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Chemistry teacher CV: example and template

This example is for chemistry teachers at primary schools, general secondary schools and technical schools, including chemistry technical schools, and for chemists with a teaching qualification who want to teach.

The head teacher wants to know which classes you teach, how you prepare pupils for the matura, how you run the lab and keep experiments safe, what results you have and which clubs and projects you lead. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: chemistry teacher

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Piotr Sobolewski

Chemistry teacher

Plock +48 123 456 789 piotr.sobolewski@example.com

Professional profile

Chemistry teacher with 11 years of experience at a general secondary school and chemistry technical school, a chartered teacher. I teach chemistry at basic and extended level and vocational subjects in chemical analysis, run the chemistry lab, am responsible for experiment safety and reagents and prepare pupils for the matura and olympiads. With an industrial plant I run a project of lab sessions for pupils, and 3 of my pupils have become chemistry olympiad finalists.

Work experience

Chemistry teacher

09.2015 - present

School complex: secondary school and chemistry technical school, Plock

  • Basic and extended chemistry, chemical analysis at the technical school.
  • Chemistry lab, reagents and experiment safety.
  • Preparation for the matura and olympiad, 3 finalists.
  • Lab session project with an industrial plant.
  • Chemistry club and demonstrations on open days.

Chemistry teacher

09.2013 - 08.2015

Primary school, Gostynin

  • Chemistry in years 7 and 8.
  • Demonstration experiments.
  • Preparation for the eighth-grade exam.

Education

Master's degree, chemistry, teaching specialism

2008 - 2013

University of Warsaw

Skills

  • Teaching chemistry
  • Preparation for the extended matura
  • Running the chemistry lab
  • Safe work with reagents
  • Experiments and demonstrations
  • Working with industry

Qualifications

  • Chartered teacher promotion level
  • Qualification to teach vocational subjects at a chemistry technical school
  • Safe work in the chemistry lab training, 2021

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Vocational exam examiner

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a chemistry teacher CV

Professional summary

Write at which school and in which classes you teach, your promotion level and how you run the lab. Add results, for example olympiad finalists or matura results. The head teacher is looking for a teacher who shows chemistry in practice and keeps pupils safe while doing it.

Chemistry graduate with a teaching specialism and placements at a secondary school. I teach lessons, run demonstration experiments and classes for gifted pupils. I am looking for work as a chemistry teacher.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the school, classes, level, lab, safety, exams, clubs and projects. Show results in numbers. Add your promotion level and examiner qualification. Also say whether you work with universities or industrial plants.

Weaker: Lessons.

Better: Basic and extended chemistry, chemical analysis at the technical school.

Weaker: Lab.

Better: Chemistry lab, reagents and experiment safety.

Weaker: Projects.

Better: Lab session project with an industrial plant.

Skills worth listing

List teaching, the matura, the lab, safety, experiments and work with industry. In your soft skills show accuracy, passion and the ability to explain difficult things.

Professional skills

  • Teaching chemistry
  • Extended matura
  • Chemistry lab
  • Safety
  • Experiments
  • Vocational subjects

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Passion
  • Explaining difficult things
  • Organisation
  • Patience

Qualifications

List your promotion level, qualification for vocational subjects and safety training. At technical schools a vocational examiner qualification is a big advantage.

First job as a chemistry teacher

After university, describe your placements, teaching qualification and the experiments you show pupils. Add lab work if you have it.

Show that you know the rules for safe work with reagents. This is very important to the head teacher.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A secondary school looks for the extended matura and olympiads, a chemistry technical school for vocational subjects and exams, and a primary school for experiments and the eighth-grade exam. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a chemistry teacher put on a CV?

The school, classes, level, lab, safety, exams, clubs, projects, promotion level and qualifications.

Which results are worth giving?

Matura results, olympiad finalists and vocational exam pass rates.

Can a chemist without a teaching qualification teach?

A teaching qualification is needed, and it can be completed through postgraduate studies.

Does lab work help?

Yes, it shows practical knowledge of chemistry and safety rules.

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