Associate Professor resume examples for 2025

Associate Professor resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your associate professor resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Associate Professor Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Hank Rutherford Hill

   St. Arlen, Texas | 333-111-2222 | hank.hill@gmail.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your associate professor resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Nursing

   16.0%

   Business

   8.8%

   Biology

   6.6%

   Psychology

   6.6%

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   Associate Professor Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Master's Degree In Nursing 2014 - 2015

   Excelsior College Albany, NY

   Associate Professor Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Master's Degree In Business 2006 - 2007

   Strayer University Washington, DC

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   3. Next, create an associate professor skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an associate professor resume

   • Philosophy Skills.
      

     Philosophy is the study of our current reality and existence and the questions and knowledge surrounding it.

   • Pediatrics Skills.
      

     Pediatrics is that branch of medicine that deals specifically with the well-being and health matters relating to infants, children, and teenagers entering into adulthood. People under the age of 18 are recommended to be under the care of a pediatrician instead of a normal doctor. However, this age limit is subject to vary in different countries. A professional of this medical branch is known as a pediatrician.

   • Professional Development Skills.
      

     Professional development means to have the essential training certification or education with the purpose of earning and having a successful career. Every job requires a different set of skills. However, new skills may be needed in the future. Professional development, in this regard, helps people to develop and polish the skills and become efficient workers.

   • Physiology Skills.
      

     Physiology is a branch of biology focused on studying living things, other parts, and the functions of these parts. It studies the functions of living things, especially the human body, and the effects of different processes and actions on the well-being of the body.

   • NIH Skills.
      

     NIH stands for the National Institutes of Health. This organization oversees a series of research institutions, each focused on a different area of study involving anatomical systems or diseases. As the organization is affiliated with the government, a great deal of the funding institutions receive come from Congress.

   • Pharmacology Skills.
      

     Pharmacology is the specific sector of biology, medicine, and pharmaceutical sciences that focus on the study of drugs and their impact on living beings. The study of Pharmacology is mainly concerned with how drugs work on a living body and the positive and negative impact it has.

   • Chemistry Skills.
      

     Chemistry is the branch of science that tells us about the composition, properties, and structure of elements and compounds. The processes these elements undergo and how they undergo change all come under the branch of chemistry.

   Top Skills for an Associate Professor

   Patients, 14.8%
   Public Health, 10.5%
   Philosophy, 8.0%
   Pediatrics, 4.3%
   Other Skills, 62.4%
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   4. List your associate professor experience

   The most important part of any resume for an associate professor is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of associate professors" and "Managed a team of 6 associate professors over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

   What experience really stands out on Associate Professor resumes?

   Dr. Margaretha Rudstrom

   Lecturer, University of Minnesota Crookston

   I take this from the skill sets that experiences provide, rather than a particular job a student may have had. Experiences where you have to deal with people, will stand out. Those experiences could be where you are a member of a team where your contributions helped contribute to the group's success.
   
   Experiences working with customers or clients is also a big plus. People who have good communication skills and interpersonal skills are valuable employees in an organization. This skill set allows you to represent your organization professionally.
   
   For many of my students, these people skills are developed in their part-time jobs while they are students and during their internships required to complete their Bachelor of Science degree. The internships allow students to develop their people skills and apply their knowledge from their courses in the real world.
   
   Another experience that stands out on resume is studies abroad. In the Pre-Covid time, I highly encouraged my students to take part in a study abroad experience. That could be anything from studying abroad over spring break to a semester-long study abroad at another University. This experience shows a person who is willing to get out of their comfort zone and try something new. From an employer's perspective, it is good to have people willing to try new things. The study abroad allows students to experience something different, to see things through different lenses or perspectives.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Spanish Teacher

   Florida Virtual School

   • Managed internet-based language programs such as Imagine Learning, Raz- Kids, and Moby Max.
   • Completed Infant/Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification classes.
   • Modified the general education curriculum for special-needs and ESL students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
   • Implemented student's individual educational plans (IEP); Completed ad implemented daily lesson plans and monitored attendance.
   • Focused on support and alternative delivery of mathematics/science content, adaptations for accessibility, learning and assessment of individual student progress.

   Work History Example # 2

   Associate Professor

   Pima Community College

   • Promoted cultural awareness and diversity tolerance thru education.
   • Chaired IT/ Global Club to bring Diversity awareness to Rhodes State College Students.
   • Developed curricula for college-level philosophy and ethics courses with clear expectations and objectives in mind.
   • Graded Pre-Calculus projects for Senior Math Lecturer.
   • Participated in campus and community events: Global Justice, Diversity Respect, International Institute of St. Louis.

   Work History Example # 3

   Instructor

   Miami Beach

   • Created several database queries to streamline reporting procedures and reduced man hours substantially.
   • Installed and networked Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional editions systems.
   • Demonstrated extensive knowledge of fitness and exercise physiology.
   • Introduced science concepts in the subject area of basic Chemistry and the Solar System.
   • Delivered instruction on an introductory overview of topics in I/O Psychology to business students.

   Work History Example # 4

   Graduate Instruction Assistant (Part-Time)

   Manchester University

   • Developed accounting software package to accompany an introductory and intermediate accounting text written by Keith Moon.
   • Designed and delivered seminars and lectures on topics within marketing.
   • Assisted teaching for Business Statistics, Calculus II, and Advanced Calculus.
   • Asked to be Scholarship Champion (5/2011), leading efforts through monthly meetings among faculty seeking scholarship opportunities.
   • Performed research centered on a laser-based system used for atmospheric and atomic physics investigations.

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   5. Highlight associate professor certifications on your resume

   Specific associate professor certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your associate professor resume:

   1. Pediatrics
   2. Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
   3. Anatomic Pathology
   4. Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
   5. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
   6. Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
   7. Project Management Professional (PMP)
   8. Professional Researcher Certification (PRC)
   9. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
   10. Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)

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   6. Finally, add an associate professor resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your associate professor resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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