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The importance of having a
web presence for academics
Dr Chrissie Painting
@cpaintingnz
http://chrissiepainting.com
BSc Hons 2007: Lincoln University
PhD 2013: University of Auckland
Postdocs: University of Auckland
Australian National University
National University of Singapore
About me
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
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.
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
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
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/
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!
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
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.
Twitter
 Networking
 Promoting your research/blog
 Find job adverts & other opportunities
 Learn about new research
 Engage in community discussion
 Follow conferences
Google scholar
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
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
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

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Web presence for ecr’s

  • 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
  • 3.
  • 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/
  • 9.
  • 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