Jessica Borg

Dr. Jessica Borg is passionate about research that makes an impact on the working lives of professionals in today’s complex work environments. She researches in the human resource management (HRM) areas of attraction, recruitment & retention, workplace transitions, early career work readiness, diversity & inclusion management, career resilience and management, workforce retention, workforce wellbeing and professional skills development – mostly within project-based contexts and the construction industry. Dr. Borg is best known for her research on the early career work readiness and professional skills development in project-based workplaces. She has been awarded over $185,500 in competitive international and national funding within the last 2.5 years.

Dr. Borg has been the recipient of prestigious awards such as the University of Melbourne Graham Treloar Fellowship, the RMIT University J. N. McNicol Prize Medal and the Project Management Institute’s Women in Project Management Scholarship for her academic achievements. Her HRM research has been published in leading Q1 and A-ranked journals including Personnel Review, the International Journal of Project Management, Project Management Journal, the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, and Construction Management and Economics. She is also on the editorial board of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. She has presented her research at international academic conferences and as an invited guest speaker at industry forums. She has provided advisory services to industry and professional accreditation bodies in graduate program development and workforce skill development. Through her research, teaching and engagement, Dr. Borg continues to champion the importance of developing the next generation of future professionals.

Research Awards and Grants
Dr. Borg has been the recipient of several awards and grants in recognition and support of her research.
Some of these are highlighted below:
2024 - Graham Treloar Fellowship for Early Career Researchers ($5,000) (The University of Melbourne)
2024 - University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Grant (University-wide grant) ($25,000)
2023 - Project Management Institute International Grant ($76,000)
2023 - University of Melbourne Faculty Research Travel Grant ($4,000)
2022 - Association for Project Management International Grant ($48,000)
2022 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Research Grant ($12,000)
2022 - Best Paper Award (Track: Knowledge & Learning) at the CIB World Building Congress (CIB)
2022 - Best Paper Award (Category: The Common Good) at the CIB World Building Congress (CIB)
2021 - Best Doctoral Thesis Award by the International Council for Research & Innovation in Building & Construction (CIB).