Academic CV Writing Service UK
Specialist CV writing for PhD candidates, postdocs, lecturers and professors applying to UK universities. We present your publications, funding, teaching and impact the way shortlisting panels read them, mapped to the person specification for the post you want.
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What you get
Six deliverables built around how UK universities shortlist: against a person specification, weighing research, teaching and citizenship together. Not sure where your CV stands? Start with a free CV review.
Publications presented for UK panels
Peer-reviewed outputs first, in your discipline’s citation style, with articles, monographs, chapters and work in progress clearly separated. Panels often read outputs with the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in mind, so your strongest work is easy to find.
Funding and grants, properly credited
Each award listed with funder, scheme, value, dates and your role (PI or Co-I, or project lead or co-lead on UKRI Funding Service awards), whether it came from a UKRI research council, Wellcome, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy or the Royal Society. Studentships and small grants count too.
Teaching record in UK terms
Modules led and taught, seminars, tutorials, marking and moderation, and dissertation or PhD supervision, plus your PGCert in Higher Education or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) from Advance HE.
Mapped to the person specification
UK panels shortlist against essential and desirable criteria. We mirror that language and evidence every essential criterion on your CV. Writing your own covering letter? Start with our free cover letter templates.
Impact, engagement and citizenship
Research impact, public engagement, knowledge exchange, peer review, editorial boards, external examining and departmental roles, presented as the academic citizenship that appointment and promotion panels weigh alongside your research.
Framed for your career stage
PhD candidates (thesis and viva status), postdocs showing independence, and Lecturers moving to Senior Lecturer, Reader or Professor. Joining from overseas? We translate your titles for UK panels. Leaving academia? See our career change CV service.
Why ResumeCroc
From PhD to Professor, written for UK panels
You are matched with a professional CV writer who works on academic applications, not a template and not an AI draft. They stay with you from brief to final files, and your first draft arrives within 3 to 5 working days.
- One writer from your brief to final delivery
- UK academic structure and terms: Lecturer, Reader, FHEA, REF
- Free revisions included on every package
- 45-day interview guarantee on Career Growth and Executive Priority
How it works
Four steps from order to final files. Your first draft arrives within 3 to 5 working days, ready to refine before the closing date.
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Choose your package and brief us
Pick Starter Pack (£129), Career Growth (£169) or Executive Priority (£299). Send your current CV, publication list, and the advert and person specification for your target post. You can test your current CV with our free ATS checker first.
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Writer matched to your career stage
Your writer reviews your discipline, career stage and target institution, then maps each essential and desirable criterion in the person specification to evidence from your research, teaching and service.
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First draft and free revisions
Your first draft arrives within 3 to 5 working days, or within 3 working days on Executive Priority, and free revisions are included so you can refine it before the closing date.
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Final delivery in Word and PDF
You receive a polished A4 academic CV in Word and PDF, ready to upload to university application portals for posts advertised on jobs.ac.uk and elsewhere.
Choose your package
Three packages priced in pounds, from a first postdoc application to a chair. Compare every option on our UK CV writing service page, or start with a free review and we will recommend the right fit.
Starter Pack
A professionally written academic CV for PhD candidates and early career researchers applying for postdoc and fellowship posts.
Select this package- Expert-written, ATS-optimised CV by a writer who knows academic hiring
- Keyword-optimised for your target post and its person specification
- Professional formatting for UK academic applications
Career Growth
For postdocs and lecturers applying for lectureships, permanent posts and promotion.
Select this package- Everything in Starter Pack
- Tailored cover letter for your target post, structured against the person specification
- 45-day interview guarantee: a free revision if you receive no interview invitations
Executive Priority
For Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors targeting chairs, senior research posts and academic leadership roles.
Select this package- Everything in Career Growth
- LinkedIn profile rewrite
- Priority delivery: first draft within 3 working days
Who this service is for
PhD candidates nearing submission or viva, Research Associates and Research Fellows, Lecturers and Assistant Professors seeking a permanent post or promotion, Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors applying for chairs, and academics moving to a UK university from overseas.
What our customers say
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Frequently asked questions
How much does an academic CV writing service cost in the UK?
Our academic CV packages cost £129, £169 or £299. Starter Pack covers an expert-written, keyword-optimised academic CV with professional formatting. Career Growth adds a tailored cover letter and our 45-day interview guarantee.
Executive Priority adds a LinkedIn profile rewrite and a first draft within 3 working days. Every package includes free revisions, and you can start with a free CV review.
How long should an academic CV be in the UK?
There is no fixed length, but an academic CV is usually longer than the standard two-page UK CV. PhD candidates and early career researchers often need three to five pages, while senior academics run longer as publications, grants and supervision build up.
Always follow any page limit in the advert, and cut padding: panels want a complete record that is quick to scan.
Should I include a photo or date of birth on a UK academic CV?
No. UK universities do not expect a photo, date of birth or marital status on a CV, and leaving them out keeps the panel’s attention on your research and teaching.
Your right to work is checked separately during recruitment. Open with your name, contact details and a short research profile, then set out your qualifications, posts, publications and funding.
What is the difference between an academic CV and a supporting statement?
Your CV is the record; the supporting statement is the argument. The CV lists your qualifications, posts, publications, funding and teaching.
A supporting statement takes each essential and desirable criterion in the person specification and shows how you meet it with evidence. Many UK university applications ask for both. Career Growth includes a tailored cover letter structured against the person specification, and every package builds your CV to hold the evidence your application points to.
How do I show I am ready to move from postdoc to Lecturer?
Show independence. Lectureship panels look for a research agenda of your own, outputs that show you leading the work (first, last, corresponding or sole author, depending on your discipline), funding you have won or helped to write, and teaching beyond the occasional seminar.
We bring that evidence to the top of your CV, write research interests that point forward, and frame supervision, module work and engagement as proof you can lead a research programme.
Do UK universities use ATS software to screen academic CVs?
Most UK universities recruit through online application systems, but academic shortlisting is usually done by people: a panel scores each application against the person specification.
Your CV therefore needs to upload cleanly as text and make the evidence easy to find. We use a clear A4 layout with standard headings and mirror the wording of the essential and desirable criteria.
How quickly will I receive my academic CV?
Your first draft arrives within 3 to 5 working days, or within 3 working days on Executive Priority. Free revisions are included, so you can refine any section before you apply.
If a closing date on jobs.ac.uk or a university vacancy page is close, tell us when you order and choose Executive Priority so the first draft reaches you sooner.
Are your writers academics?
No, and we are upfront about that. Our writers are professional CV writers who work on academic applications.
You bring the research expertise; your writer knows how UK panels read a CV and asks the right questions to capture your outputs, funding, teaching and service accurately. Nothing goes on your CV that you have not told us.
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