Engage our industry-focused doctoral talent
With the increased demand for industry to deliver on performance, innovation and impact, now is the perfect time to engage with our talented Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates at Griffith University.
Explore the backgrounds, qualifications, skills and research specialties of our HDR Industry Talent Pool. Discover the value for your business and how your organisation can engage this expertise through industry projects, internships and employment opportunities.
The HDR candidates featured in the industry talent pool below are undertaking or have completed the Emerging Industry Leaders Program.
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 1 2024:
- Day 1: Tuesday 14 May (Gold Coast campus).
- Day 1: Thursday 16 May (Nathan campus).
- Day 2: Thursday 23 May (Nathan 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:
Emerging Industry Leaders representing the program in 2024
A diverse group of highly talented HDR professionals, our Emerging Industry Leaders work together to make impact and deliver tangible outcomes for the HDR community.
Emerging Industry Leaders Program 2023 award winners
We are delighted to share the winners of the Emerging Industry Leaders Program Awards for 2023:
- Personal Excellence Award, Nathan and Northern Campuses: Minh Anh Huynh (Griffith Sciences)
- Personal Excellence Award, Gold Coast and Southern Campuses: Radhika Sood (Griffith Health)
- Making HDR Research Matter in Industry: Victoria Lister (Griffith Business School)
Four EILP alumni were recognised for making an outstanding contribution to the HDR community, helping their peers to succeed at Griffith University:
- Victoria Lister (Griffith Business School)
- Mahdis Smith (Griffith Business School)
- Rebecca Cozens (Griffith Business School)
- Charlie Tran (Griffith Health).
We are also delighted to announce Larissa Hursthouse, Director, Global Investment and Innovation Incentives, Deloitte Tax Services as the EILP Industry Ambassador for 2023 and Graeme Hughes, Lecturer and Director Griffith Business Lab as the EILP Academic Ambassador for 2023.
Previous program participants
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 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.
To engage with our HDR candidates, please complete the enquiry form below.
Connecting candidates with industry
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.
They also become part of the HDR Partner Network and build capability through continuous professional development, on-going career coaching, engagement with targeted industry mentors and industry collaboration projects.
Through the HDR Partner Network, candidates also have the opportunity to work in partnership with university and industry stakeholders to develop collaboration initiatives, which aim to positively impact their future employment in industry.
Get involved
Organisations wishing to be involved in the Emerging Industry Leaders Program, HDR Partners Network or to connect with a candidate in the industry talent pool can contact:
Deanne Camplejohn
HDR Career Development Consultant
Alternatively, please complete and submit the enquiry form below.