Presenting Your Education

Since the positions that are of interest to most of our readers are directed to scientific research, it is natural to begin with a description of your educational background. Starting with your undergraduate education, provide the names and locations of the schools you attended, the degree(s) obtained, the time period you attended, the name of your advisor, and any honors awarded. For example, the first section of a resume could appear as shown below.

Education:

American University Washington, D.C.		B.S., Chemistry		1969-1973
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC		Ph.D., Organic Chemistry Dr. James Coke		1973-1977
Stanford University Stanford, CA		Research Fellow Dr. E.E. Van Tamelen		1977-1979

Example 1
Educational Background

An expaned version of the education section of the resume would include awards, grants, etc.

Education:

1995 - 1996: Postdoctoral Appointment

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Harvard University

Dr. James C. Wang

1991 - 1995: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Peter Kollman

1987 - 1991: A.B., Chemistry

B.S., Biological Sciences, magna cum laude

College of Arts and Sciences

Cornell University

Honors and Awards:

1996: American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

1994: American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship

1992, 1993: NIH Biotechnology Training Grant

1991: University of California Regents Fellowship

Example 2
Educational Background