awesome-phd-cv

What this skill does

# Awesome PhD CV

> Skill by [ara.so](https://ara.so) — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

A curated collection of LaTeX CV/resume templates for PhD students, postdocs, and researchers. Covers three distinct use cases: ATS-safe industry resumes (Jake's format), high-density two-column resumes (Deedy format), and full multi-page academic CVs (Awesome-CV format).

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## What This Project Provides

| Template | Use Case | Engine | Columns | Pages |
|----------|----------|--------|---------|-------|
| `research-cv/` (Awesome-CV) | Faculty, postdoc, academic CV | XeLaTeX | 1 | Multi |
| `jakes-format/` | Industry SWE, big tech, ATS-critical | pdfLaTeX | 1 | 1 |
| `deedy-format/` | Experienced tech professionals | XeLaTeX | 2 | 1 |

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## Installation & Setup

### Prerequisites

Install a full TeX distribution:

```bash
# macOS
brew install --cask mactex

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

# Windows — download MiKTeX from https://miktex.org/
```

For XeLaTeX templates (Awesome-CV, Deedy), ensure font packages are available:

```bash
# Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install fonts-font-awesome texlive-xetex
```

### Clone the Repo

```bash
git clone https://github.com/LimHyungTae/Awesome-PhD-CV.git
cd Awesome-PhD-CV
```

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## Template 1: Jake's Format (Industry / ATS-Safe)

**File:** `jakes-format/resume.tex`  
**Engine:** pdfLaTeX — no custom fonts, no multi-column, passes ATS parsers at Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft.

### Compile

```bash
cd jakes-format
pdflatex resume.tex
```

### Key Commands in Jake's Format

```latex
% Section header
\section{Experience}

% Job/project entry
\resumeSubheading
  {Company or Institution Name}{City, Country}
  {Your Title}{Start Date -- End Date}
  \resumeItemListStart
    \resumeItem{Built X system achieving Y metric on Z dataset/platform.}
    \resumeItem{Deployed model to production serving N requests/day.}
  \resumeItemListEnd

% Education entry (same command)
\resumeSubheading
  {Massachusetts Institute of Technology}{Cambridge, MA}
  {Postdoctoral Associate, CSAIL}{Jan 2025 -- Present}

% Skills section
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
  \resumeSubItem{Languages}{Python, C++, CUDA, Bash}
  \resumeSubItem{Frameworks}{PyTorch, ROS2, Open3D, PCL}
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
```

### Full Minimal Example: Jake's Format

```latex
\documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage[empty]{fullpage}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}

\addtolength{\oddsidemargin}{-0.5in}
\addtolength{\evensidemargin}{-0.5in}
\addtolength{\textwidth}{1in}
\addtolength{\topmargin}{-.5in}
\addtolength{\textheight}{1.0in}

\urlstyle{same}
\raggedbottom
\raggedright
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{0in}

% Section formatting
\titleformat{\section}{
  \vspace{-4pt}\scshape\raggedright\large
}{}{0em}{}[\color{black}\titlerule \vspace{-5pt}]

% Custom commands
\newcommand{\resumeItem}[1]{\item\small{#1 \vspace{-2pt}}}
\newcommand{\resumeSubheading}[4]{
  \vspace{-2pt}\item
    \begin{tabular*}{0.97\textwidth}[t]{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}
      \textbf{#1} & #2 \\
      \textit{\small#3} & \textit{\small #4} \\
    \end{tabular*}\vspace{-7pt}
}
\newcommand{\resumeItemListStart}{\begin{itemize}}
\newcommand{\resumeItemListEnd}{\end{itemize}\vspace{-5pt}}
\newcommand{\resumeSubHeadingListStart}{\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=0.15in, label={}]}
\newcommand{\resumeSubHeadingListEnd}{\end{itemize}}

\begin{document}

%-----------HEADER-----------
\begin{center}
    \textbf{\Huge \scshape Hyungtae Lim} \\ \vspace{1pt}
    \small +1-617-000-0000 $|$
    \href{mailto:[email protected]}{[email protected]} $|$
    \href{https://linkedin.com/in/yourprofile}{linkedin.com/in/yourprofile} $|$
    \href{https://github.com/LimHyungTae}{github.com/LimHyungTae}
\end{center}

%-----------EDUCATION-----------
\section{Education}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
  \resumeSubheading
    {Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)}{Daejeon, South Korea}
    {Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Robotics)}{Mar. 2019 -- Feb. 2024}
  \resumeSubheading
    {Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)}{Cambridge, MA}
    {Postdoctoral Associate, CSAIL}{Jan. 2024 -- Dec. 2024}
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd

%-----------SELECTED PROJECTS-----------
\section{Selected Projects}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
  \resumeSubheading
    {KISS-ICP — LiDAR Odometry System}
      {\href{https://github.com/PRBonn/KISS-ICP}{\underline{GitHub ★3.1k}}}
    {Core Contributor}{2022 -- 2023}
    \resumeItemListStart
      \resumeItem{Designed adaptive threshold module reducing localization drift by 30\% on KITTI benchmark.}
      \resumeItem{Maintained C++/Python codebase used in production AV pipelines at 3 companies.}
    \resumeItemListEnd
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd

%-----------SKILLS-----------
\section{Technical Skills}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
  \item{
    \textbf{Languages}{: C++17, Python, CUDA, CMake} \\
    \textbf{Frameworks}{: PyTorch, ROS2, Open3D, PCL, Eigen} \\
    \textbf{Tools}{: Docker, Git, AWS, GCP}
  }
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd

\end{document}
```

