Higher education resumes

Higher Education CV Writers — for Academics, Researchers, and University Professional Staff

Academic CVs and applications for lecturers, senior lecturers, associate professors and professors; research fellows and research-only academics; sessional and casual teaching staff; university professional staff (faculty managers, student services, research office); and senior university executives (Heads of School, Deans, PVCs, DVCs, VCs). Calibrated to academic level (A through E), grant and research track record, teaching evaluations, HEA Fellowship, and the specific university group (Group of Eight, ATN, IRU, RUN) you're targeting. No AI. No offshore. No templates.

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By university role

Different higher education roles. Different evidence. Different documents.

A teaching-and-research academic CV is structurally different from a research-only CV, which is different again from a sessional teaching application, a university professional staff resume, or a senior executive (Dean, PVC, DVC) document. Academic level (A through E), grant track record, teaching evaluations and the audience for the document all calibrate to the role. We write to your specific higher education context.

TEACHING & RESEARCH ACADEMICS

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor

Continuing teaching-and-research academics across Levels B (Lecturer), C (Senior Lecturer), D (Associate Professor) and E (Professor). We write CVs that calibrate teaching, research, and service evidence proportionately to the level being targeted, frame ARC/NHMRC grant track record, journal publication record (with quartiles, citation count, h-index), HDR supervision, HEA Fellowship, and the specific research field (FOR codes) at the granularity promotion and appointment panels actually score.

Lecturer (B)Senior Lecturer (C)Associate Professor (D)Professor (E)
RESEARCH-ONLY ACADEMICS

Research Fellows, ARC Future Fellows, NHMRC Investigators

Research-only academics including Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Principal Research Fellow, and Research Professor. Fellowship-funded researchers — ARC DECRA, ARC Future Fellow, ARC Laureate, NHMRC Investigator (Emerging Leadership / Leadership), Heart Foundation, Cancer Council. We write CVs calibrated to fellowship application scrutiny — the comprehensive research narrative, FOR-code positioning, track record metrics, and ROPE (Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence) framing.

Postdoctoral RFSenior RFARC Future FellowARC DECRANHMRC Investigator
RESEARCH INSTITUTES

CSIRO, WEHI, Garvan, Florey & medical research institutes

Researchers at CSIRO and Australian medical research institutes — Walter and Eliza Hall (WEHI), Garvan Institute, Florey, QIMR Berghofer, Children's Medical Research Institute, Centenary Institute, Doherty, Telethon Kids, Murdoch Children's. Research institute CVs sit between university academic and industry research — we frame the institute-specific career arc, grant portfolio, industry partnership and translational research evidence appropriately.

CSIROWEHIGarvanFloreyQIMRDoherty
SESSIONAL & CASUAL

Sessional lecturers, tutors, marker/demonstrators

Sessional and casual academic staff — increasingly common across the sector. Sessional tutors, sessional lecturers, markers and demonstrators, contract teaching staff. We write applications calibrated to the casual academic recruitment dynamics — teaching evaluations from previous units, subject-matter expertise framing, industry experience translated into authentic assessment design — that distinguish strong sessional candidates competing for limited continuing roles.

Sessional tutorSessional lecturerMarkerDemonstratorContract teaching
UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL

Faculty managers, student services, admissions, registrar

University professional staff — Faculty/School Managers, Student Services, Admissions, International Office, Academic Registrar's Office, Quality Assurance, Course Coordinators (professional). HEW (Higher Education Worker) classifications HEW5 through HEW10. We write professional staff resumes calibrated to the HEW framework, university-specific selection criteria, and the cross-functional partnership with academic colleagues.

Faculty ManagerStudent ServicesAdmissionsRegistrarHEW5-HEW10
RESEARCH SUPPORT & LIBRARY

Research office, grants, ethics, librarians, learning designers

Research office staff (research development, grants officers, research integrity, ethics committees), academic librarians (subject librarians, scholarly communication, research data), learning designers, learning advisors, and language and learning support. We write resumes calibrated to the technical depth these roles require — grant-writing capability, ethics committee process, ALMA / Primo / library systems, learning design platforms (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard).

