Academic CV in R with pagedown

This repository contains the source files and final output of my academic CV, built in R using R Markdown and pagedown.

The project is organized so that the CV can be updated, rendered, and exported reproducibly. Content, layout, and styling are separated to make maintenance easier and to allow future adaptations for other academic applications.

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Repository structure

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├── Camila_Gonzalez_Silva_CV.pdf
├── cv.Rmd
├── styles.css
├── render.R
└── data/
    ├── info.yml
    ├── education.csv
    ├── research_experience.csv
    ├── teaching_experience.csv
    ├── collective_engagement.csv
    ├── publications.csv
    ├── languages.csv
    └── skills.yml

Main files

• cv.Rmd: main source file of the CV.
• styles.css: stylesheet controlling typography, spacing, and page layout.
• render.R: script used to render the CV to HTML and PDF.
• Camila_Gonzalez_Silva_CV.pdf: final exported PDF version.
• data/: structured content files used to populate the CV.

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How it works

The CV is generated from structured data files stored in data/.

• General information and short text blocks are stored in YAML files (info.yml, skills.yml).
• Chronological entries are stored in CSV files (education.csv, research_experience.csv, etc.).
• The cv.Rmd file reads those data files and formats them into a printable CV.
• The final HTML is then exported to PDF using pagedown.

This structure makes it possible to update the CV by editing only the relevant data file, without changing the whole document layout.

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Requirements

To render the CV locally, you need:

• R
• RStudio (recommended)
• the following R packages:
  • pagedown
  • rmarkdown
  • yaml
  • readr
• Google Chrome or Chromium, required by pagedown::chrome_print() to generate the PDF

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Installation

Install the required packages in R:

install.packages(c("pagedown", "rmarkdown", "yaml", "readr"))

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How to render the CV

1. Open the project folder in RStudio

Make sure all files are in the same working directory.

2. Render the HTML version

Run:

rmarkdown::render("cv.Rmd")

This will generate cv.html.

3. Export the PDF version

Run:

pagedown::chrome_print("cv.html", output = "Camila_Gonzalez_Silva_CV.pdf")

This will generate the final PDF.

4. Alternative: use the render script

You can also run:

source("render.R")

if render.R contains the full render workflow.

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How to update the CV

The project is designed so that updates can be made directly in the data files.

Update personal information

Edit:

• data/info.yml

This file contains:

• name
• location
• contact details
• academic orientation
• research interests

Update education

Edit:

• data/education.csv

Update research experience

Edit:

• data/research_experience.csv

Update teaching experience

Edit:

• data/teaching_experience.csv

Update collective and community-based work

Edit:

• data/collective_engagement.csv

Update publications

Edit:

• data/publications.csv

Update languages

Edit:

• data/languages.csv

Update methods and technical skills

Edit:

• data/skills.yml

After any change, rerun the render commands.

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Notes on formatting

This CV was designed to be:

• academically appropriate
• printable in A4
• compact and legible
• suitable for academic applications

The visual layout is controlled through styles.css, including:

• page margins
• font settings
• section hierarchy
• spacing between entries
• page numbering

The current version uses EB Garamond as the main typeface.

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Reproducibility

This repository is intentionally structured to keep:

• content separate from
• document logic and
• visual styling

This makes the CV easier to:

• update,
• review,
• reuse for different calls or applications,
• and version-control through GitHub.

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Output

Final PDF version:

Download the academic CV (PDF)

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Contact

• GitHub: cami-gs
• LinkedIn: cami-gs
• ORCID: 0009-0001-7562-7321