Careers and Employability

DiversityHub

For everybody and in every industry.

Join our thriving community of students and staff passionate about diversity and inclusion at the University of Queensland. DiversityHub showcases opportunities, industry sessions and events which are designed with purpose to contribute to enhancing inclusion in the workplace.

View initiatives which enhance employability and career development for diverse students, their friends and supporters, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; students with disability and/or mental health conditions; students with caring responsibilities; students who identify as LGBTIAQ+; students from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds; and/or students seeking opportunities to work in non-traditional occupations.

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This network is open to diverse students and staff, their friends and supporters. DiversityHub is for everybody and in every industry.

Discover opportunities, connect others and contribute to the UQ community by joining the DiversityHub Network.

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DiversityHub Network updates will be sent to the email address listed on your StudentHub account and will not be provided to any third parties.

Why DiversityHub?

DiversityHub provides tangible benefits to UQ students and staff alike, as well as industry partners.

For students

  • Discover employment opportunities
  • Gain access to professional development opportunities to develop and grow
  • Be part of a growing network at UQ, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

For UQ staff

  • Support diverse students and inclusive workplace practices
  • Learn more about creating inclusive spaces
  • Share exciting employment and professional development opportunities for students and graduates

For industry

  • Showcase your commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace
  • Attract candidates committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Connect with and share knowledge with diverse students
  • Advertise identified opportunities to diverse students

For community

  • Provide visible representation
  • Share lived experiences
  • Share your career expertise
  • Connect with the UQ student community
  • Showcase strategies and progress which support diversity and inclusion at work

Explore opportunities and connect with employers through DiversityHub

Mentoring - Industry and peer
Australia Network on Disability
Positive Action towards Career Engagement (PACE) Mentoring connects jobseekers with a disability to mentors from leading Australian businesses.
PACE Mentoring
ZOOM Peer Mentoring
Our friendly ZOOM peer mentors are third year or above who have experienced university with a disability or lived experience of mental illness and wish to share with you how they have achieved success.
ZOOM Peer Mentoring
Out for Australia
Out for Australia aims to equip aspiring LGBTIQ professionals with information, skills, contacts and role models to make their transition from university into the workplace easier.
Out for Australia
AIME
AIME sources university student mentors to mentor indigenous high school students, which includes bringing mentees onto campus for week-long programs. All are welcome to apply to become a mentor.
Become a mentor

Internships - Paid positions
Australia Network on Disability
Stepping Into Internships Program (paid internships)
Stepping Into Internships
Career Trackers
CareerTrackers links Indigenous university students with employers for paid, multi-year internships.
CareerTrackers

Employment opportunities

  • Aboriginal Program Facilitator

    Employer: NT Correctional Services - Department of Corrections
    Application closing date: 14 Dec 2025
    Location: Alice Springs city centre, Stuart NT Australia
    This position is based in the Alice Springs Correctional Centre and supports the work of the Clinical Rehabilitation team to create safer communities and reduce re-offending through the co-facilitation of group-based offence specific and offence related programs. Provide cultural knowledge/brokerage for Aboriginal offenders; and cultural advice/input into assessment of prisoners, delivery of treatment and development of management plans.
    This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants.

  • First Nations Legal Graduate (Identified)

    Employer: Queensland Human Rights Commission
    Application closing date: 16 Dec 2025
    Location: Brisbane City QLD Australia
    The QHRC First Nations Legal Graduate development program aims to build human rights and anti-discrimination law capability among First Nations graduates in Queensland.

  • Starlight Express Room Volunteer - Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane

    Employer: Starlight Children's Foundation - NSW
    Application closing date: 25 Jan 2026
    Location: Brisbane, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane QLD Australia
    Become a Starlight Express Room Program Volunteer and help make hospital fun in our medical-free haven for children and their families.

  • Starlight Livewire Volunteer - Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane

    Employer: Starlight Children's Foundation - NSW
    Application closing date: 25 Jan 2026
    Location: Brisbane, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane QLD Australia
    Become a Starlight Livewire Program Volunteer and help transform the hospital experience for young people by providing engaging activities that boost social connections, creativity and confidence.

  • Speech Pathologist - 360 GO Graduate Program

    Employer: National 360 - National 360
    Application closing date: 30 Dec 2025
    Location: Greenslopes, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns QLD Australia
    Step into a role where your development is structured, your work-life balance is respected, and your impact is meaningful.

  • $10,000 Student Bursary Opportunity - Occupational Therapy & Speech Pathology

    Employer: Pinarc Disability Support
    Application closing date: 22 Dec 2025
    Location: Melton, Melbourne, Ballarat VIC Australia
    Are you a final-year student studying Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy? The Pinarc Disability Support Allied Health Bursary Scheme supports career pathways in speech pathology and occupational therapy into employment within the disability sector in either regional Ballarat or western metropolitan Melbourne (Melton). Pinarc Disability Support offers a unique opportunity where your skills can make a very real difference to the lives of people with disability.

  • First Nations Graduates

    Employer: National Australia Bank
    Application closing date: 22 Dec 2025
    Location: Australia
    NAB can help you develop the skills, knowledge and network with which to build an exciting and inspiring career. We hire graduates from different backgrounds such as commerce, science, business, IT, engineering and others. When you apply for the program, you’ll be asked to select a business area aligned to where you want to build your career. Register your interest for the 2027 program.

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