University Lecturer Resume Example
Syllabus layout: a course-code header, a modules-taught table with enrolment and ratings, and a research strand.
Use this example Template: University Lecturer
Dr. Grace Okafor
Lecturer in Economics — Development & Applied Econometrics
grace.okafor@example.edu+1 312 555 0187Chicago, IL, USAlinkedin.com/in/graceokafor-phd
Summary
Economist and lecturer with 7 years of university teaching and a PhD from Northwestern. I teach large first-year courses and small research seminars, redesign assessment around real data, and supervise undergraduate and master's theses. My modules average 4.6/5 in student evaluations, and I publish on microfinance and household resilience in West Africa.
Modules taught
| Code | Module | Students | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 320 | 4.5 |
| ECON 303 | Econometrics I | 90 | 4.6 |
| ECON 345 | Development Economics | 60 | 4.8 |
| ECON 498 | Research Seminar (capstone) | 18 | 4.9 |
Teaching
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Loyola University Chicago — Quinlan School of Business · Chicago, IL
Aug 2021 – Present
4.6/5Teaching evaluations
1,900Students taught
23Theses supervised
- Convene Principles of Macroeconomics (320 students a semester) with 6 teaching assistants; cut the fail-and-withdraw rate from 18% to 11% by adding weekly low-stakes quizzes
- Built a Stata and R lab sequence on real World Bank survey data, now used across 4 sections of Econometrics I
- Sit on the curriculum committee; led the redesign of the BSc Economics capstone around client-based policy projects
Graduate Instructor & PhD Candidate
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL
Sep 2016 – Jun 2021
4.7/5Section ratings
- Taught Intermediate Microeconomics and Development Economics sections; received the Weinberg College Outstanding TA Award
- Ran a 2,400-household panel survey in Ghana with Innovations for Poverty Action; the data formed my dissertation
Publications & talks
- Microcredit and consumption smoothing after harvest shocks: panel evidence from Ghana — Journal of Development Economics, 2024
- Teaching econometrics with real survey data — Journal of Economic Education, 2023
Skills
Teaching: Large-lecture design · Assessment design · Thesis supervision
Research methods: Panel econometrics · RCTs · Stata · R
Education
PhD · Economics
Northwestern University
Sep 2016 – Jun 2021
BSc · Economics (First Class)
University of Lagos
Sep 2010 – Jul 2014
Certifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)Advance HE · May 2022
- Certificate in College TeachingSearle Center, Northwestern · Jun 2020
- CITI Human Subjects ResearchCITI Program · Feb 2024
Languages
- EnglishNative
- YorubaNative
- FrenchConversational (B1)
Summary example
Economist and lecturer with [N] years of university teaching and a PhD from Northwestern. I teach large first-year courses and small research seminars, redesign assessment around real data, and supervise undergraduate and master's theses. My modules average [N].6/[N] in student evaluations, and I publish on microfinance and household resilience in West Africa.
Example bullet points for an University Lecturer
- Convene Principles of Macroeconomics ([N] students a semester) with [N] teaching assistants; cut the fail-and-withdraw rate from [X%] to [X%] by adding weekly low-stakes quizzes
- Built a Stata and R lab sequence on real World Bank survey data, now used across [N] sections of Econometrics I
- Sit on the curriculum committee; led the redesign of the BSc Economics capstone around client-based policy projects
- Taught Intermediate Microeconomics and Development Economics sections; received the Weinberg College Outstanding TA Award
- Ran a [N]-household panel survey in Ghana with Innovations for Poverty Action; the data formed my dissertation
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Large-lecture design
- Assessment design
- Thesis supervision
- Panel econometrics
- RCTs
- Stata
- R
Tips for an University Lecturer resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Large-lecture design, Assessment design, Thesis supervision.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Certificate in College Teaching.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example teaching evaluations.
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