Create a dynamic Curriculum Vitae (research support)

Overview

Process

Steps

1. Login to ResearchNow.
2. Navigate to the Editor tab
3. Select + icon next to Curriculum Vitae on the left side of the menu.
4. Select the type of Curriculum Vitae (CV) to create - i.e. private or public.
   NOTE: Once published, a public CV is available on the public portal. A private CV on the other hand is only visible to you. You can’t convert a public CV to a private CV or vice versa. If you want to change CV type while creating you will need to close window and select other CV type and recreate.  
5. When asked to Choose the owner of this Curriculum Vitae, enter the name of the researcher the CV is for.
   
6. Select the sections you would like included in the CV and select Create:
   1. Personal profile - information in the Researcher Personal Overview page such as name, legal title, college, centres and other affiliated areas, phone number, and email address.
   2. Profile information - information entered about researcher
   3. List of employments - positions outside of the institution and internal positions within Flinders University.
   4. List of content - any available content from the ResearchNow (currently only outputs). NOTE: Only research outputs that have been validated by the Library are included in the CV.
   5. Text – Heading, Text section and Periodic List.  If you choose Headings and Text section, you can add an additional heading and section name. Periodic List displays a generic year and journal name which can be edited when selected.
      
7. To add a section to the CV, hover over the space under a section until a green line appears, and select the green line or select Add section.
8. To edit, reposition or delete a section, hover over the left side of a section until a menu appears. Select the appropriate button for the desired action.
9. By default, CVs in ResearchNow are dynamic. When new content is added, it is automatically added to the CV. To turn this feature off, choose to Edit the section, select Make static, and select OK.
10. If a public CV was created, tick Publish to publish the CV on the public portal on the researcher’s Profile.
11. Select Save to save the CV for later use. To export the CV as a PDF or Word document, select the appropriate button.

Handy hints

Use the Add section buttons to order the research output by type. For example: Set the first section to show book chapters, the next section to show journal articles etc.

To restrict the types of research output included in the CV:

• Hover over the left side of the research output section until a menu appears. Select Edit.

• Tick the types of research output you would like included in the CV.

• Select OK.

To change the format, ordering or list style of the CV:

• Hover over the left side of the research output section until a menu appears. Select Edit.

• Select on the existing setting. A drop-down menu appears. Make any desired changes.

• Select OK.