Your unfair advantage in academia.
Stop sending PDFs into the void. Build a living portfolio that boosts citations, attracts collaborators, and lands offers — all from simple Markdown files you own.
Built on HugoBlox — the open-source framework where AI generates your pages and you own everything as Markdown.
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Most academic CVs are static PDFs that get lost in the pile. This is an always-on portfolio that works 24/7 to advance your career:
“My citations went up 3x after switching to this template. Colleagues started finding my work through Google Scholar links back to my site. The BibTeX auto-sync is a lifesaver.” — Dr. Li Zhang, AI Research Scientist
“I set this up during a weekend and my PhD students had their profiles live by Monday. They just edit Markdown — no tickets to IT, no WordPress logins.” — Prof. Sarah Chen, Computer Science, ETH Zürich
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| BibTeX / DOI auto-import | Drop in a .bib file — publication pages generated automatically with proper citations. |
| Jupyter & RMarkdown | Publish .ipynb notebooks as beautiful posts — code, outputs, and narrative intact. |
| LaTeX math | Native rendering for equations and technical writing. |
| Markdown slides | Present with reveal.js — math, syntax highlighting, diagrams, speaker notes. |
| SEO & AI-ready | Optimized for search engines and LLMs — your work gets found, cited, and recommended. |
| AI page generation | Describe what you need to Hugo Chat — get structured pages with correct front matter instantly. |
| Visual editor | Drag-and-drop blocks in VS Code with Ownable CMS. No coding needed. |
| Plain Markdown | Every file is human-readable. No database, no lock-in, take your content anywhere. |
| Free hosting | Deploy to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, or Cloudflare — all free tier. |
Option A: Launch in browser (fastest — no install needed)
[!TIP] Deploy a live site in 60 seconds — no software to install: Deploy Academic CV free
Option B: Use the CLI
# Requires Hugo Extended & Node.js
npx hugoblox create site --template academic-cv
| **✨ Hugo Chat** — AI customization Tell Hugo Chat what you want in plain English. It generates structured pages with the right front matter, shortcodes, and blocks for this template. > *"Add a publications page with my 2024 papers from this BibTeX file"* [**Try Hugo Chat — free**](https://hugo.chat/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=step2_academic-cv) | **Ownable CMS** — visual editing in VS Code 1. Install [Ownable CMS](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ownable.ownable) 2. Open your project in VS Code 3. Click the Ownable icon to start editing visually |
Ownable CMS: Drag-and-drop page builder inside VS Code.
[!NOTE] New to Hugo? No problem. You don’t need to know Hugo — edit visually or write Markdown. Hugo is the engine under the hood that makes your site fast, secure, and free to host. Learn more →
Love the free version? Academic CV Pro and Resume Pro take it further:
| Academic CV (Free) | Academic CV Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Professional & clean | Premium designs |
| Layouts | Standard sections | Advanced timelines |
| Courses/lectures | Basic | Full-featured |
| Support | Community | Priority |
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Why not just use WordPress, Webflow, or an AI builder like Lovable?
| AI builders (Lovable, v0) | CMS platforms (WordPress, Webflow) | HugoBlox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI generates your pages | Yes | No | Yes |
| You own the output as readable files | No — React code | No — database | Yes — Markdown |
| Free to host forever | No | No | Yes |
| Human-editable without the tool | Barely | No | Yes — it’s Markdown |
| Open source | No | No | Yes — MIT licensed |
[!IMPORTANT] Your content is plain Markdown files. No lock-in, no database, no vendor dependency. If you ever want to leave, take your files and go.
Deploy in 60 seconds. Customize with AI. Own it as Markdown forever.
Deploy Academic CV — free | Customize with AI
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