Learn how to engage with industry & government during your research and line up opportunities beyond academia
Career Builder Course Outline
Get access to these online modules to work through at your own pace:
- Future of Work
- Types of engagements and income
- Industry 101 (structure, terminology, processes etc)
- Government 101 (structure, terminology, processes etc)
- Your Profile Toolkit (CV, LinkedIn, Website etc)
- Building Your Personal Brand (Communicating Your Expertise)
- Assessing and Filling Skill Gaps
- Networking Protocol
- Information Interviews
- Mentors & Advisory Board
- Getting the most from where you are now
- How to create new opportunities
- Getting the most from a new engagement
- Quantifying expertise
- Speed vs accuracy
This course will be running online late-2025. Register interest below to be notified when it becomes available, or reach out about running an in-person workshop at your organisation.
Free Guide
Our top tips for getting started on engaging with industry
Course Instructor – Zoe Piper
This course was developed by Zoe Piper, an entrepreneur with extensive industry and government experience who is also struggling through her PhD at ANU. Zoe regularly mentors researchers with an interest in industry, including via IMNIS (STEM PhD students looking to work in industry) and CSIRO’s ON Prime program (supporting researchers to commercialise their research).