Research officeGrants officerEthicsLibrarianLearning designer
SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Heads of School, Deans, Associate Deans

Heads of School, Heads of Discipline, Associate Deans (Research, Education, International, HDR), Deputy Deans, and Executive Deans. Senior leadership academic roles require dual evidence — continued strong individual academic record alongside leadership of teams, budgets and strategy. We write senior academic leadership CVs calibrated to internal promotion processes and external lateral recruitment at peer institutions.

Head of SchoolAssociate DeanDeputy DeanExecutive Dean
UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE

PVC, DVC, Provost, Vice-Chancellor

University executive roles — Pro Vice-Chancellor (research / education / international / equity), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (research / academic / global / engagement), Provost, and Vice-Chancellor. Executive university leadership roles run through global executive search firms (Perrett Laver, Odgers Berndtson, Heidrick & Struggles, SRI Executive Search) and require comprehensive academic plus executive leadership evidence. We write executive higher education CVs calibrated to international VC and DVC search.

PVCDVCProvostVCExecutive search
How we handle academic credentials

Level, h-index, grant track record, HEA Fellowship — these aren't decorative.

Academic CVs live or die on credibility signals that generic resume writers regularly mishandle. The wrong calibration of academic level, vague treatment of research output, an over-stated h-index, or treatment of grant track record as a list item reads as inexperience to academic appointment and promotion panels — even when the candidate is genuinely strong. Here's how we structure the four credibility layers academic recruiters actually scan for.

01

Academic level calibrated correctly

Level A (Associate Lecturer) through Level E (Professor) — these are not just pay grades but distinct expectations of teaching, research and service. We frame your work in the level framework being applied for, with capability evidence proportionate to the level: Level B emphasises teaching and emerging research, Level C balances teaching/research with HDR supervision and grant capture, Level D requires sustained research leadership, Level E demonstrates national/international research standing.

02

Research metrics framed honestly

Peer-reviewed journal articles with quartile (Q1-Q4) where meaningful in field; h-index from a named source (Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science — they differ); citation count; FOR codes (Field of Research) at appropriate granularity; ERA outcomes where relevant; ROPE (Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence) framing for fellowship applications. We frame metrics that are actually defensible — without inflating quartiles or citation counts that academic panels easily verify.

03

Grant track record specific

ARC (Discovery, DECRA, Future Fellow, Linkage, ITRP, Centre of Excellence), NHMRC (Investigator Emerging/Leadership, Ideas, Synergy, Partnership), industry, philanthropic, international (Wellcome, NIH, EU Horizon Europe, ERC). We frame grant evidence with role on grant (CI-A / CI-B / Associate Investigator), grant value, grant period, partner organisations, and the specific scheme — at the granularity ARC College of Experts and NHMRC GRP members actually score on.

04

Teaching, HDR supervision and HEA Fellowship

Course Experience Surveys / Student Evaluation of Teaching (with appropriate context — institution, faculty median benchmark), AAUT or VC-Citation awards, HEA Fellowship status (Fellow / Senior Fellow / Principal Fellow), course coordination, curriculum design, completed HDR supervision (Master's research and PhD completions), current candidates. Promotion panels at Level C and above weight teaching evidence and HDR supervision specifically — we frame these honestly.

University group context

A G8 application isn't an ATN application isn't a research institute application.

Australian higher education runs on university groups — Group of Eight (G8), Australian Technology Network (ATN), Innovative Research Universities (IRU), Regional Universities Network (RUN) — plus medical research institutes and CSIRO. Each group has different strategic priorities, recruitment dynamics, and evidence emphasis. We calibrate to your specific target.

GROUP OF EIGHT

Research-intensive. Grant-anchored. International standing.

University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Sydney, UNSW, University of Queensland, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide. Research-intensive universities competing in international rankings (THE, QS, Shanghai). G8 academic recruitment runs heavily on research metrics, grant capture (ARC/NHMRC), publication record in field-leading journals, and international academic standing.

