Jessica Borg

Dr. Jessica Borg is passionate about research that makes an impact on the working lives of professionals and education that prepares professionals for today’s complex workplaces. She is best known for her research on the early career work readiness and professional skills development in project-based workplaces. She continues to research in the areas of workplace transitions, early career work readiness, diversity & inclusion management, career resilience, workforce retention, and skills development – mostly within project-based contexts and the construction industry.

Jessica has been successful in securing competitive international and national funding from professional bodies including the Project Management Institute and the Association for Project Management. She is also the award recipient of the University of Melbourne Graham Treloar Fellowship, the RMIT University J. N. McNicol Prize and the Project Management Institute’s Women in Project Management Scholarship.

Dr. Jessica Borg remains very well connected to industry and serves as a committee member with both the Project Management Institute and the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. She has also provided advisory services to industry and professional accreditation bodies in graduate program development and workforce skill development.

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).