Resume guide
Academic & Research resume: structure, wording and templates
Research, teaching, higher education, grants. What to put first, how to phrase each part, and templates that stay readable to applicant tracking systems.
Sections, in the order that works for this field
- Summary
- Education
- Experience
- Publications
- Awards & Honors
- Projects
- Certifications & Licenses
- Languages
- Volunteer Experience
- Interests
Writing each part
- Headline
- Your field of research and current position. Format example: “Postdoctoral researcher in computational neuroscience”
- Achievement bullets
- Research question, method and output (paper, grant, dataset, course). Format example: “Led a 3-year study of 1,200 participants, resulting in 2 peer-reviewed papers”
- Skills
- Methods, instruments, languages and software. Format example: “Mixed-Effects Models, R, Python, fMRI Analysis, Grant Writing”
Examples show a format to follow. Use your own facts and figures; Bold Margin never adds any.
Tips for Academic & Research resumes
- Education usually comes first on an academic CV.
- Give every publication its year; use one citation style throughout.
- Use standard headings such as “Grants & Funding” or “Teaching Experience” for extra sections.
Templates for Academic & Research
Single column, real text, standard headings. Plain ATS is free to export.