Research metrics-led screening. G8 appointment and promotion panels weight peer-reviewed publications in top-quartile (Q1) and field-leading journals, h-index, citation count, and ARC/NHMRC grant capture heavily. We frame research evidence at the depth G8 panels score on — without inflating metrics that are easily verified.
Grant track record specific. For Level C and above, ARC/NHMRC track record is screened explicitly. We frame grant evidence with role (CI-A / CI-B / Associate Investigator), grant value, scheme, period, and partners — at the granularity that ARC College of Experts and NHMRC peer review actually score on. ROPE framing for fellowship applications.
HDR supervision capacity. G8 universities prioritise active HDR supervision. We frame completed PhD and MPhil supervisions (with completion evidence — defended thesis, published outputs from supervised candidates), current candidates, and HDR supervision capability at the level appropriate to the position.
International academic standing. For Level D and Level E roles, international academic standing matters — invited keynotes, editorial roles at international journals, international research collaborations, international research awards. We frame these signals appropriately for senior G8 appointments and promotion.
ATN, IRU, RUN & INSTITUTES

Industry-engaged. Teaching-focused. Translation-aware.

Australian Technology Network (RMIT, UTS, Curtin, Deakin, UniSA), Innovative Research Universities (Charles Darwin, Flinders, Griffith, James Cook, La Trobe, Murdoch, Western Sydney), Regional Universities Network (CQUniversity, Federation, New England, Southern Cross, Southern Queensland, Sunshine Coast). Plus medical research institutes (WEHI, Garvan, Florey, QIMR Berghofer, Doherty, Telethon Kids, Murdoch Children's, Centenary, Children's Medical Research Institute) and CSIRO. Different recruitment dynamics from G8 — industry engagement, teaching innovation, translational research, regional impact and learning and teaching focus all weight more heavily.

Industry engagement evidenced. ATN and IRU universities actively recruit on industry partnership track record — ARC Linkage, Industry Transformation Research Programs, contract research, consulting, industry placements, technology transfer. We frame industry engagement evidence honestly without inflating commercial impact you don't have.
Teaching and learning innovation. Teaching-focused academic appointments at ATN/IRU/RUN universities weight teaching evidence more heavily — AAUT awards, HEA Fellowship, learning and teaching grants, course design innovation, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) publications. We frame the teaching record at the depth these universities actually screen on.
Research institute career arc. Research institutes (medical research, CSIRO) operate with a different career arc from universities — Research Officer / Senior Research Officer / Principal Research Scientist, often funded by fellowship rather than continuing position. We frame the institute-specific career arc, grant portfolio, and translational research evidence appropriately.
Regional and applied focus. RUN universities emphasise regional engagement and applied research with end-user impact. We frame regional partnership evidence, end-user engagement, and applied research outcomes that distinguish strong regional university candidates from candidates targeting purely metropolitan G8 institutions.
By career stage

A PhD candidate's CV isn't a Vice-Chancellor's.

Academic careers progress through structured stages — PhD candidate, postdoctoral, Lecturer (B), Senior Lecturer (C), Associate Professor (D), Professor (E), Head of School, Dean, PVC, DVC, VC. The teaching, research, supervision and leadership evidence required at each stage is calibrated to the level. We write to where you are and where you're going.

PhD & Early Career Researcher

PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, Level A Associate Lecturers

Early career academic CVs have to compensate for limited continuing experience with credible research and teaching evidence — PhD topic and supervisor, scholarship (APA, RTP, university scholarship), thesis publications and conference papers, sessional teaching (with units coordinated, evaluations, contact hours), early grant capture (small internal grants, travel awards, ECR fellowships), and any industry partnership or translational work. We frame the early career narrative with appropriate ambition without overclaiming track record you don't yet have.

Typical roles: PhD candidate · Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Associate Lecturer (Level A) · Research Officer · ECR Fellow
What we lead with: PhD topic and supervision · Thesis publications · Conference papers · Sessional teaching · Early grants · Industry exposure
Lecturer (Level B)

Continuing Lecturer (Level B), early-career fellowship recipients

Lecturer-level CVs need to demonstrate the establishment phase — ongoing peer-reviewed publication output, course coordination ownership, teaching evaluations stabilising at or above faculty median, emerging HDR supervision (HDR co-supervision, Master's by research candidates, first PhD candidate), early grant capture (DECRA, Linkage CI, internal Discovery, NHMRC Ideas), and contribution to school/department service. We frame Level B CVs with the establishment evidence promotion to Level C requires.

