Future of Work Fellowship
The Future of Work Lab selects a few highly competitive graduate students to serve as Future of Work Fellows. The fellows receive mentorship and seed funding to develop innovative projects around the future of work. The Future of Work Fellowship is designed to build research skills, industry partnerships and research translation.
Our current fellows are investigating: (1) skill misrecognition and underemployment among migrants; and (2) gaining and maintaining employment for people with an intellectual disability.
Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor is a Fellow at the Future of Work Lab. Rachel is a postgraduate from The University of Melbourne, holding a Master of Development Studies. Her interests include disability, mental health, humanitarian aid, and gender in the field of Sustainable International Development. Prior to beginning her studies, she worked in publishing in New York. Currently, Rachel is designing and leading a project at the Future of Work Lab which seeks to tackle current and upcoming challenges for people with intellectual disability in gaining and maintaining employment in Victoria.
Hiya Harinandini
Hiya Harinandini is a Fellow at the Future of Work Lab. Hiya has a postgraduate degree in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne. Her interests include systemic inequality, migrant and refugee rights, and exploring models of community development that are inclusive of marginalized value systems. Currently, Hiya is developing a community resource that will seek to address the current and rampant problem of skill misrecognition and underemployment among migrants in Australia.
Previous Fellows
Asangi Gunawansa
Mira Gunawansa is a Fellow at the Future of Work Lab. Mira is a postgraduate from The University of Melbourne, holding a Master in Development Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Studies. She is interested in exploring Gender, Refugee Rights and Racial Literacy in the field of Sustainable International Development. Currently, Mira is working on the publication of resources to assist women seeking asylum in gaining and retaining employment in the Victorian workforce.
Kate Dangar
Kate Dangar is a Fellow at the Future of Work Lab. Kate is currently completing her Master of Development Studies from the University of Melbourne, and is interested in gender, public policy and humanitarianism. Prior to joining the Future of Work Lab, she worked in the sustainable fashion industry. Kate's project with the Future of Work Lab seeks to address the rising rate of attrition amongst women in STEM between tertiary education completion and career transition. Using a monitoring and evaluation process, she is developing a mentorship program which links female STEM students with industry professionals to strengthen workforce engagement.