CREATING YOUR ACADEMIC CV Kalynn Schulz, Ph.D.
this will be virtually painless!
Let’s Brainstorm: what skills qualify you for graduate/medical school?
Brainstorm: what skills qualify you for this opportunity? RESEARCH/ACADEMIC SKILLS: ď‚› My research experiences have honed my skills in experimental design, hypothesis testing, data entry, data analysis, working within a team, professional experimental interactions with subjects, poster presentations, and oral powerpoint presentations.
CV vs. Resume Resume’s
are short (typically 1 page) and geared toward the business world CV’s are as long as your experience warrants, and geared toward academic and medical environments.
The basics One
inch margins on all four sides. Times or Arial—no exceptions 12 point font throughout Single spaced No switching of font sizes for any element, EXCEPT the candidate name at top, which can be in 14 or perhaps 16. Headings in bold and all caps. Subheadings in bold only.
The basics cont’d
NO ITALICS OF ANY KIND EXCEPT FOR JOURNAL AND BOOK TITLES One or two full returns (i.e., blank lines) before each new heading. One return/blank line between each heading and its first entry. Left justify all elements of the cv. No bullet points at all, ever, under any circumstances. This is not a resume. No “XXXX, cont’d” headings. Page breaks will constantly move as CV grows. Dates are listed from most recent-oldest ALWAYS
Sections 1. Personal information Name Address Contact information (phone number, email address)
RESEARCH INTERESTS ď‚› tailor
your research interests to the opportunity for which you are applying. ď‚›
Need to detail how your previous research/work/community experiences have prepared you for a given lab assistant position, internship, graduate program, medical school program, grant application etc.
PREVIOUS RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE Summer 2014 Scholarly Trainees Acquiring Research Skills (STARS) Program Role: Research Trainee Description: with whom did you work? What was your research question? What did you find? What skills did you acquire?
PUBLICATIONS (if any) Superstar, I.B., Pearson, J.N., Gasparrini, M.E., Brooks, K.R., Zajkowski, M.E., Kriesler, A.D., Leonard, S., and Stevens, K.E (in preparation). Dietary choline supplementation to dams during pregnancy and lactation mitigates the effects of in utero stress exposure on adult anxiety-related behaviors.
PRESENTATIONS (your name first and bold, PI last): Superstar IB., Burke, M.B., Ramos, I., Drake-Frazier, C., Davis, K., and Schulz, K.M (2014). The effects of adolescent stress exposure on bodyweight and food intake in adult female rats. Conte Center Meeting, Denver Colorado.
Superstar IB., Burke, M.B., Ramos, I., Drake-Frazier, C., Davis, K., and Schulz, K.M (2014). Adolescent stress alters adult body weight and food intake in adulthood. Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Denver Colorado.
AWARDS/HONORS: 2014 Schizophrenia Education and Training Award 2014 Scholarly Trainees Acquiring Research Skills (STARS) Program 2013 Dean’s list every semester
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (if any): 2010-present Society for Neuroscience
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (usually medical school apps only): ď‚› Include
memberships in any clubs, fraternities, charities, community service organizations, religious organizations, or sports teams.
RELEVANT CLASSES (Undergraduates ONLY): ď‚› List
classes relevant to the opportunity for which you are applying):