference Presentations • Professional Presentations • Local, regional, & national conferences • In-House • Workshops or Colloquia • Training • Indicate Type of Presentation • Invited • Keynote • Accepted • Distinguish poster from paper presentations
Courses TaughtTeaching Experience • Grads and New Faculty • List all courses • Course name and number • Course title (or your own title) • Total number of sections taught (if relevant) • Experienced & Advanced Faculty • Organize teaching into categories • By institution • By level • By subject matter
Administration • Include this category if the position includes: • Department Chair • Committee Membership • Program Director • Supervision and Evaluation of others • Budget Management • Include actual dollar amounts of budgets
Leadership • Grads and New Faculty • Include student organizations • Department or discipline-specific clubs • Other related areas where you demonstrated leadership qualities • Do not include social and personal activities • Experienced & Advanced Faculty • Separate University Service (next category) from Leadership • Distinguish Elected or Appointed positions from other committees where you are simply a Member
University Service • Committee memberships • Department service • Tenure review committee • Promotion review for publication • Presentations to departments • Invited talks or in-services • Workshops conducted or administered
Volunteer ActivitiesCommunity Involvement • Include this category only if your service is related to your teaching/research • Or if relevant to the position • Service-Learning or Internships related to courses taught may be included
Grants • Includes grants for or by your academic institution or your place of employment • Grants you have Written, Administered, or Received • Title • Duration • Institution • Dollar amount • Do not include grant money that you personally received, such as Scholarships or Fellowships
Professional Development • Include activities you have participated in or training you have received • Relevant training • In-services • Workshops attended
Technical Skills • Include specialized training • Website development (Dreamweaver, MOSS, or html coding) • Statistical programs/training (SPSS) • Programming languages (Basic or C++) • Foreign Languages in which you are fluent • Do not include MS Word or MS Office products • Do not include Internet Explorer or Firefox
HonorsAwardsFellowships • Provide the title of the award and the source • Write-out full names of organizations • Provide date or duration • If the Award or Fellowship involved research or publishing • Provide details in your cover letter • Include brief synopsis if necessary • Indicate research/writing related to awards
Professional Memberships • Identify organizations related to your professional field in which you hold a membership • Demonstrates your involvement in your field • Demonstrates an interest in conferences and journal publications • Buy student memberships now
Other Categories • National Service • Typically for recognized national societies or professional organizations • Consulting • For public/professional organizations • For private corporations • Editorial • For journals or other publications
Other Categories • Student Supervision • Typically for PhD or MS student projects • Include projects, graduation date, and placements • May include clinical supervision if not mentioned elsewhere • Research Monographs • Quick summaries of current/recent projects and associated funding • Invited Lectures or Guest Speaker • List course/agency, location, and topic • Public Presentations • To city councils, at local events, etc
References • If you are applying for a position, include this category • Include names, titles, and contact info for your references • Institutional addresses • Work phone • Email address • Be sure to ask your references if you can use them • Tell your references about the position
Dossier • If you are applying for a position, consider having a dossier of documents related to your application that can be made available for review • Writing sample • Course evaluations/observations • Course designs/syllabi • Letters of recommendation • Teaching philosophy • Other documents appropriate to your field of study
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