Careers and employment
If you are seeking employment now or in the future, the Wednesday and Saturday 'Higher Education' section of The Australian advertises academic and research jobs in the higher education sector in Australia. See also CareerOne, career.edu, UniJob and Graduate Careers Australia. Your supervisor and other staff in your school, research institute, centre or group will be able to advise you where positions are advertised in your specific area of study.
Career paths
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Research and Innovation Services
- Research grants and funding opportunities (for staff of UniSA)
- Intellectual property and commercialising your research - see Intellectual Property information for HDR students and Research commercialisation (ITEK Ltd)
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Industry liaison provides information on types of business services,
research areas, finding a contact,
employing UniSA graduates and international partnerships.
Employment
If your scholarship and/or other time commitments allow, you may be able to work part-time whilst doing your research degree. Opportunities for undergraduate teaching experience may occur within your school, or the school with which your research institute, centre or group is affiliated. Opportunities for research work experience may arise if your school, research institute, centre or group obtains funding which includes a component of research assistant salary.
- Sessional Academic Staff Register. If you are available for hourly paid work at UniSA as a lecturer, tutor, researcher, marker, field placement supervisor, course developer etc you can now register your contact details, qualifications, areas of expertise, discipline/s, dates and times of availability. This section of the website is non-password protected. Details can be updated at any time
- Working at UniSA links to positions vacant and key conditions of employment as well as providing information on induction and staff development, policies and procedures and teaching and research education for employees and potential employees
- Human Resources
- Employment provides details of employment conditions at UniSA
- Industrial instruments and policies provides details of UniSA's Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) and Enterprise Agreements
- University Activities Policy (staff and student access only) identifies 'the range of activities undertaken by staff members in the performance of their duties and professional responsibilities to the University both domestically and internationally'
- Career Services (UniSA) provides resources to help you with developing job applications, curriculum vitae and professional portfolios
- Careers and employment (Student services) links
to career guides, the Australian Job Guide and other useful sites
Skill and personal development
- Resources for Research Degree Graduate Qualities is a professional skill development website based around the Research Degree Graduate Qualities
- UniSA Alumni gives graduates of UniSA 'access to a range of programs and activities including professional and personal development opportunities, publications, chapter events, social events and more. In addition, UniSA Alumni aims to foster strong links between University, business, government and the wider community, and to support and encourage collegiate interaction and exchange between graduates.'