Building your story: how to write a narrative scientific CV

Aim

Participants will learn the basic components of a narrative CV and how to transform their traditional CVs into narrative ones. 

Language

English

For

Early and mid-career researchers

Contents

The traditional CV favours evaluation shortcuts such as research metrics and penalizes applicants with non-traditional career paths. Major research funding agencies and recruiters are adopting new formats that incorporate narrative elements, either supplementing or substituting the standard CV, trying to obtain a more comprehensive portrait of the career and professional skills of the applicants.

In this course you will:

• Learn the strengths and weaknesses of a traditional CV and the rationale behind a narrative CV.
• Learn about the different formats of a narrative CV and common feedback from the community and reviewers.
• Learn to identify and categorize education, professional experience and skills in your CV to transfer them to the different sections of a narrative CV.
• Practise writing some of the sections of the CV.

Study commitment

In preparation for the workshop participants should send their standard CV and a cover letter.

Other relevant information

Participants should bring a laptop for this course.

For any issue regarding attendance before or during the course, please note that you should contact the Intervals team directly by sending an email to intervals@prbb.org.