Typical roles: Lecturer (Level B) · Research Fellow (post-DECRA) · Senior Research Officer · Course Coordinator
What we lead with: Publication output · Course coordination · Teaching evaluations · Emerging HDR supervision · Early grants · Service contributions
Senior Lecturer (Level C)

Senior Lecturer (Level C), Senior Research Fellows, mid-career academics

Senior Lecturer CVs must demonstrate research leadership emerging — sustained publication record in Q1/Q2 journals, h-index growing, multiple successful grant applications (with role on each), HDR supervision with completed PhDs, HEA Fellowship (Senior Fellow), course leadership, and meaningful service (committee membership, journal review, conference convening). For promotion to Associate Professor, the leadership signals — research team formation, PhD completions, journal editorial roles — matter alongside individual track record.

Typical roles: Senior Lecturer (Level C) · Senior Research Fellow · Future Fellow · Mid-career academic · Senior Course Coordinator
What we lead with: Sustained publication · h-index · Grant track record with roles · PhD completions · HEA SFHEA · Service and editorial
Associate Professor & Professor

Associate Professor (Level D), Professor (Level E), Heads of Discipline

Senior academic CVs require sustained national/international research standing — invited keynotes, editorial board membership at international journals, ARC/NHMRC fellowship recipient status (Future Fellow, Laureate, NHMRC Leadership), substantial grant portfolio with multi-million-dollar lifetime capture, multiple PhD completions with strong career outcomes, and emerging or established academic leadership (Head of Discipline, research centre director, journal editorship). We write Level D/E CVs calibrated to internal promotion processes and lateral G8/ATN appointment.

Typical roles: Associate Professor (Level D) · Professor (Level E) · Research Professor · Head of Discipline · Research Centre Director
What we lead with: National/international standing · Invited keynotes · Editorial roles · Fellowship status · Grant portfolio · PhD completions · Leadership
Senior Leadership & Executive

Heads of School, Deans, PVC, DVC, Provost, Vice-Chancellor

University leadership CVs operate at a different register — multi-school portfolio governance, faculty-level budget responsibility (often $50M-$300M+), strategic plan ownership, board and council interface, international academic standing, and the dual academic-executive credibility that distinguishes strong university leaders from purely managerial appointments. We write executive higher education CVs calibrated to internal Head of School / Dean appointments, lateral senior leadership recruitment, and global executive search firms (Perrett Laver, Odgers Berndtson, Heidrick & Struggles, SRI Executive Search) recruiting for VC and DVC roles.

Typical roles: Head of School · Executive Dean · PVC · DVC · Provost · Vice-Chancellor
What we lead with: Faculty governance · Budget · Strategic plan · Board interface · International standing · Executive leadership · Academic credibility
How we frame academic achievements

Promotion and appointment panels read for level-calibrated evidence.

The most common academic CV failure: role descriptions that list duties (taught undergraduate units, supervised research students, contributed to faculty service) rather than level-calibrated evidence (specific units coordinated with student numbers, completed HDR supervisions with outputs, ARC grants with role and value). Academic panels read for what you actually delivered against the level being applied for. Below, a before/after from a real (anonymised) Senior Lecturer rewrite.

BEFORE

Senior Lecturer · Marketing · 2021 – Present

Responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate marketing units. Supervised research students. Contributed to research output and faculty service. Active member of the school. Reported to the Head of School.

AFTER

Senior Lecturer (Level C) · Marketing · Faculty of Business · Group of Eight · 2021 – Present

Role context: Continuing Senior Lecturer in the Marketing Discipline, Faculty of Business. Teaching, research and HDR supervision portfolio across consumer behaviour and digital marketing. ARC DECRA recipient (mid-cycle, 2023-2025). HEA Senior Fellow. Reports to the Head of Marketing Discipline; member of the faculty Higher Degree Research committee.

Key evidence:

  • Research: 28 peer-reviewed journal articles (12 Q1, 9 Q2); h-index 18 (Google Scholar); 2,400+ citations. ARC DECRA on consumer privacy in algorithm-driven marketing ($420K, 2023-2025) — 4 publications already published or in revision.
  • HDR Supervision: 5 PhD completions (3 principal supervisor); 4 current candidates. 2 alumni now in Level B/C positions at Australian universities.
  • Teaching: Coordinator of MKT2001 (450 students) and MKT3502 (180 students); CES consistently above faculty median. Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2022) for MKT2001 redesign.
  • Service: Faculty HDR committee (2022-Present); Associate Editor at Journal of Marketing Research (2023-Present); Convenor of ANZMAC Consumer Behaviour SIG (2024-Present).
What changed: Same academic, same role, same institution. The rewrite added role context (Level C, university group, faculty position, ARC DECRA status), grounded the work in level-calibrated evidence (publication count with quartiles and h-index, named ARC grant with role and value, named PhD completions, named units coordinated with student numbers, VC Citation, named editorial role), and replaced verb-led duty language with academic-evidence language. Promotion and appointment panels score the second version dramatically higher because it proves Level C performance and Level D readiness rather than asserting them.
Case study

Senior Lecturer transitioning from internal Level D promotion to lateral G8 appointment.

