Academic CV guides
Practical, up-to-date guides on writing, formatting, and automating your academic CV — what to include, how long it should be, how to list publications, and more.
The FRQ narrative CV (CV-FRQ): how to prepare it
What the Fonds de recherche du Québec asks for in its CV descriptif: three sections, six pages in French or five in English, up to ten contributions with an audience and an impact for each. And how to write one from the research record you already have.
How to write an academic CV
A practical guide to writing an academic CV: what to include, how to order and format each section, how long it should be, how to list publications, and how conventions differ by career stage and country.
Academic CV vs résumé: what's the difference?
Academic CV vs résumé — how they differ in length, scope, and purpose, and which one to use for academic jobs, grad-school applications, grants, and industry roles.
How to list publications on an academic CV
How to format and order the publications section of an academic CV: citation style, grouping by type, author order, highlighting your own name, preprints and under-review work, and what to avoid.
How long should an academic CV be?
How long an academic CV should be by career stage, when length is capped (funder and job short CVs), and why longer isn't better — plus how to keep one master CV and export shorter versions.
Academic CV for grad-school applications
What to put on an academic CV for master's, PhD, or grad-school applications when you don't have many publications yet — and how to make a strong impression on an admissions committee.
Using metrics responsibly on an academic CV (DORA & the Leiden Manifesto)
How to present research metrics on a CV responsibly: why the Journal Impact Factor and h-index mislead, what field-normalized indicators add, and what DORA and the Leiden Manifesto recommend.
Academic CV format by country
How academic CV conventions differ by country — the CV/résumé distinction, photos and personal details, length, Europass, and funder narrative formats — and how to adapt yours.