Curriculum Vitae Workshop Dr. Elena Gonzalez October 17,, 2014 CADI 308

Objectives  Become familiarized with different formats and contents of science curriculum vitae  Determine the content sections you should include in your curriculum vitae  Decide what to include in each section of your curriculum vitae  Write each entry following language appropriate to a curriculum vitae  Select the best format that best meets your needs

Origin of the Word  Curriculum Vitae  Origin is Latin- “course of one’s life”

CVs Versus Resumes  University of Chapel Hill Writing Center  CVs Versus Resumes  Differences clearly defined  See handout #1

Formats and Contents  University of Puerto Rico - RISE Program Presenter  CV Margaret Colón (handout #2) CV Margaret Colón  California State University – Career Center  Handout #3  University of Kent- Career and Employment Services 

Format, Style, and Content  Taken from: Laura Malisheski - Office of Career Services at Harvard University, February 2010 Refer to document entitled: Just for Scientists: CV, Resume or Something in Between? See handout #4

Commonality  What are some of the common features between the CVs?

Content Sections  Contact information *  Career Goal  Education * and Course work by year  Practical skills learned during degree  Current Research Project *  Work/Teaching Experience *  Skills/Techniques  Interests

Content Sections (con’t.)  Grants and Awards*  Community Service *  Professional Memberships/Student Associations*  Scholarships  Conferences and Symposium Presentations*  Peer-Reviewed Publications*  Review Articles

Your Content Areas  Decide what sections you will include in your CV and their corresponding order.  Content Sections 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. __________________ 5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. __________________

Contact Information  Name  Address   Telephones

Career Objective  “I am keen to begin a career in biomedical science. I am a recent graduate who combined studies with working and other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself to be self-motivated, committed and determined in achieving my goals, come what may. I have also demonstrated negotiating and organizing skills, a firm sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard under pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and am able to relate to a wide range of people, as proven by my varied work experiences: in retail, catering, hospitality work, teaching and patient care.”

Education  Name/address of institution, degree, and year obtained  Science course taken each year (table format, Kent U.) 1 st Year2 nd Year3 rd Year

Practical skills learned during my degree  Skills you have that are transferable to the field of science – see CV of Kent U.  “Preparation and identification of nucleic acids, protein isolation and separation by gel filtration, molecular modelling and computer analysis of kinetic data. Use of a haemocytometer, microscopic investigation, aseptic technique and bacterial isolation and cultivation.”  “Cell breakage, ELISA, immunoassays, spectroscopy, enzyme assays, protein purification, gene cloning, gas chromatography, HPLC and microscopy.”  “Well versed in sterile microbiological techniques allowing for the maintenance and growth of bacterial and yeast cell cultures, UV mutagenesis, western blot analysis, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, DNA and RNA extraction and spectrophotometry. These were all key skills I had to master for my final year project (see below).”  Scientific techniques you are versed in

Research Experience  You will mention everything you have done in terms of research  Participation in RISE Program  Summer Bridge experience  First Semester Course  Proposals  Review Papers

Work Experience  Company name, duties, and skills

Teaching Experience  Tutor

Awards  Any science related award obtained  Travel award  Poster presentation award  Leadership awards

Conferences & Symposiums

Community Service  Things you have done to provide service to your community

Professional Membership and Student Associations  Membership in associations related to your field of science  Membership in student associations and positions held  Provide name of association and years of membership

Presentations  Include symposiums and conferences  Provide names of presenters, title of presentation, organization offering the event, date, and place

Publications  Peer-review publications  Review Papers

Appropriate Language  Write information in sentence fragments  Mostly use action verbs to introduces the fragment

Format  The content is more important than the format  Format should be uniform, formal, and clear  From the examples of CVs you have seen today select one and use it consistently