The candidate

Twelve years across two G8 universities; currently Senior Lecturer (Level C) in Marketing in the Faculty of Business. ARC DECRA recipient (mid-cycle), HEA Senior Fellow, 5 PhD completions, sustained Q1 publication record. Initially applying for internal Level D (Associate Professor) promotion at current institution; later expanded to apply for lateral Level D appointment at another G8 university.

The problem

The existing CV was structured for internal use — assumed familiarity with institutional context, light on FOR-code positioning, light on the international academic standing signals that lateral G8 appointments increasingly screen for. Strong evidence buried in narrative paragraphs that read as humble in the wrong way. The DECRA was not foregrounded. The candidate's HDR supervision evidence understated the completed PhD outcomes. The teaching record buried the VC Citation.

The rewrite

Restructured the CV around the four academic evidence pillars (Research, Teaching, HDR Supervision, Service/Leadership) with metric-led headlines for each section. Foregrounded the ARC DECRA prominently with role/value/period detail. Reframed PhD supervision evidence with completion outcomes (alumni now at named Australian universities) — what Level D panels actually score. Made the international standing signals explicit (Associate Editor role, ANZMAC SIG convening, invited keynotes). Calibrated the document for both internal promotion and lateral appointment audiences.

The outcome

Successful internal promotion to Associate Professor (Level D) at current institution. Concurrently progressed to final-round interview at two other G8 universities for lateral Level D appointment. Reported the internal promotion panel "stopped on the HDR completions evidence" — the alumni outcome framing did the work the previous CV had buried. The lateral G8 final round became leverage for accelerated internal Level D promotion timing.

HEW, fellowship & executive specialism

HEW levels. Fellowship ROPE. Executive search. We know the alphabet.

Senior higher education roles increasingly require capability framework fluency alongside academic credibility — particularly at HEW10+, fellowship application, and university executive level. Most resume writers gloss over this; we treat it as a discipline. Here are the four higher education layers we calibrate for.

1

Academic level framework

Levels A through E (Higher Education Industry Award and individual university enterprise agreements). We frame your work in the level framework being applied for, with capability evidence proportionate to the level — what's expected at Level B is different from Level C, different from Level D, different from Level E. We calibrate the CV to the level being applied for, with explicit positioning for promotion or lateral appointment.

2

HEW classification framing

HEW (Higher Education Worker) classifications HEW1 through HEW10+ for university professional staff. Selection criteria for HEW8/9/10 senior professional staff roles run on capability frameworks. We write to the HEW classification structure and university-specific selection criteria, with appropriate evidence for the level.

3

Fellowship application ROPE framing

ARC DECRA, Future Fellow, Laureate; NHMRC Investigator Emerging Leadership / Leadership; Heart Foundation Fellowship; international fellowships (Wellcome, NIH, ERC). Fellowship applications require comprehensive ROPE (Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence) framing — career narrative, track record metrics, research opportunity context. We write to the ROPE framework and the specific fellowship scheme requirements.

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Executive search calibration

VC, DVC, PVC and Provost roles run through global executive search firms (Perrett Laver, Odgers Berndtson, Heidrick & Struggles, SRI Executive Search, Spencer Stuart). These executive search firms assess candidates against international peer pools. We write executive higher education CVs calibrated to the international executive search audience — academic credibility plus executive leadership evidence at international comparator institutions.

Side-by-side

Two approaches. Same academic. Different outcomes.

Dr Priya Patel's career, written two ways. AI generates plausible-sounding academic content from a job title in seconds — and gets exposed at first-screen because academic level, ARC DECRA framing, h-index/quartile evidence and HDR completion outcomes all stay generic. We extract what's actually defensible at promotion panel and lateral G8 appointment, then write to academic recruiters who screen on specifics generic writers regularly miss.

