1. The importance of having a
web presence for academics
Dr Chrissie Painting
@cpaintingnz
http://chrissiepainting.com
2. BSc Hons 2007: Lincoln University
PhD 2013: University of Auckland
Postdocs: University of Auckland
Australian National University
National University of Singapore
About me
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4. Why have a web presence
You are easily contactable
Your work becomes better known & associated to your
name
Networking/collaboration/invited talks/attract students
People can find a collection of your work easily = more
citations & collaborations
Become part of a discussion in your field
Available to journalists & the public = outreach
Increase your
5. Ways to have a web presence
Personal website/blog
University website/profile
Google Scholar profile
LinkedIn
ResearchGate
Academia.edu
ORCID
Twitter
Facebook, Instagram, Flickr….etc etc.
6. Benefits of having a personal
website
You can keep it up to date
It can move with you as you change positions
It’s flexible so you can create your own online identity
Comprehensive – like an online CV
7. Essential components of a webpage
‘About me’ section
Bio about your research interest and current projects
Contact details (current affiliation, email)
Headshot photo
Publications (with links or preprints)
Optional: CV, blog, multimedia, teaching etc
Links to other professional networks
8. Some of my favourite examples…
Faculty:
http://www.kateumbers.com/
http://www.michaelkasumovic.com/
Postdocs:
https://michaelrwhitehead.wordpress.com/
https://jamesohanlonresearch.wordpress.com/
Students:
http://nudibranch31.wixsite.com/meganfriesen
https://leilaniwalker.wordpress.com/
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10. Creating your own website
Choose a platform:
Make use of hundreds of free themes
No need to code – lots of built in features to use
Consider purchasing a domain name (e.g. chrissiepainting.com)
Where to host your site
Decide what pages you want to make & get creating!
11. Things to consider
Decide who your audience is, what you want to say,
and how you want people to perceive you
Keep it consistent & simple
Keep your sites current
Keep your sites professional
12. How to get yourself noticed online
Take part in online discussions on Twitter etc.
#phdchat #ECRchat #bigconference
Write/contribute to a blog or news story (e.g. The
Conversation)
Include links on everything like email signatures, CV,
conference slides, GoogleScholar profile, Twitter etc.
13. Twitter
Networking
Promoting your research/blog
Find job adverts & other opportunities
Learn about new research
Engage in community discussion
Follow conferences
15. Google scholar
• Add a photo of yourself
• Set up alerts to manage
your new publications
• Set up alerts to check for
new citations of your
work
• Clean up things you
don’t want & errors
• Manually add missing co-
authors & new articles
• Verify your email address
through institution
16. My Citations
Creating a Google Scholar
profile
- Add in your affiliation & university address
- Add keywords so people can find you when browsing
- Add in a link to your website
- Add your publications then make it automatic
- Make your profile public
- Add your co-authors
17. Activity
Brainstorm what you would add to your own website
What do you want people to know about you?
What pages would you create (e.g. publications,
teaching, presentations)
Write a short bio to add to your homepage
Your ‘brand’ and identity as a scientist
Where you are now & current project