Academic Careers:
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Experience: Discuss your formal teaching experiences - list your job title, course title,
name of university, and dates or terms taught. Consider stating whether you taught undergrads
or grad students, small or large sections. Briefly describe your duties because they vary across
universities. You may also include a subcategory indicating courses you are interested in teaching,
which is most appropriate for job descriptions that do not request a teaching statement. Those
with no formal teaching experience may consider combining this section with “Presentations” or
naming the section “Guest Lectures” or similar.
Research Experience: Students with limited research or teaching experience might consider
combining the two categories into “Experience.” Students with extensive research experience
might need to divide this category into several categories or into smaller subsections. Below is a
description of some typical topics to discuss in a “Research Experience” category.
o Publications: List your published works in reverse chronological order according to
publication date. Use the reference style appropriate to your discipline. If you have
multiple publications, consider dividing them by type such as articles and book chapters,
or refereed and invited papers. If your work has been highlighted or reviewed by a major
publication, consider noting this distinction. If an article has been accepted for
publication, indicate ‘in press’ or ‘forthcoming’ in lieu of the publication year. Consider
bolding your name on each publication.
o Works in Progress: List articles that you are preparing to submit for publication and label
them something like ‘In Preparation.’ You may also include works you have actually
submitted for publication and label them as ‘Submitted for Publication.’ If you have
multiple works that fit in this subsection, you might consider splitting this subsection into
two: ‘Works in Progress’ and ‘Works Submitted for Publication.’
o Research Interests: List a few topics you plan to research in the near future. Be prepared
to talk about these interests during an interview.
o Grants: List grants you have received for research if you did not list them in your
“Awards” category. For each entry, indicate the name of your project, name of the grant,
name of the granting institution or organization, date received, and perhaps dollar
amount.
o Research Positions: List research teams of which you have been a member. This section
is probably not necessary for individuals with multiple publications. For each entry,
include name of research team or project, university/organization, dates, and perhaps
your supervisor’s name if his/her name is recognized and respected.
o Presentations: Many people include this as a subsection of the “Research Experience”
category. However, students with significant presentation experience may consider
having two separate categories called something like “Research and Publications” and
“Professional Presentations.” The “Research and Publications” section would include the
subsections previously discussed, while the “Professional Presentations” section might
include subsections based on location, professional organization, topic, etc. For each
entry, indicate name of presentation, name of organization/conference/event, location,
and date using the reference style appropriate to your discipline. It is acceptable to list
university colloquiums, guest lectures, and other types of presentations here, especially if
you have not presented at many professional conferences.
Other Professional Experience: List additional experience related to your field, if applicable.
Common names for this category: “Consulting Experience”, “Clinical Experience”, “Fieldwork.”
Professional Training: List special types of training you have received that demonstrates your
commitment to learning a skill that is important to the job description. For each entry, include the
name of the training, name of the organization that conducted the training, location, and date.
Attendance at general conferences is usually not included.