Awesome Phd Cv

# 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{\resumeItemL