WRITING OUR FIRST
ACADEMIC CV
GSA WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 2013
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -LINCOLN
GENERAL FORMATTING RULES
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One inch margin
12 point font
Candidate’s name at top in 14 point font (or larger)
Single spaced
Heading in bold and all caps
Subheadings in bold only
One or two full returns before each new heading
One return between each heading and its first entry
Years have to be left justified (visible)
WHAT YOU DON’T WANT TO DO
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No right justify any element
No bullet points
No “box” or column formatting
No narrative verbiage
• No description of books or articles
• No personal stories
• Exception: “Dissertation” has to have a short paragraph (it
has to be removed one year beyond completion)
HEADING MATERIALS
• Name at top, centered in 14 point font
• “Curriculum vitae” (centered, 12p)
• Institutional and home addresses, telephone, email,
parallel right and left justified
HEADING EXAMPLE
EDUCATION
• List by degree
• List PhD, MA, BA on descending order
• Department, institution and year of completion
• No starting dates
• Example:
2017
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PhD Major: Hispanic Studies
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MA Major: Hispanic Studies
2011
University of Deusto-Bilbao, Spain
BA Mayor: English Studies
BA Minor: Modern Languages and
Technologies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Right after education
• Subdivide by area/field of teaching or by
institutional location or type of experience
• Write a short description of the duties as teacher
• Example:
2011-present
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graduate Assistant
Responsible for teaching language classes, creating
materials, and grading exams.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
• List year and the name or funder, institutional name,
utilization of the money, etc.
• Example:
2012-Present George Rogers Memorial Merit Fellowship
2011-Present Teaching Assistantship for MA Studies
PAPERS OR CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS
• Conference:
Year
Name of the Conference, Location
“Title of your talk” – panel chair’s name
2012
MACHL, Lincoln, Nebraska
“Resultado de la ruptura de la realidad en el
personaje de Abelarda en Miau de Benito Pérez
Galdós.”
• Paper:
“Title of the paper,” submitted/published to/in Name
of the publication, year.
ACTIVITIES/EXTRACURRICULAR
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Can include involvement in student groups,
assistanships, clubs, etc.
Year
The institution and department
Tasks
• Do not include any description
• Example:
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dep. Of
Modern Languages and Literature
Secretary and Treasurer at the MLGSA
Assistant at the Big Red Road Show
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, CDHR
Assistant at the DH2013 Conference
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• If you don’t have research experience it could be
interesting to add some of your research interest
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES/SKILLS
• You may want to include any language certificate
that you have
Year
Name of Certificate-Level
• Language Levels
• Computer skills
Microsoft Office: high level, all versions
Windows and Macintosh
• http://theprofessorisin.com/2012/01/12/dr-karensrules-of-the-academic-cv/
• https://www.eeducation.psu.edu/files/styleforstudents/file/chapte
r%208/Resume3_new.pdf