AI AI-generated Free, in 7 seconds
DR PRIYA PATEL
+61 4XX XXX XXX | p.patel@email.com | linkedin.com/in/priyapatel
Professional Summary

Highly experienced and dedicated Senior Lecturer in Marketing with over 12 years in higher education. Proven track record of teaching, research and supervision. Skilled in research, scholarly writing, course coordination and student supervision. Passionate about advancing knowledge and contributing to the academic community.

Core Competencies

Research, Teaching, Supervision, Course Coordination, Curriculum Design, Academic Writing, Stakeholder Engagement, Mentoring, Communication, Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving, Collaboration

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer in Marketing

University | Sydney, NSW

January 2021 – Present

  • Taught undergraduate and postgraduate marketing units.
  • Supervised research students.
  • Contributed to research output and publications.
  • Active member of the school and faculty service.
  • Reported to the Head of School.

Lecturer in Marketing

University | Sydney, NSW

2017 – 2021

  • Taught marketing units across undergraduate programs.
  • Conducted research and published in academic journals.
Education

PhD in Marketing · University · Graduated 2013

Bachelor of Commerce · University · Graduated 2008

Certifications

HEA Fellowship, ARC Grant Recipient, Various academic awards

Interests

Marketing research, teaching innovation, mentoring, travel.

Why this fails academic hiring
  • No academic level named. "Senior Lecturer" without Level C designation tells G8 panels nothing about whether this is the start of Level C or someone ready for Level D promotion.
  • ARC DECRA buried. "ARC Grant Recipient" listed as a generic certification is a serious failure — DECRA is a competitive named fellowship that should be foregrounded with project, value, period and role.
  • No publication metrics. "Published in academic journals" without article count, journal quartiles, h-index, citation count — what promotion and appointment panels score on.
  • HDR supervision generic. "Supervised research students" without completion count, principal vs co-supervisor, HDR outcome evidence (alumni placements, theses defended, publications from supervised candidates).
  • Generic competency dump. "Research, Teaching, Supervision" — these are baseline expectations for any continuing academic. Reads as keyword harvesting.
The Resume Writers After a 1hr information call
Dr Priya Patel
Senior Lecturer (Level C) · Marketing · ARC DECRA · HEA Senior Fellow
+61 4XX XXX XXX
p.patel@email.com
Sydney, NSW
ORCID: 0000-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
OVERVIEW

A mid-career marketing academic with 12 years of teaching, research and HDR supervision experience at Group of Eight universities. Currently Senior Lecturer (Level C) in Marketing in the Faculty of Business; PhD (Marketing) from a G8 university (2013). ARC DECRA recipient (mid-cycle, 2023-2025) on consumer privacy attitudes in algorithm-driven marketing. HEA Senior Fellow (2024).

Targets Associate Professor (Level D) promotion within current institution, or lateral Level D appointment at another G8 or ATN university. FOR codes 3506 Marketing and 3507 Strategy.

Recognised for HDR supervision outcomes and learning and teaching innovation — 5 PhD completions to date with 2 alumni now in Level B/C continuing positions at Australian universities; Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2022).

ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

Research: 28 peer-reviewed journal articles (12 Q1, 9 Q2); h-index 18 (Google Scholar); 2,400+ citations. Lead author of 2 invited book chapters with Routledge. Publications in Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing, European Journal of Marketing.

Grant Track Record: ARC DECRA recipient ($420K, 2023-2025) on consumer privacy in algorithm-driven marketing — partnership with two ASX-listed retailers as industry collaborators. CI on previous ARC Linkage ($380K, 2019-2022). 6 internal university grants totalling $185K.

Teaching: Coordinator of MKT2001 (450 students) and MKT3502 (180 students). Course Experience Surveys consistently above faculty median (current MKT2001: 4.3/5 vs faculty median 3.9). Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2022). HEA Senior Fellow (SFHEA, 2024).

HDR Supervision: 5 PhD completions to date (3 principal supervisor, 2 co-supervisor); 4 current candidates. 2 alumni now in continuing Level B/C positions at Australian universities. 1 alumna recipient of an ARC DECRA in 2024.

Service & Leadership: Faculty Higher Degree Research committee member (2022-Present); Associate Editor at Journal of Marketing Research (2023-Present); Convenor of ANZMAC Consumer Behaviour Special Interest Group (2024-Present); peer reviewer for ARC Discovery and DECRA schemes.

