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Careers Centre

HDR students

Career support and resources

We offer a range of tailored services, workshops and events to support Higher Degree Research students with career planning and decision making, job search and professional skills development.

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Career appointments

Book a one-to-one careers appointmentto discuss your career options and job search strategies with our experienced career practitioners via, including appointments available only for Higher Degree Research students.

Resources for HDR students

External resources
  • – researcher career stories, example resumes & cover letters, cross cultural application advice
  • – sample resumes and cover letters
  • – webinar series on academic career management & job search skills, alt-ac career planning
  • – Career Advice for PhDs by PhDs – includes pay-for-view video resources
  • – job search advice for industry careers

A selection of job sites for roles within the university and research sectors for academic, research and professional staff, including internships and mentoring.


  • – links to Australian universities & their recruitment sites

– a career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences

Tales of transition from academia to a wide range of alternative careers


  • – whether you wish to pursue your research career in academia, an institute, hospital or industry this blog is for you.
  • –dedicated to the topic of doing a PhD and completing a dissertation but also great content on career alternatives to academia including“Beyond Plan B: Preparing for your future career in an age of uncertainty”
  • – dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia. We talk about finding funding, research culture, and building academic track-records.
  • –resources developed by a consortium of Queensland universities to help HDR candidates into the workforce
  • – transition to industry careers for post-academia PhDs