IN SUMMARY:
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Use a curriculum vitae( CV) when applying for grants and fellowships, academic, educational, scientific, medical, or research positions. This is a lifelong document, so add to it frequently. It can be multiple pages in length.
Include your dissertation, thesis, class projects, and papers.
Use this format to highlight your teaching experiences.
Use the correct format for publications, presentations, and papers by referring to the most recent APA Manual.
IN SUMMARY:
USE: Apply to research and / or academic-oriented positions or to positions outside of the United States and Canada.
FORMAT: Typically multiple pages and longer than a resume. Paragraphs can be used to describe experiences in addition to bullet points.
CONTENT: Focus more on research, publications, and academic achievements.
CHIP A. WATERS 100 Washington Ave. • Mount Pleasant, MI
•( 989) 555-2222
• vitae @ education. edu
EDUCATION Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI Ph. D. in Military History( focus in American Military History), May 2016
Drew University, Madison, NJ B. A., December 2012 Major: History; Minor: English
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RESEARCH Disseration:“ A Winter Campaign: General Philip H. Sheridan’ s Operations on the Southern Plains, 1868”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Hunter College, New York, NY
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Assistant Professor, August 2014- present
• Teach the following undergraduate courses: U. S. History to 1877; U. S. History from 1865; and the Civil War
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS New York Military Affairs Symposium( NYMAS), Board of Directors, September 2013- present
American Historical Association, Member, November 2014- present
PUBLICATIONS Attack at Dawn: Phil Sheridan’ s Winter Campaign, 1868-1869. In preparation for University of Oklahoma Press.
“ Los Diablos Tejanos.” Review of Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers, by Robert M. Utley. Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, November 2011.
The Little Bighorn Campaign, March-September, 1876. Revised paperback edition. Conshohocken: Combined Publishing, 2010.
The Civil War Book of Lists( contributing editor). Conshohocken: Combined Books, 2009.
ACADEMIC SERVICE Hunter College-College of Humanities Tenure Committee, Fall 2013- present
Hunter College-History Society Advisor, Fall 2014- present Central Michigan University-Academic Senate’ s General Education Committee, Fall 2012- Spring 2013
COMMUNITY SERVICE Madison Parks and Recreation, Little League Baseball Coach, Summers 2007- 2009
WORD CHOICE MATTERS!
Use strong action verbs when developing your documents and omit abbreviations that show a sign of laziness, such as“ etc.”
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