Postgraduate Students

JCU Careers and Employability provides career support to JCU undergraduate and postgraduate students. Please visit all sections of our site to identify the resources and services we provide to all students.

Information specific to post graduate students includes:

Resume templates

Draft your resume and keep it up-to-date. For feedback on your resume, see our Appointments and Drop-in Service

Useful career information and planning resources

Career Resources Guide for Higher Degree by Research Candidates – Dr Ian McLeod, JCU Graduate Research School.
Excellent information on:
- Academic careers
- Non-academic job market
- Job seeking strategies
- Job applications
- Work experience and internships
- Job interviews and negotiation
Research Gate - Share your publications, connect and collaborate with colleagues, get stats, find a research job.
Australian Postgraduate Research (APR) Intern is Australia’s only all sector — all discipline postgraduate internship program, transforming Australian businesses through university research collaborations.
The Good Universities Guide - information on the types of postgraduate studies and the range of benefits they offer.
Careers with STEM – free e-magazines on code, cybersecurity, Engineering, Maths, Economics, Science, and Health.
Science Meets Business - covers news and research at the nexus between science, engineering, technology and industry.
Job Outlook – workforce information including: expected employment growth, average weekly earnings, skills needed to perform work tasks, and typical work activities.
GradAustralia information on graduate employers, jobs, internships, graduate programs and industry advice.
Graduate Opportunities - information on graduate jobs, internships and graduate programs, as well as graduate salaries, facts, figures and application dates – download the JCU e-book
Labour Market Information Portal- labour market information, including: jobactive data, employment by industry and occupation, unemployment rates, monthly job vacancies and employment projections.
Skills Shortages– skills shortages in the Australian labour market at the state, territory and/or national level.
Graduate Careers Australia- industry profiles and graduate outcome information for Australian university degree programs.

Job vacancy websites - academic careers

Australia

Academic Jobs – current academic vacancies at JCU
THEunijobs - university and academic jobs in Australia
Seek – Academic jobs
Campus Review - Campus jobs
Research Career – research jobs in Australia and New Zealand
The Conversation

Overseas

THEunijobs - international university and academic jobs
HigherEd 360 - international jobs in higher education
Academic Careers Online - international academic job site
Academic Positions - international career network for academics, researchers and scientists
HigherEdJobs - international jobs in higher education
jobs.ac.uk - academic jobs in the UK and internationally
PhdJobs - PhD jobs in the USA and worldwide
The University Jobs - jobs at universities and colleges in the USA
ChronicleVitae - international faculty and research jobs

Job vacancy websites - non-academic careers

JCU CareerHub - exclusive to JCU students and graduates. Use your JCU username and password to log in.
Jobs on Campus
Seek
Indeed
CareerOne
SmartJobs - Queensland Government vacancies
GradAustralia - graduate jobs, internships and graduate programs
Graduate Opportunities - graduate jobs, internships and graduate programs
GradConnection - graduate jobs and internships in Australia.
Queensland Government Greater Graduate Portal
APS Jobs Graduate Programs

Career Resources Guide for HDR Candidates

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Students

Career Planning for Success

Job Search, Applications and Interviews

Connecting with Professionals

Appointments and Drop-In Service

Gain Course Relevant Experience

University Specialist Employment Partnerships

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