Staff Directory User Guide
Understand how the directory works for public visitors, university staff members, and administrators, with step-by-step instructions for every feature.
Staff Guide: Setting Up & Managing Your Profile
Follow these step-by-step instructions to create, update, and enhance your digital academic portfolio.
Onboarding via MTU Google Account
Click Staff Login on the navigation bar. You will be authenticated via Mountain Top University's Google Workspace Single Sign-On (SSO). Only verified @mtu.edu.ng accounts are permitted.
Personal & Academic Details
From your Dashboard, choose Quick Edit Profile or Edit Full Profile. Provide your Title, Department, Designation, Rank (e.g. CONUASS 7), Phone Number, and Office Location.
Core IdentityAcademic Qualifications
Record your academic history one by one: Degree (e.g. B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.), Field of Study, Awarding Institution, and Year of completion.
Research Publications & DOI
Add journal articles, conference proceedings, or books. Supply the Title, Journal Name, Year, and DOI or Web link. All publication links open automatically in a new tab (target="_blank").
Academic & Social Profiles
Link your research identities so collaborators can follow your citations: LinkedIn, ORCID, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Scopus, or X/Twitter. You can enter URLs with or without https://.
🆔 ORCID: 0000-0001-2345-6789
🔬 ResearchGate: researchgate.net/profile/...
Professional Bodies Profile
Add your registered professional institutes with Membership Grade, ID/Registration Number, and Year. You can list multiple bodies easily.
• NSE (Nigerian Society of Engineers)
• ICAN (Chartered Accountants)
• TRCN (Teachers Registration Council)
• IEEE, NIM, COREN, ANAN, NMA, NBA
Privacy & Visibility Toggles
You have full control over what the outside public sees. Head to Privacy Settings to toggle:
- Public Profile: Make your profile searchable or hidden from public guests.
- Public Photo: Hide your photo from guests (replaces with university avatar).
- Public Email: Protect your email from public crawlers while keeping it visible to logged-in MTU staff.
Direct Edit Profile Button
When viewing your public profile on the directory (e.g. /staff/{your-slug}), an Edit Profile button is provided right on your header card for fast, one-click return to your dashboard.
Guest & Public Experience: Available Features
Learn what external visitors, prospective students, and international researchers can discover on the platform.
Anyone around the world can explore Mountain Top University's faculty profiles without needing an account. The directory is designed for maximum speed, accessibility, and discoverability while strictly honoring faculty privacy choices.
🔍 Universal Search
Instant keyword search matching staff by first name, last name, department, designation, or specific research topics.
🏛️ College & Department Filters
Filter scholars across the College of Allied Health Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, or College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences.
🧬 Research Portal (/research)
Explore high-frequency research topics, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, public health, and click any topic to reveal all active faculty.
📚 Publications Portal (/publications)
Browse recent academic articles, books, and conference presentations, complete with verified external DOI links.
🔒 Email Protection
If a staff member disables public email visibility, guests see (Email Protected) to prevent automated spam harvesters.
📞 Phone Privacy Shield
Phone numbers are never exposed to guest visitors; guests see (Sign in to view phone) to ensure staff safety.
Visibility & Privacy Comparison Matrix
Compare exactly what information is visible to unauthenticated public visitors vs. logged-in MTU colleagues.
| Data Element / Feature | Public Guest Visitor | Signed-in MTU Staff | Administrator / HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Name & Designation | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible |
| Department & College | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible |
| Profile Photo | Conditional (Hidden if toggle off) | ✓ Always Visible | ✓ Always Visible |
| University Email | Conditional (Shows (Email Protected) if toggle off) | ✓ Always Visible | ✓ Always Visible |
| Phone Number | ✕ Hidden (Sign in to view) | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible |
| Office Location & Rank | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible |
| Qualifications & Degrees | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible | ✓ Visible |
| Publications & DOI Links | ✓ Visible & Clickable (New Tab) | ✓ Visible & Clickable | ✓ Visible & Clickable |
| Academic Profiles (LinkedIn, ORCID, etc.) | ✓ Visible with Direct Links | ✓ Visible with Direct Links | ✓ Visible with Direct Links |
| Professional Bodies (CPN, NSE, etc.) | ✓ Visible with IDs & Roles | ✓ Visible with IDs & Roles | ✓ Visible in Directory & Table Column |
| Edit Profile Controls | ✕ (Prompts Login) | ✓ For Own Profile | ✓ For All Profiles |
Administrator & HR Oversight
Guidelines for system administrators managing faculty records and organizational hierarchies.
Staff Table Column Insights
The Admin Staff list at /admin/staff displays dedicated columns for Professional Bodies, Public Profile, Public Photo, and Public Email status.
Departmental Filtering
Admins can filter records by department or search specifically by name, email, staff number, or professional association name.
Account Status Lifecycles
User accounts support four distinct statuses: Active, Disabled (user can update profile and appears in public like active), Suspended (hidden and locked), and Resigned.
Bulk User Operations
At /admin/users, administrators can select multiple user rows via checkboxes to perform bulk deletion or status updates safely with confirmation modals.
Ready to manage or explore?
Sign in to update your academic portfolio or head back to browse Mountain Top University's distinguished faculty directory.