ACADEMIC LEVEL & CREDENTIALS
Current level: Level C (Senior Lecturer) · 2021-Present
PhD: Marketing · Group of Eight · 2013
HEA Fellowship: SFHEA · 2024
ORCID: 0000-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
FOR codes: 3506 Marketing · 3507 Strategy
Learned societies: ANZMAC member · AOM member
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Lecturer (Level C) · Marketing · Group of Eight, Faculty of Business
2021 – Present
Lecturer (Level B) · Marketing · Group of Eight, Faculty of Business
2017 – 2021
Associate Lecturer (Level A) · Marketing · ATN university, Faculty of Business
2014 – 2017
PhD candidate · Marketing · Group of Eight (full APA scholarship)
2010 – 2013
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

ARC DECRA recipient (2023-2025): $420K project on consumer privacy attitudes in algorithm-driven marketing — 4 peer-reviewed journal articles published or in revision; partnership with two ASX-listed retailers.

28 peer-reviewed journal articles (12 Q1, 9 Q2); h-index 18 (Google Scholar); 2,400+ citations across 8 years of publishing.

5 PhD completions to date (3 principal supervisor, 2 co-supervisor); 4 current candidates. 2 alumni now in continuing Level B/C positions at Australian universities; 1 alumna recipient of an ARC DECRA in 2024.

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2022) for course redesign of MKT2001 incorporating industry-partnered authentic assessment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer (Level C) · Marketing
2021 – Present
Group of Eight university · Faculty of Business · Marketing Discipline · Sydney

Continuing Senior Lecturer in the Marketing Discipline. Teaching, research and HDR supervision portfolio across consumer behaviour and digital marketing. ARC DECRA recipient (mid-cycle, 2023-2025). HEA Senior Fellow. Reports to the Head of Marketing Discipline; member of the faculty Higher Degree Research committee and the Marketing Discipline Promotions sub-committee. Coordinator of MKT2001 (450 students) and MKT3502 (180 students); active HDR supervisor with 4 current candidates.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead an active research program on consumer behaviour in digital and algorithm-driven marketing — design studies, secure ethics, manage research assistants, author manuscripts, present at international conferences (ANZMAC, AMA, EMAC).

Coordinate two flagship undergraduate units (MKT2001, MKT3502); design curriculum, deliver lectures, lead tutorial team, design and moderate assessment.

Supervise 4 current PhD candidates as principal or co-supervisor; convene weekly research group seminar; review thesis chapters and journal manuscripts authored by candidates.

Serve on the faculty Higher Degree Research committee (review HDR confirmation, mid-candidature, and pre-submission milestones across the faculty).

Convene the ANZMAC Consumer Behaviour Special Interest Group (national peer body); curate annual track program at the ANZMAC conference.

RESEARCH OUTPUTS & IMPACT

ARC DECRA ($420K, 2023-2025) — sole CI; consumer privacy attitudes in algorithm-driven marketing; partnership with two ASX-listed retailers as industry collaborators.

16 peer-reviewed journal articles published since 2021 (8 Q1, 6 Q2, 2 Q3); journal venues include Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, European Journal of Marketing.

2 invited book chapters with Routledge on consumer privacy and algorithmic marketing — chapters in field-leading edited collections.

3 PhD completions during current Level C tenure (2 principal supervisor); all defended without revision; 2 alumni now in continuing academic positions, 1 with an ARC DECRA in 2024.

TEACHING EVALUATION HIGHLIGHTS

MKT2001 Course Experience Survey: 4.3/5 (faculty median 3.9) for the past 3 consecutive years; 450-student undergraduate flagship unit.

Vice-Chancellor's Citation (2022) for MKT2001 redesign incorporating industry-partnered authentic assessment with two ASX-listed retail brands.

HEA Senior Fellow (SFHEA, 2024) — comprehensive teaching dossier endorsing leadership of curriculum redesign and HDR supervision practice.

