Academic · Illumination resume template

This template belongs to the “Academic” design and is most useful for these jobs and situations:

• Faculty member and university lecturer
• Researcher and postdoc
• PhD and master’s student
• Applying for admission abroad
• Scholarship and sabbatical applications
• Research institutes and centers

This template has a linear structure that applicant tracking systems read correctly, so it suits both job boards and direct applications.

An academic CV differs from a job resume: it is longer, education and research come first, and publications, research grants, teaching and awards each get their own section. The Academic design implements exactly this structure with numbered sections, book-like typography and a list styled like scholarly references.

If you’re applying for a faculty position, sabbatical, postdoc or admission abroad, make an English version of the same template too; the data is shared and only the document language changes. List papers in the projects or certificates section with a DOI link so reviewers can go straight to the source.

In the “Illumination” variation, the header and headings are adorned with Persian book-art ornament — matte gold on a light ground; a grandeur reminiscent of precious manuscripts.

A photo is optional in this template; if you leave it out, the header is laid out without an empty space.

A resume in this template is made of these sections; each has its own form in the editor:

• Header and contact details: Name, job title, email, phone, city, website and photo (optional).
• Professional summary: Three or four sentences about your specialty, years of experience and most important achievement.
• Work experience: Title, organization, city, start and end dates and up to 12 achievement bullets per job.
• Education: Degree, field, university, years and GPA.
• Skills: With levels from one to five and groups (for example software, programming languages, soft skills).
• Languages: Each language with its proficiency level.
• Certificates and courses: Course name, issuer, date and verification link.
• Projects: Name, your role, link and a short description.
• Awards and links: Awards, rankings and your LinkedIn, GitHub or portfolio link.
• Interests: A few short items that show your personality.

• Order sections by importance for that particular job ad; you rearrange them by dragging in the appearance settings.
• In a single-column template, keep each experience bullet to one line starting with an action verb: “launched”, “reduced”.
• Write your job title in exactly the words of the job ad so the screening system can find it.
• If you have more than ten years of experience, summarize older jobs in one line so the resume doesn’t exceed two pages.

The Academic · Illumination template unlocks with the “Resume Pro” plan; the same plan also removes the “Made with Porsino” mark from the document.

PDF and Word downloads keep the same design, and when you turn on sharing, the resume gets a readable public address that you can turn off anytime. The price of “Resume Pro” and its terms are on the pricing page.