Agent skill · writing content · aradotso
awesome-phd-cv
LaTeX CV/resume templates for PhD students and researchers, covering ATS-optimized industry resumes and full academic CVs.
Why this skill is useful
Provides niche LaTeX templates specifically designed for PhD students and researchers, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires mactex, miktex, texlive-full installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-09. 70 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Awesome PhD CV Skill by 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). --- 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 --- Installation & Setup Prerequisites Install a full TeX distribution: For XeLaTeX templates (Awesome-CV, Deedy), ensure font packages are available: Clone the Repo --- 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 Key Commands in Jake's Format Full Minimal Example: Jake's Format --- Template 2: Awesome-CV Format (Academic / Faculty Applications) Directory: research-cv/ Engine: XeLaTeX Structure: Modular — each section lives in cv/ subdirectory. Compile Directory Layout Main File Structure (cv.tex) Section File Examples cv/education.tex cv/publications.tex cv/honors.tex --- Template 3: Deedy Format (Two-Column, High Density) File: deedy-format/resume.tex Engine: XeLaTeX Note: Requires deedy-resume.cls from deedy/Deedy-Resume. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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