Why this works for academic hiring
  • Level C calibrated explicitly. Promotion panels and lateral appointment search committees see immediately whether the candidate is calibrated for Level D readiness.
  • ARC DECRA foregrounded. Project, value ($420K), period (2023-2025), industry partners — what ARC College of Experts members and panel chairs scan for.
  • Publication metrics specific. 28 articles, 12 Q1, h-index 18 (Google Scholar) with named source — appointment panels can immediately calibrate research depth.
  • HDR completion outcomes. Not just "5 completions" but alumni now at named Australian universities with one ARC DECRA recipient — what Level D promotion panels actually score.
  • Four-pillar academic portfolio. Research / Grants / Teaching / HDR / Service structured cleanly — promotion panels can score against each criterion without hunting for evidence.
Higher education resume FAQ

Higher education CV questions, answered.

Common questions from academics, researchers, sessional staff, university professional staff, research institute scientists and university executives working with us.

I'm applying for a Level D (Associate Professor) promotion. Can you handle that?
Yes — Level C-to-D promotion is one of our most common higher education engagements. Level D promotion panels screen for sustained research output (publication count, quartiles, h-index, citation count), grant track record (ARC/NHMRC with role evidence), HDR supervision with completion outcomes (not just count, but alumni placements and outputs), teaching evidence (CES, AAUT or VC-Citation, HEA Fellowship), and emerging academic leadership (editorial roles, conference convening, learned societies). We structure the CV around the four academic evidence pillars with metric-led headlines for each.
Can you write ARC DECRA, Future Fellow, or NHMRC Investigator applications?
We write the CV component and ROPE (Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence) framing for fellowship applications. Fellowship applications also require a research project description (Research Plan / Project Description / Aims and Significance) which is your domain expertise — we don't write the research project itself. The career narrative, ROPE statement, track record metrics, and publication and grant lists we handle. We also write the executive summary or impact statement components where required.
I'm a research-only academic on fellowship funding. How is my CV different?
Research-only CVs sit between teaching-and-research academic CVs and industry research CVs. We frame the research-only career arc honestly — fellowship sequence (DECRA → Future Fellow → Laureate, or NHMRC Investigator Emerging → Leadership progression), continuous fellowship-funded employment, research output without the teaching component, and HDR supervision (which research-only academics also do). For applications targeting teaching-and-research positions, we frame any sessional teaching, guest lectures, mentoring evidence to demonstrate teaching readiness.
I'm a sessional / casual academic trying to land a continuing position. Can you help?
Yes — and the framing matters. Sessional and casual academics applying for continuing roles need to compensate for the casual-employment narrative with strong teaching evaluation evidence (CES/SET from previous units), ongoing research output (publications, conference papers, even with limited time), HEA Fellowship progression, and any small grant or industry partnership work. We frame the casual experience honestly while making the case for continuing-role readiness.
I'm transitioning from industry into academia. How do you frame that?
Industry-to-academia transitions are increasingly common, particularly into ATN and IRU universities valuing industry engagement. We frame industry experience as a credibility signal — sector expertise, end-user impact, professional networks, contract research and consulting capability — alongside the academic credentials being built (PhD if completed, sessional teaching, publications, conference presentations). Honesty matters: we don't overclaim academic standing for candidates with predominantly industry track records.
Can you write CVs for international academic recruitment (UK, US, EU positions)?
Yes — and international academic CVs operate differently from Australian CVs. UK academic CVs follow a research-portfolio-led format with REF (Research Excellence Framework) outputs prominent. US tenure-track CVs follow a different convention with comprehensive teaching philosophy and research statement components. EU academic CVs (particularly for ERC) follow ROPE-style frameworks. We calibrate the CV to the target jurisdiction's academic recruitment conventions.
Do you write CVs for university executive search — VC, DVC, PVC?
Yes. University executive CVs run through global executive search firms (Perrett Laver, Odgers Berndtson, Heidrick & Struggles, SRI Executive Search) and require comprehensive academic plus executive leadership evidence — multi-faculty portfolio governance, budget responsibility ($50M-$300M+), strategic plan ownership, board and council interface, international academic standing, and the dual academic-executive credibility that distinguishes strong university leaders. Pricing reflects the additional research and writing depth executive higher education CVs require.
How long does an academic CV take?
Standard turnaround is three business days from the information gathering call. Academic CVs typically require careful extraction of publication record, grant track record with role evidence, HDR supervision and completion outcomes, and teaching evaluation context — the hour-long info call is where we extract this honestly. We recommend factoring in time for review and specific edits during the 14-day uncapped revisions period. For fellowship applications and senior promotion applications with specific deadlines, expedited turnaround is available for an additional fee.
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