academic-cv-builder_skill

Overview

This skill formats and structures curriculum vitae for academic positions, emphasizing publications, grants, teaching, and service. It produces discipline-appropriate CVs for faculty, postdoc, lecturer, and research scientist applications. The output prioritizes clarity, correct section order, and field conventions so committees can quickly assess scholarly record and fit.

How this skill works

The skill inspects the candidate's education, appointments, publications, grants, teaching, mentoring, and service history and organizes them into standard academic sections. It applies role- and discipline-specific ordering (e.g., publications-first for research roles, teaching-first for lecturer roles), formats citations and grant entries, and generates a checklist of missing or weak items. The result is a ready-to-export CV with consistent styling and concise section headings.

When to use it

• Applying for tenure-track, lecturer, postdoc, or research scientist positions
• Creating or updating a comprehensive academic CV before job deadlines
• Formatting publications, grants, and teaching records for committees
• Transitioning from industry to academia or changing disciplines
• Preparing application bundles that require discipline-specific conventions

Best practices

• Put the most relevant section first based on the role (publications for research, teaching for lecturer)
• Use reverse chronological order within sections unless the field expects otherwise
• Bold your name in author lists and include DOIs when available
• List grants with your role, dates, total amount, and amount to your lab when relevant
• Include advisor/dissertation details for PhD and strong teaching metrics (enrollment, evals) where available

Example use cases

• Convert a chronological resume into a multi-page research CV that emphasizes publications and grants
• Reorder and reformat an existing CV for a teaching-focused lecturer job, highlighting course development and evaluations
• Compile and format a publications list by category (peer-reviewed, book chapters, in prep) with DOIs
• Create a postdoc application CV that highlights methods, collaborations, and recent first-author papers
• Produce a tailored faculty CV and a 2-page cover CV excerpt for initial screening