Academic CV and ATS Resume Writing for Researchers
A hiring committee gives your CV about thirty seconds, and an applicant tracking system gives it none at all unless the formatting lets it parse. Your academic CV and resume are rebuilt around what postdoc panels, faculty search committees and industry R&D recruiters actually look for.
Who this is for
PhD scholars applying for postdoctoral fellowships, master's students moving into research roles, postdocs applying for faculty positions, and researchers crossing from academia into industry R&D. Each of those readers wants a different document, and the same CV rarely works for all four.
- Postdoc and fellowship applications, where publications, techniques and funding come first
- Faculty applications, where teaching, supervision and grants need their own sections
- Industry R&D roles, where an ATS parses the file before a human sees it
- First CVs, where coursework, projects and lab skills have to carry the weight
Why an ATS friendly resume matters
Most corporate R&D openings route applications through an applicant tracking system. Tables, text boxes, headers, columns and graphics commonly break parsing, so a visually striking CV can arrive at the recruiter as a scrambled fragment. Your resume is built in a single column with real headings and standard section names, so the parser reads it and the human still enjoys it.
Academic CV conventions that get missed
- Publication lists ordered and styled consistently, with your name marked clearly
- Conference presentations separated from publications, oral separated from poster
- Techniques grouped by category rather than listed as a wall of keywords
- Teaching, supervision and outreach given space when the role asks for them
- Dates, affiliations and degree titles written the same way throughout
How it works
Send your current CV, a job or fellowship advertisement you are targeting, and anything missing from the old file. A draft comes back in three days with comments where a decision is yours to make. One revision is included, and a second round is available at a small addition.
Questions people ask
Do I need a CV or a resume?
For academic positions, fellowships and postdocs, a full academic CV with no length limit. For industry R&D, a two page ATS friendly resume. If you are applying to both, the package covers both from the same source content.
Will you write my CV content for me?
Your experience, publications and achievements are yours and come from you. What gets built is the structure, wording, formatting and ordering so a reader sees your strengths in the first thirty seconds.
Can I update it later myself?
Yes. You receive the editable Word file and a short note on how to add a new paper or position without the layout collapsing.
Send the file, get a written quotation
Tell us the length and the deadline, and a clear scope and price comes back within 24 hours with code BIO25 applied. DM for further enquiries on WhatsApp, or email biothesisshelp@gmail.com.