Professional Skills - Graduate School Career Development Framework

No matter what professional experience you have, or what career trajectory you intend to follow after completing your degree, it is important to reflect on your plans for your future career and how you intend to transition from your research degree to that professional context. Depending on what path you wish to take, there are some professional skills which are specific to particular career paths; skills such as those required by professional researchers, teaching skills needed in academia, or skills that will assist you to innovate as an entrepreneur. Building professional skills during your research degree will ensure you are well-equipped for whichever pathway you choose.

Categories that focus on the development of professional skills include:

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Career control for researchers (online)

1 January 2019 8:30am–25 August 2019 11:45pm

in Career planning

Successfully taking charge of your career can help you achieve your long-term goals. Apply by 25 August, 2019.

Graduate Teaching Associate Program (GTA) (5 months)

4 March 2019 9:00am

in University teaching

The program provides participants with the knowledge and practical skills to build a successful teaching career in higher education. Read more on the GTA website or use the Register button to complete an Expression of Interest.

How to navigate an academic career

13 March 2019 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

Explore specific ideas, tools and techniques to navigate an academic career.

Making and measuring research impact: an introduction

2 April 2019 9:30am–11:30am

in Impact & influence

An introduction to how and where you can start making an impact with your research.

Career strategy

27 February 2019 1:30pm–3:30pm

in Career planning

Discover post-HDR career options and consider which is best for you.

Smart, savvy and scholarly: Knowing where NOT to publish

26 February 2019 11:00am–1:00pm

in Publishing and authorship

Learn how to publish your research in the right place for the most impact.

Getting Research Into Policy and Practice

3 December 2018 9:00am–4 December 2018 2:00pm

in Impact & influence

A two day workshop on the research-policy nexus presented by researchers and policy makers. Workshops conclude with a networking lunch.

Strategic scholarly publishing program - Medicine

26 November 2018 1:00pm–30 November 2018 2:30pm

in Publishing and authorship

Come along to a series of five discipline-specific workshops, one a day for five days.

Applying for academic positions

26 November 2018 10:30am–12:30pm

in Career planning

This workshop is for HDR candidates who would like to find out more about applying for academic positions within the Australian system.

Working in the 3rd Space: non-academic university careers

15 November 2018 1:30pm–3:30pm

in Career planning

Learn what is meant by 'the third space' and how this space might be right for your career.

Networking in the digital space

7 November 2018 1:30pm–3:30pm

in Impact & influence

This session will provide tips and tricks for making contact through digital means.

Research, Policy and Practice: Connecting for Change

29 October 2018 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Impact & influence

This seminar is designed for research candidates who are interested in the way research can inform policy and how researchers can connect their research with policy and program development.

Lighting the Spark: Entrepreneurial Pathways to leverage your research

23 October 2018 2:00am–3:30am

in Entrepreneurship & commercialisation

"The act of undertaking a doctorate is a good training ground for the development of enterprise." Learn about what it means to be an entrepreneur.

Strategic networking: How to connect for impact

18 October 2018 9:30am–11:30am

in Impact & influence

Understand the strategic value of networking. Identify networking opportunities.

Preparing your curriculum vitae

16 October 2018 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Career planning

Interactive workshop to give you skills to prepare and maintain an outstanding CV.

Matching your potential with employment possibilities

16 October 2018 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

This workshop will provide you with strategies for finding out what jobs are out there, and how to decide the main characteristics being sought in those jobs.