Academia and education

University lecturer CV: example and template

This example is for lecturers, assistants, assistant professors and professors at public and private universities, and for doctoral students and industry practitioners who want to teach at a university.

The university wants to know which classes you teach, which academic degrees you hold, what you research, which publications and grants you have, how many students you supervise to a degree and how you work with outside partners. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: university lecturer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tomasz Wasik

Assistant professor, university lecturer

Krakow +48 123 456 789 tomasz.wasik@example.com

Professional profile

Assistant professor with 9 years of teaching experience at the management faculty of a public university, PhD in economics. I give lectures and classes in project management and business data analysis in Polish and English, supervise bachelor's and master's theses, research the digitalisation of small firms and lead a grant-funded research project. I have 24 publications, including 8 in international journals, and students rate my classes 4.7 out of 5 on average.

Work experience

Assistant professor

10.2019 - present

Public university, faculty of management, Krakow

  • Lectures and classes in project management and data analysis.
  • Classes in Polish and English, student ratings 4.7 on average.
  • Supervisor of 35 bachelor's and master's theses.
  • Leader of a grant-funded research project.
  • 24 publications, including 8 in international journals.

Assistant lecturer

10.2016 - 09.2019

Public university, Krakow

  • Statistics classes.
  • Work on the doctorate.
  • Organising the faculty conference.

Education

PhD in economics

2015 - 2019

Krakow University of Economics

Skills

  • Giving lectures and classes
  • Supervising theses
  • Research
  • Writing grant applications
  • Academic publications
  • Teaching in English

Degrees and achievements

  • PhD in economics
  • Academic teaching course, 2020
  • Research stay at a foreign university, 2022

Languages

  • English: C1
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Reviewer for academic journals

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How to write a university lecturer CV

Professional summary

Write at which university you work, your degree, what you teach and what you research. Add numbers: publications, grants, theses supervised. The university is looking for a lecturer who teaches well, develops as a researcher and attracts students and funding.

Doctoral student with 3 years of experience teaching statistics classes, author of 5 publications. I teach classes, organise conferences and work with companies on student projects. I am looking for work as an assistant or lecturer at a university.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the university, subjects, types of classes, languages, supervision, research, grants and publications. Show results in numbers. Add academic degrees, stays and awards. Attach the full list of publications separately and give the most important ones on your CV.

Weaker: Classes.

Better: Lectures and classes in project management and data analysis.

Weaker: Students.

Better: Supervisor of 35 bachelor's and master's theses.

Weaker: Research.

Better: Leader of a grant-funded research project.

Skills worth listing

List teaching, supervision, research, grants, publications and teaching in English. In your soft skills show communication, independence and the ability to inspire.

Professional skills

  • Teaching
  • Thesis supervision
  • Research
  • Grant applications
  • Publications
  • Teaching in English

Personal skills

  • Communication
  • Independence
  • Inspiring others
  • Organisation
  • Critical thinking

Degrees and achievements

List academic degrees, research stays, awards and teaching courses. Universities often also ask for a list of publications and projects in a separate document.

How to start working at a university

Most people start at a doctoral school or as an assistant. On your CV show the classes you teach, publications and project work.

Industry practitioners can teach as lecturers on a contract. Describe your work experience and the training you run.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A research university looks for publications and grants, a university of applied sciences for practice and work with companies, and a university with English programmes for teaching in English. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a university lecturer CV

Questions and answers

What should a university lecturer put on a CV?

The university, degree, subjects, classes, supervision, research, grants, publications and languages.

Can an academic CV be longer?

Yes, but fit the most important information on the first pages and attach the full publication list separately.

Which results are worth giving?

Publications, grants, theses supervised and student ratings.

Can a practitioner without a PhD teach?

Yes, universities hire practitioners to teach classes, usually on a contract.

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