def METHOD_NAME(self):
    self.hs_group, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name='Hydroshare Author')
    self.user = hydroshare.create_account(
        'shaun@gmail.com',
        username='shaunjl',
        first_name='shaun',
        last_name='john',
        superuser=True,
        groups=[]
    )
    pic_file = "photo.tif"
    cv_file = "cv.pdf"
    self.pic_file = open(pic_file, "w")
    self.pic_file.close()
    self.cv_file = open(cv_file, "w")
    self.cv_file.close()