QUT provides academic staff with a profile page, which will generally be the top result of a Google search and the first profile that people searching for information on you and your professional and academic work will likely view. To create your QUT staff profile you can request a staff profile or view a reference guide here.
Some parts of your academic staff profile are automatically pre-filled using data drawn from QUT systems and other parts are completed by you. Refer to the guides on the Digital Workplace for information on how to update the different sections of your profile.
Uploading your publications to Pure will make them visible in QUT ePrints. The ePrints repository allows for a wider audience to access your work, which in turn can increase your citations. To add your publications and research to Pure, follow this guide, Pure Publications and Research Outputs.
Another profile that will benefit you is a Google Scholar profile. This profile will be one of the top results returned in a search engine, making your work more accessible to not only people in the academic industry, but also a wider, general audience.
ORCID is a valuable researcher identification site. It has become an essential part of researcher profiling as it can integrate with other researcher profiles, allowing for profiles to be copied across, rather than created from scratch each time. Your ORCID is also used for grant applications. For more information on ORCID this link or visit this web page on ten things you need to know about ORCID. Now you can create and connect your ORCID. Once you have created your ORCID add your:
Every email you send can promote your research and lead people to your profiles. Add the following links to your email signature:
In Outlook Options: Mail - Signature tab - Select signature to edit - Make changes.
It is important to regularly maintain your researcher profiles after setting them up. Make a habit of checking them once a month and updating them. For some profiles this may be as simple as accepting works that the platform has found for you, while others you will have to manually add in any new works or achievements. With platforms like ORCID, it may be the case that after updating this profile, you will be able to synchronise it with your other profiles.
The main advantages to regularly checking your profiles are that when it comes time to applying for a new job, position or grant, your workload will be reduced and the application process will be smoother.
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