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## Template 2: Awesome-CV Format (Academic / Faculty Applications)

**Directory:** `research-cv/`  
**Engine:** XeLaTeX  
**Structure:** Modular — each section lives in `cv/` subdirectory.

### Compile

```bash
cd awesome-cv-format
xelatex cv.tex
```

### Directory Layout

```
awesome-cv-format/
├── cv.tex                  # Main file — includes section files
├── awesome-cv.cls          # Class file (do not edit unless customizing)
└── cv/
    ├── education.tex
    ├── experience.tex
    ├── publications.tex
    ├── honors.tex
    ├── projects.tex
    └── skills.tex
```

### Main File Structure (`cv.tex`)

```latex
\documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{awesome-cv}

% Personal info
\name{Hyungtae}{Lim}
\position{Ph.D. Candidate{\enskip\cdotp\enskip}Robotics Researcher}
\address{Daejeon, South Korea}
\email{[email protected]}
\homepage{limhyungtae.github.io}
\github{LimHyungTae}
\googlescholar{your-scholar-id}{Google Scholar}

% Optional: accent color
\colorlet{awesome}{awesome-skyblue}

\begin{document}

\makecvheader

\cvsection{Education}
\input{cv/education.tex}

\cvsection{Research Experience}
\input{cv/experience.tex}

\cvsection{Publications}
\input{cv/publications.tex}

\cvsection{Honors \& Awards}
\input{cv/honors.tex}

\end{document}
```

### Section File Examples

**`cv/education.tex`**

```latex
\begin{cventries}
  \cventry
    {Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering}
    {Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology}
    {Daejeon, South Korea}
    {Mar. 2019 -- Feb. 2024}
    {
      \begin{cvitems}
        \item {Dissertation: \textit{Robust LiDAR Odometry and Mapping for Outdoor Environments}}
        \item {Advisor: Prof. Hyun Myung, Urban Robotics Laboratory}
        \item {GPA: 4.1/4.3}
      \end{cvitems}
    }
\end{cventries}
```

**`cv/publications.tex`**

```latex
\begin{cvpubs}
  \cvpub
    {\textbf{H. Lim}, S. Jung, H. Myung}
    {ERASOR: Egocentric Ratio of Pseudo Occupancy-based Dynamic Object Removal for Static 3D Point Cloud Map Building}
    {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) + ICRA 2021}
    {2021}
    {Citations: 280+, \href{https://github.com/LimHyungTae/ERASOR}{GitHub ★500+}}
\end{cvpubs}
```

**`cv/honors.tex`**

```latex
\begin{cvhonors}
  \cvhonor
    {Best Paper Award}
    {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)}
    {Philadelphia, PA}
    {2022}
  \cvhonor
    {Korea Presidential Science Scholarship}
    {Korea Student Aid Foundation}
    {South Korea}
    {2019 -- 2024}
\end{cvhonors}
```

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## Template 3: Deedy Format (Two-Column, High Density)

**File:** `deedy-format/resume.tex`  
**Engine:** XeLaTeX  
**Note:** Requires `deedy-resume.cls`