academic-cv

Academic CV

An academic CV is a complete record, not a summary. Hiring committees look for the same things in a fixed order: research, funding, teaching, service. Length is expected; inconsistency is not. This skill builds the record, orders it for the field and the post, and formats every citation the same way.

Part of the pm-cv bundle.

What This Skill Produces

• The full academic CV
• A section order for the field and post type, with the reason
• A publications list in one citation style, with the person's name in bold
• A short version (two pages) for fellowships or industry research roles, when asked

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• The post: lectureship or assistant professor, postdoc, research fellow, industry research, and the institution's country
• The field, because conventions differ (author order, conference versus journal weight)
• The record: publications, grants, teaching, supervision, talks, service, awards
• The citation style the field uses, or permission to choose the common one

Framework

Typical order (adjust by field and post):

1. Contact and current position
2. Research interests (two lines)
3. Education, with thesis title and supervisor
4. Appointments
5. Publications, split: peer-reviewed journal articles; conference papers; books and chapters; preprints and under review (labelled as such)
6. Grants and funding: funder, title, role, amount, years
7. Awards and fellowships
8. Teaching: courses, level, role, student numbers
9. Supervision: students, level, status
10. Invited talks and conference presentations
11. Service: reviewing, committees, organising
12. Public engagement and impact, where the system values it
13. References, if the country expects them on the CV

Rules:

• Reverse chronological within each section.
• One citation style throughout. The person's name in bold. Equal-contribution marks explained once.
• "Under review" and "in preparation" are labelled honestly and never listed as published.
• For computer science and similar fields, top conferences may outrank journals; put them first.

Output Format

Academic CV: [name], [post]

1. The CV 2. Section order and why 3. Citation check: inconsistencies found and fixed 4. Short version (if asked)

Quality Checks

• Every publication uses the same citation style
• Unpublished work is labelled as under review or in preparation
• Grants show the person's role (principal investigator, co-investigator, named researcher)
• Section order fits the field and post
• Nothing is listed that the person did not provide

Anti-Patterns

• Mixing citation styles. Committees notice and read it as carelessness.
• Inflating status. A submitted paper is not "forthcoming".
• Hiding teaching for a teaching-heavy post, or hiding research for a research post.
• Using the full CV for industry. Industry research roles want the short version.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Update my academic CV for a lectureship application in the UK."
• "Format my publications list properly."
• "I'm applying for a postdoc. Help me order my CV."
• "Turn my academic CV into a two-page version for an industry research role."