Rubric: Curriculum Vitae
Writing a Curriculum Vitae can be a challenging task and we aim to partner with you in crafting one that highlights your unique array of knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition, we also offer you guidance on considering the three most common components of an academic career portfolio: teaching, research and service. With this in mind, here is a rubric that we will use to guide the feedback we share with you. We look forward to supporting you!
Evaluation Categories
- Excellent (E)
- Satisfactory (S)
- Improvement (I)
| Criteria | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Information | Specifies your name, phone number, mailing address (work or home), and professional email address | E,S,I |
| Research Interests | Presents 1-sentence summary or description of primary research interests (eg., Research interests: X, Y, Z) | E,S,I |
| Education | Lists all academic degrees in reverse chronological order; also includes Major, Minor (if applicable) and Dissertation/Thesis title (Note as “tentative” if not yet finalized) | E,S,I |
| Employment / Experience | Lists professional experience (employment) in reverse chronological order. Optional: if appropriate, create subsections – e.g., “Teaching Experience”, “Research Experience”, “Administrative Experience” | E,S,I |
| Publications | Lists journal articles in reverse chronological order; highlights your name in bold for multiple-author publications *Note: If you have few or minimal articles, then include newsletter articles, blog posts and similar sorts of published materials; alternatively, if you have multiple types of publications, use subheadings such as peer-reviewed “Peer Reviewed” (eg., journal articles) “Blog posts”, “Trade publications” etc. | E,S,I |
| Conferences, Presentations & Posters | Lists all conference or poster presentations in reverse chronological order; include title, name of conference and date | E,S,I |
| Grants, Fellowships, Honors & Awards | Lists all awards or honors In reverse chronological order; for grants & fellowships include the monetary award | E,S,I |
| Service | Lists participation on academic committees, professional or community organizations; also includes names of the committees or organizations, titles held and dates served | E,S,I |
| Professional Development | Lists workshops, webinars or conferences attended and any relevant certifications achieved; includes names of sponsoring organizations & dates attended | E,S,I |
| Professional Affiliations | Lists membership in all professional or scholarly organizations; includes years of membership and titles held (if relevant) | E,S,I |
| Languages | Lists non-native language proficiencies and level of proficiency; if relevant, also includes computer language proficiencies | E,S,I |
| Organization & Layout | Applies heading styles to ensure consistency and accessibility (Headings in Microsoft Word | Headings in Google Docs); also demonstrates adequate use of passive or white space; pages include headers or footers with page numbers; (Optional): consider using graphic borders to visually distinguish major sections of your CV | E,S,I |
| Format (Font & Typeface) | Uses consistent and readable font Resource: Top 23 Professional Fonts (And How To Choose the Right One) | E,S,I |