Higher Degree by Research Internships

Higher Degree by Research Internships are valuable opportunities to fast-track research and development with Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates. We welcome you to co-design bespoke projects with us.

Bridging the gap between academia and industry, PhD and Masters by Research candidates in RMIT’s College of Business and Law are equipped with specialised research skills and knowledge to help your business pursue opportunities and solve problems. 

With a focus on partnering with industry, business, government and community, our research candidates apply their expertise and theoretical knowledge through hands-on internships tackling specific business challenges. Our candidates provide the latest insights and innovations from frontiers of business, technology, digital economies and law, and are committed to doing research with impact. 

What does it look like?

A HDR internship can take various forms depending on the specific business challenge to be solved and can be co-designed with expert academics at RMIT to frame the project. It can be undertaken at any stage of the candidate’s PhD or Masters by Research degree and they have the flexibility to be based at RMIT or a partner organisation’s workplace. Generally, the most common forms are:

  • 3 - 6 month placements focused on a specific deliverable
  • 2 - 4 year industry embedded project as part of the research thesis. Note: Masters by Research degree is 2 years and PhD degree is 4 years.

What is the value of HDR internships?

Partnering with HDR candidates opens opportunities to:

Access specialised skills and research capabilities to help solve complex business problems

Adopt latest analytics and insights to inform decision making

Develop and strengthen research capacity in your workforce

Access to IP generated

Access RMIT databases and expert supervisory mentorship

Bring fresh perspective to your organisation in a cost-effective way

The industry partner also brings incredible value to the internship by providing critical industry perspective, networking opportunities and “ways of doing” that are unique to the business or the sector. 

Meet our candidates

Sara Todt

Partnership with CARE International and Aung Myin Hmu (AMH) in Myanmar to support garment workers during COVID-19 and military coup

Dale Linegar

Partnership with Real Response to design serious games and enhance education and training.

Nancy An

Partnership with Oztron and Bogart to increase HE student wellbeing through serious games

Md Jahid Hasan

Partnership with Carsales to develop new AI technology for valuation of cars

Bronwyn Bruce

Partnership with Personal Finance Podcasts to promote financial wellbeing for millennial women

If you are a current HDR candidate, please visit this link for more information on internships in relation to your candidature.

What's next?

The College of Business and Law welcomes discussions on HDR internship opportunities. For more information on our research areas or how to set an internship up, please contact:

Yinn Low – Research Internship Project Coordinator

Director of Research Services and Programs

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.