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Academic

Academic CVs are read differently from commercial ones: a panel works through them section by section looking for specific categories, and the document is expected to be complete rather than brief. This layout is built for that. Dates sit in a left gutter so chronology is traceable across pages, headings carry no rules because at four or more pages ruled lines become noise, and the serif face is chosen for sustained reading. Publications, conferences, funding and teaching all have room to be listed in full.

What makes it different

  • Left-gutter dates make a multi-page chronology traceable
  • Unruled headings keep a long document from looking busy
  • Serif typography suited to sustained reading
  • Every academic section - publications, funding, teaching, service - has room

Best for

Lectureship and fellowship applications · Postdoctoral positions · Research council applications · Any CV running to four pages or more

When to choose something else

  • Long by design. For a commercial role where two pages is the expectation, this layout works against you.
  • The unruled headings that keep a long document calm also make it slower to skim in a fast commercial screen.
  • No photo, and no place for one, which does not suit markets where academic CVs conventionally include one.

Where your sections go

Every section runs the full width of the page, one after another, in the order you set them. Nothing is moved into a side column, which is why the order you choose in the editor is exactly the order a reader meets it in.

Parses correctly in normal use, with some visual structure. Suitable for most direct applications.

Showing the Academic Researcher example. All sample details are fictional.

Professions this layout suits

These examples open on Academic by default. You can pair any profession with any template — the suggestion is a starting point, not a restriction.