CV guidelines for Academy Research Fellowships

The CV is submitted as a PDF appendix on the CV tab in the online services. Name the attachment file as follows: cv_RCFyear_yoursurname.pdf

The Research Council of Finland’s CV template is based on the Researcher’s Curriculum Vitae Template compiled by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity. The Board’s template was updated on 18 March 2020. The Research Council is also committed to following the Board’s guidelines on the responsible conduct of research and recommendation for responsible researcher evaluation. Do not give journal rankings, journal impact factors or citation metrics (e.g. h-index) on your CV.

The CV may be no longer than 3 pages

The paper size is A4.

The font is Calibri/Carlito 12 pt.

The line spacing is 1.

The margins are 20 mm.

The text is left-aligned.

Do not use paragraph indents.

Use a single-column layout when writing the text.

Do not include photos or figures on your CV.

The maximum size of the PDF appendix is 50 MB.

Write the CV on this template. Include in the CV the headings that are necessary in terms of the call type, the review and your personal career development. The subsections presented under the headings are included mainly for illustrative purposes. Include in the CV only merits achieved by the call deadline.

Write the CV in English; the applications are reviewed by international experts.

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Personal details and date of CV

Surname (incl. previous surnames)

First names

Researcher identifier, if applicable (e.g. ORCID, ResearcherID)

Date of CV

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Degrees

Date of degree certificate (most recent one first), degree title, major subject/degree programme or equivalent, name of educational institution, locality and country where degree was completed; contact details of organisation that granted the highest degree; official degrees are stated according to the Finnish and international system

Title of Docent: date of certificate, discipline and university. NB: the Finnish title ‘dosentti’ is Title of Docent in English.

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Current employment

Start and end date of employment relationship, current job title, employer and place of work (indicate if the work is part-time; provide short job description if necessary)

Stage of academic research career on the four-stage (I–IV) research career model, adapted if necessary

For a full-time student: educational institution (name and locality) and degree title, degree programme or equivalent

Secondary jobs

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Previous work experience

Previous employment relationships and grant periods (most recent one first), including long-term visits abroad: start and end date of employment/role, job position, employer and place of work or funding organisation (indicate if the work is part-time; provide short job description if necessary)

Previous secondary jobs and other positions and commitments relevant to the call (e.g. in companies)

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Career breaks

The inclusion of this information is optional, but it may have a positive impact on the review of your application.

Family leaves, military or non-military service, other leaves of absence or career breaks, with dates and duration in months

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Research funding and grants

Significant research funding: start and end dates of funding, type, source and amount of funding; role in preparation of the funding application within the research group; name of principal investigator.

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Research output

Publications:

Total number of publications

Up to 10 of your most important publications. Obligatory information: author(s), title, year of publication, name of series/journal, type of publication. Link to publication, if available. Do not give journal rankings, journal impact factors or citation metrics (e.g. h-index).

Justify your role and choice in terms of the project and/or your research career

The complete list of publications is a separate appendix to the application

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Other research outputs:

Up to 10 of your most important research outputs, such as developed methods, software, infrastructures, materials, guides and tools, teaching content, other outputs related to expert or stakeholder work in the field of research; patents and inventions

Most significant artistic works and processes

Justify your role and choice in the other research outputs

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Research supervision and leadership experience

Activities as the officially appointed supervisor of undergraduate and postgraduate students: number of supervisees by degree programme, principal supervisor/co-supervisor

Leadership experience in research groups or projects (specify the job description, e.g. instructing postdoctoral researchers)

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Teaching merits

Teaching merits should be carefully selected and presented as applicable.

Pedagogical training and other demonstrated pedagogical expertise

Research-based and collaborative development of teaching and teaching methods (e.g. developing teaching material, providing open access teaching material, activities in development groups, pedagogical publications)

Teaching experience in general

Funding received for the development of teaching

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Awards and honours

Awards, prizes and honours granted for scientific, artistic, research or professional merits or on the basis of the academic career

Recognition of teaching

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Other key academic merits, such as

Acting as pre-examiner or opponent of a doctoral dissertation; memberships in doctoral dissertation committees or boards

Acting as expert evaluator in recruitment and in evaluation of applications for the Title of Docent, for example

Peer review of funding applications

Memberships and positions of trust in scientific organisations

Memberships in national or international expert, evaluation or steering groups and other expert roles (e.g. evaluation activities in your own scientific discipline)

Memberships in editorial committees for scientific and professional publication series and journals or positions as editor or editor-in-chief

Referee for scientific publications

Administrative or working group positions in institutes of higher education and research organisations, higher education organisation roles, and national and international positions of trust in science and research administration (e.g. in ethics committees)

Significant invited international lectures

Organising scientific conferences

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Scientific and societal impact

Promoting open science and research, for example the production and responsible distribution of research material and datasets

Utilising research outputs (own and those of others)

Promoting responsible conduct of research, for example by acting as a research integrity adviser

Developing responsible research and innovation activities

Key positions of trust, expert positions, and assignments

Merits in science communication and appearing as an expert in the media

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Other

Other positions and commitments of relevance to the purpose of the CV (e.g. work in companies or organisations)

Other societal merits and honours

Other expertise of relevance to the purpose of the CV

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