Connect with industry-ready research students

Research students are problem solvers with keen analytical skills, and at Griffith we encourage practical applications to solve real world problems. Discover how your organisation can benefit by engaging their expertise through industry projects, internships and employment opportunities.

The HDR candidates who complete the Emerging Industry Leaders Program (EILP) gain industry-relevant professional skills and are featured in our HDR industry talent pool.

Emerging Industry Leaders Program

The Emerging Industry Leaders Program is a professional development program for HDR candidates at Griffith University.

The program is designed to bridge the professional skill gap HDR candidates face as they transition from academia to industry positions. HDR candidates from across the University and anticipating employment in industry will be joining the program twice a year.

During the program, participants will have the opportunity to develop their professional skills for future employment in industry and meet with senior-level industry leaders to share their research and ideas for future collaboration projects.

Emerging Industry Leaders Program 2024

The Emerging Industry Leaders Program will be running again in Trimester 2 2024:

  • Day 1: Wednesday 2 October 9.30am to 3pm (Gold Coast campus).
  • Day 2: Wednesday 9 October 9.30am to 3pm (Gold Coast campus).

Organisations interested in attending the Meet the Leaders in Industry networking event on Day 2 of the Emerging Industry Leaders Program should contact Deanne Camplejohn:

Program spotlight

Hear what our EILP alumni have to say about the program

Explore our talent pool

When candidates complete the Emerging Industry Leaders Program, they have the opportunity to go into a  HDR industry talent pool for industry leaders to connect and discuss collaboration projects, internships and employment opportunities.

Meet our participating HDR candidates and learn more about their skills and expertise.

HDR talent pool

Opportunities to engage with our HDR talent

Emerging Industry Leaders Program

On day two of our Emerging Industry Leaders Program, industry supporters are invited to network with our HDR candidates and explore opportunities to:

  • work together on future collaboration projects
  • work for the industry supporter on a project related to their research project
  • undertake a self-sourced internship.

HDR candidate employment

Our employment service can assist your organisation to fill professional positions that require higher-level skills.

We can help you reach HDR talent across all study disciplines and screen candidates based on your unique criteria.

Full-time HDR candidates may be permitted to work on business research projects alongside their program if the research undertaken for an employer is related to their research topic.

Research internships

Using skills developed through doctoral studies, research internships provide opportunities for HDR candidates to test the waters in a real-world setting.

Contact the Griffith Graduate Research School to find out more.

Griffith Graduate Research School

Griffith Industry Sprints

Griffith Industry Sprints are an opportunity for organisations to ideate with Griffith HDR candidates, Griffith researchers and academics, external businesses and community groups on a business problem.

The collective group then bring their talents and expertise, to shine a new lens on the business problem.

The first industry sprint kicked off with a business problem as well as an issue that requires a diverse range of voices in the room: Affordable Housing in Regional Areas.

Griffith Industry Sprint at the Gold Coast

Griffith Industry Sprint at Nathan

To engage with our HDR candidates, please complete the enquiry form below.

Information for employers

The Emerging Industry Leaders Program provides employers the opportunity to engage with prospective HDR talent at Griffith. Attendance at this event is free; however, sourcing Griffith University HDR candidates via this event will garner a fee to broker their placement through our Careers and Employment Service's recruitment team.

For more information on the range of services available to businesses through Griffith's Careers and Employment Service, check out the employers and recruiters page:

Employers and recruiters

Get involved

Organisations wishing to be involved in the Emerging Industry Leaders Program or connect with an Emerging Industry Leaders Program participant in the talent pool can contact:

Deanne Camplejohn

HDR Career Development Consultant

+61 7 3735 8155

Alternatively, please complete and submit the enquiry form below.

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