Academic Curriculum Vitae Template (possibly in LaTeX) It seems that I'll have to prepare my first academic curriculum vitae within few weeks. However, I lack a good template to use to organize it. 


  Question: Could you suggest an easy to read yet somehow elegant,
  "professional" (according to current standard) template for an academic cv (possibly in LaTeX)?


I see that there are many cv templates available online, but very few are specifically academic and even less in LaTeX; plus, this is my very first time, so I'd really appreciate experts' suggestions and some guidance. 

Thank you.
There are several packages/classes in LaTeX available and you can find a list of many on CTAN (Comprehensive TeX Archive Network). There is no preferred package since CVs can be constructed in many ways, some of which may be specific to fields or academic cultures. The moderncv class is quite popular and may be a good starting point but you need to figure out if any one format suits your particular needs best.