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Research CV Template

For postdocs and research scientists: projects, methods, papers and funding. Start from the full example below: change anything, and download a PDF that looks exactly like the preview. Free, with no signup and no watermark.

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How to write a Research CV

  • Name your research area in the first line.
  • List methods and techniques as skills.
  • Include papers, conferences and funding.

Research CV example

The full example this template opens with. Everyone in it is fictional; replace each part with your own details, and delete what does not apply.

Dr. Chen Hao

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Materials Science

dr.chen.hao@example.com · +61 412 555 083 · Melbourne, Australia · linkedin.com/in/drchenhao

Profile

Materials scientist working on solid-state batteries. Five years of experimental and computational research, 9 peer-reviewed papers, and a patent on sulphide electrolytes.

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Monash University, Department of Materials Science, MelbourneFeb 2023 – Present

  • Develop sulphide solid electrolytes with 2× the ionic conductivity of the benchmark
  • Supervise 3 PhD students; manage a $600k ARC-funded project

PhD Researcher — Tsinghua University, BeijingSep 2018 – Dec 2022

  • Thesis on interface stability in lithium-metal batteries

Education

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering — Tsinghua University, Beijing2018 – 2022

BEng, Materials Science — Zhejiang University, Hangzhou2014 – 2018

Publications

Halide-doped sulphide electrolytes with superionic conductivity — Nature Energy, 9: 812–8212024

Chen H, Park S, Wilson D.

Interface engineering for stable lithium-metal anodes — Advanced Materials, 34: 22044552022

Chen H, Li Y, Zhang W.

Methods

XRD & Rietveld refinement · Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy · SEM/TEM · DFT (VASP) · Glovebox synthesis · Python

Patents

Sulphide solid electrolyte and method of making it — AU 2024 901 234 (pending)2024

Languages

Mandarin (Native) · English (Fluent)

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How it works

1

Open the example

Press “Use this template” and the Research CV example opens in the editor, with the preview beside it.

2

Make it yours

Type over each part, delete what you do not need and add sections. Bold, italic and underline work in every description.

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Download the PDF

The file is exactly the preview, with real text that applicant tracking systems can read.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Research CV template free?

Yes. Editing, every design and the PDF download are free, with no signup, no watermark and no payment step at the end.

Do I have to use the example?

No. “Use this template” opens the example ready to edit; “Start empty” keeps the Research CV design with empty fields. Either way, every section can be renamed, hidden, reordered or removed.

Can I switch to another design later?

Yes. Your details stay exactly as they are when you switch to any of the other 53 CV types, and colour, font, text size and paper size can be changed at any time.

Where is my CV kept?

On this computer only, so it is still there when you come back. It is never sent to us or stored on a server. “Save a copy” makes a file you can open on another computer.

Good to know: Text in Latin-alphabet languages only (English, Vietnamese and European languages); Bangla, Devanagari, Arabic and CJK characters are not supported yet. The download is a PDF; there is no Word version. Your details are kept on this computer until you remove them.

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