YOUR NAME

Phone: (000) 000-0000 Mailing Address

[email protected] City, ST 00000

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EDUCATION PhD University Name, Electrical Engineering, Date

Dissertation: “Title”
Committee: Name (chair), Name, Name

MS University Name, Electrical Engineering, Date

Thesis: “Title”
Advisor: Name

BS University Name, Electrical Engineering, Date

Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Minored in Mathematics
Major GPA: 3.7/4.0, Overall GPA: 3.4/4.0

HONORS AND List relevant awards, fellowships, honors, grants, and academic distinctions
AWARDS in reverse chronological order. Include a short description if necessary.

Title of Award, 2008

Brief description

Title of Fellowship, 2005

Brief description

Title of Grant, 2005

Brief description

RESEARCH If you are applying for a teaching position, you might want to list the
EXPERIENCE teaching experience section before the research experience section. Highlight
important accomplishments, skills, and projects using concise sentences,
beginning with an action verb. Complete sentences are not necessary. Be
consistent in your grammatical style.

Dissertation, Name of Institution, Location, Dates

Advisor: Name

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 • Skill/Accomplishment/Project
• Skill/Accomplishment/Project

Institution/Company/Organization, Location, Dates

Position, Lab or Advisor Name
• Skill/Accomplishment/Project
• Skill/Accomplishment/Project

Company/Organization, Location, Dates

Position
• Skill/Accomplishment/Project
• Skill/Accomplishment/Project

TEACHING When listing courses, include a brief description so that the course can be
EXPERIENCE compared to a similar course at another university. You might want to
include the typical number of students in the course as well as list your
responsibilities such as developing course materials, lecturing, grading,
developing the syllabus, etc. How you decide to list or group your courses,
skills, teaching methods, roles, and responsibilities will depend on your
amount of experience. The examples below are just a few ideas.

Name of University, Location

Associate Professor, Department, Dates
• Taught Name of Course, an undergraduate course averaging 120
students per semester, covering the following topics: topic, topic,
topic, topic
• Developed quizzes, exams, and homework
• Revised the syllabus to meet accreditation standards
• Coordinated grading and labs with a team of 4 teaching assistants

Doctoral Students Advised

Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated
Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated
Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated

Masters Students Advised

Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated
Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated
Name, “Thesis Title”, Date Graduated

Name of University, Location

Teaching Assistant, Department, Dates
• Highlight important projects, duties, skills, and responsibilities
following a consistent grammatical style

PUBLICATIONS List your publications in reverse chronological order. Use an acceptable

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reference format commonly used in your field. Group your publications into
different categories if you have a sufficient number to do so.

Books

Lastname, F.M., Book Title, Location:Publisher, 2008.

Journal Publications

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,”

Journal Name, vol. 1, no. 3, 2008, pp. 503-509.

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,”

Journal Name, vol. 1, no. 3, 2008, pp. 503-509.

Journal Papers Accepted

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” To be

published in: Journal Name.

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” To be

published in: Journal Name.

Journal Papers in Review

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,”

Submitted to: Name of Journal.

Lastname, F.M., Lastname, F.M., and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,”

Submitted to: Name of Journal.

Conference Papers

(Peer-Reviewed)
Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of
Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of

Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

(Abstract-Reviewed)
Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of
Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of

Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

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 Conference Papers in Review

Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of

Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

Lastname, F.M. and Lastname, F.M., “Article Title,” Proceedings of

Conference Name, Nov. 17-18, 2008, PAPERID-000000, pp. 503-509.

PATENTS InventorLastName, F.M., InventorLastName, F.M., “Title of Invention,”

Unites States Patent, No. 0000000.

InventorLastName, F.M., InventorLastName, F.M., “Title of Invention,”

Unites States Patent, No. 0000000.

PRESENTATIONS Paper Presentation, “Title of Paper,” Name of Conference, Date.

AND INVITED
LECTURED Keynote Address, “Title of Presentation,” Name of Conference, Date.

Workshop, “Title of Presentation,” Name of Workshop, Date.

PROFESSIONAL Seminar or Workshop

TRAINING Name of Institution, Location, Date
Description: Include a brief description, if necessary.

ABC Certification, Name of Organization], Date

Description: Include a brief description, if necessary.

Company/Organization, [Position], [Department], (Dates)

• Skill/Accomplishment/Award/Certification
• Skill/Accomplishment/Award/Certification

PROFESSIONAL Name of Organization, 2001-Present

AFFILIATIONS Description of role or responsibilities, if applicable.

Name of Organization, 2000-Present

Description of role or responsibilities, if applicable.

PROFESSIONAL Symposium Co-Organizer

SERVICE Name of Conference, Symposium, Year

Peer-Reviewed Articles for:

• Name of Journal
• Name of Journal

COMMUNITY Organization

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 SERVICE [Title/Position/Duty], [Location], Dates

Science Fair Judge

[Name of Fair], [Location], Dates

LANGUAGES List the languages that you know, along with your level of proficiency. Use
an appropriate proficiency scale such as the ACTFL which provides
guidelines for Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Superior, and Distinguished
levels in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

English: Native Language

Spanish: Intermediate Listener, Novice Speaker, Advanced Reading and

Writing

COMPUTER SKILLS It may be useful to provide a summary of your relevant skills, such as your
computer skills. You could list your skills using a consistent format such as

Programming: skill 1, skill 2, skill 3, skill 4

Applications: skill 1, skill 2, skill 3, skill 4

Platforms: skill 1, skill 2, skill 3, skill 4

OTHER Eagle Scout

U.S. Citizen

REFERENCES Dr. Albert Jones, [Title]

[Department Name]
[University Name]
[Mailing Address]
Phone: [Phone #]
Email: [email address]

Dr. Anne Smith, [Title]

[Department Name]
[Company Name]
[Mailing Address]
Phone: [Phone #]
Email: [email address]

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