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





   



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