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academic-cv-builder Skill for Claude Code: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude structure and format an academic CV for faculty, postdoc, lecturer or research scientist roles.

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on skills.sh
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Updated
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The skill gives Claude an 11-section order for an academic CV, from contact information to honors and awards, with an example layout for each. It adds role-specific emphasis for four roles, conventions for sciences, humanities and social sciences, and a table of expected length by career stage. Its output is a CV structure with formatting notes and a to-add checklist.

It triggers on phrases such as "academic CV", "faculty position" or "research CV". It is one Markdown file with no scripts and needs no API key.

Good for

  • PhD students and postdocs applying for academic positions
  • Faculty updating a CV with publications, grants, teaching and service
  • Industry people moving into academia who need a CV, not a resume

Install academic-cv-builder

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Install the academic-cv-builder skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/paramchoudhary/resumeskills --skill academic-cv-builder

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Format CVs for academic positions with publications, grants, and teaching

Sections in SKILL.md

  1. When to Use This Skill
  2. Core Capabilities
  3. Academic CV vs. Resume
  4. Standard Academic CV Sections
  5. Typical Order
  6. Section Order Varies By:
  7. Section-by-Section Guide
  8. 1. Contact Information
  9. 2. Education
  10. 3. Research/Academic Positions
  11. 4. Publications
  12. 5. Presentations
  13. 6. Grants & Funding
  14. 7. Teaching Experience
  15. 8. Mentoring
  16. 9. Service

Key facts

Author
Paramchoudhary (repo owner of ResumeSkills)
License
MIT (LICENSE file)
Installs on skills.sh
8,332 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars
2,985 for the whole Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit
Jun 19, 2026
What it includes
1 file: SKILL.md; no scripts
Part of
ResumeSkills: the README lists 20 resume and job-search skills

What it includes

  • A table of how length, focus and emphasis differ between a CV and a resume

    Resumes are 1-2 pages. Academic CVs run 2-20+ pages and put publications first.

    Academic CV vs resume

  • 12 items from contact information to references, adjusted by position type

    Research roles lead with publications and grants, teaching roles with teaching, administrative roles with service.

    Try: “Format my CV for a tenure-track biology position”

    Standard section order

  • 11 sections, each with an example layout and what to include

    Covers education, positions, publications, presentations, grants, teaching, mentoring, service, memberships and honors.

    Section-by-section guide

  • Tenure-track faculty, postdoc, lecturer and research scientist

    Each role has its own list of what to stress.

    Role-specific emphasis

  • Sciences, humanities and social sciences

    Notes how norms differ by field.

    Discipline conventions

  • Expected page counts from graduate student to senior faculty

    Graduate student 2-4 pages, postdoc 3-6, early career faculty 5-10, mid-career 10-20, senior 15-30+.

    Length guidelines

  • A CV structure with formatting notes, a to-add list and a final checklist

    The checklist covers contact details, publications, grants, teaching, service and gaps.

    Output format and checklist

From the official docs

Questions

What does academic-cv-builder do?

It makes Claude lay out an academic CV. It sets the section order for your role, formats publications, grants and teaching, and returns a structure with a to-add checklist.

How is an academic CV different from a resume?

SKILL.md says a resume is 1-2 pages and highlights relevant experience, while an academic CV is 2-20+ pages and a comprehensive record with publications prominent.

Which roles does it cover?

Tenure-track faculty, postdoctoral positions, lecturer or teaching faculty, and research scientists. It also has notes on sciences, humanities and social sciences.

How do I install it?

Use the install box above. The README also documents installing all 20 ResumeSkills skills at once with the skills CLI.

Does it work in the Claude app, Cursor or Codex?

The README lists Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Codex and Gemini CLI as supported agents. It does not name the Claude app. The skill is one Markdown file, so the install box includes a zip upload route for Claude.

Will it write my publications for me?

It formats what you give it. SKILL.md has no step that looks up publications, so list your own and check every entry.

Is it safe?

It is one Markdown file that bundles no scripts. You will paste your career details into the chat, so apply your assistant's usual privacy settings.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository
paramchoudhary/resumeskills
Folder
skills/academic-cv-builder

paramchoudhary/resumeskillsskills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

Show all 3
  1. SKILL.md · github.com
  2. README.md · github.com
  3. LICENSE · github.com

Updated Nov 2, 2026.