Only the name of the position is required, although users are recommended to fill all fields. The activities window provides a place to list extracurricular activities and memberships. Information on experiences with reviews, professional organization affiliations, and hobbies should be listed here. Users who have recently written or will soon write their doctoral dissertations may wish to include a short summary of the work. The dissertation window provides a location for including such material.
Publications typically form the core of a curriculum vitae for academics.
The publications window is a list window that allows specification of publication types. The flexibility of a list is necessary to accommodate different tastes and distinct requirements. Many users, for example, choose to separate publications into book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports. Others break publications into refereed and other publications and report conference and invited talks as well. Some users list patents as well.