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Website: https://www.unimelb.edu.au/
Join a community that’s shaping the future
As Australia’s leading university, the University of Melbourne offers an environment recognised globally for excellence in education, research, and innovation. When you join our IT Emerging Talent Program, you become part of a community that values curiosity, collaboration, and impact.
Our world‑class campus and diverse community create opportunities for graduates to thrive, grow and contribute to projects that make a real difference. We take bold ideas and turn them into solutions that support both local and global communities—whether advancing technology, improving services, or enabling transformational research.
This is your opportunity to grow your career in an environment that champions discovery and digital innovation, contributing to technologies and ideas that create meaningful, lasting change.
About our Information Technology Teams
With over 350 staff, the University’s technology teams are a key enabling factor for the University to deliver on its ambitions. We run the network for eight campuses, with 100TB outgoing internet traffic daily. We support over 650 technologies and nearly 700 applications, and we manage storage for 800TB enterprise data on premises. Beyond our enterprise, data and digital domains, we run specialist technology for research computing and deliver projects that uplift the experience of our students. Our diverse technology environment is supported by a cybersecurity team who use best-in-class tooling to evolve their defense capabilities and improve the University’s cyber resilience.
We want the University of Melbourne to be a leader in using Information Technology to support its education, research and operational objectives and we’re excited for our Emerging Talent to help us get there!
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Application Process
We’ve outlined the steps of our recruitment process below, so you know what to expect when applying.
To keep the process running smoothly, steps 1-3 will run concurrently. With this in mind, once you apply, please keep a close eye on your email for next steps!
- Online Application Form
July to August
The application form helps us build our knowledge around your educational and work background, experiences, and skills. We want to understand what you would bring to our technology teams and why you have taken an interest in our Emerging Talent Program. Make sure to check that you are eligible for the program and tell us what motivated you to apply. - Online Assessments
July to August
The second stage of our recruitment process incorpoates a couple of short online assessments - these help us to understand your motivations, preferred ways of working and how we can best support you throughout your time at the University of Melbourne. - Phone Screening
July to August
This is an opportunity for us to find out more about you - what makes you tick and why you believe you would be a valuable addition to the Emerging Talent Program. - Technical and Workplace Values Interviews
September
The Information Session is an opportunity for us to meet and interact with you directly! You will have the chance to learn more about University of Melbourne as an organisation and see who you could soon be working with. We encourage you to take this opportunity to ask us questions about the Emerging Talent Program and the work we do, while displaying why you are a great fit for University of Melbourne. Following the information session you will partake in both a technical and culture fit interview. - Offers!
September
Process adjustments
We are proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Recruiter. We continuously strive to ensure our recruitment processes are barrier-free, providing the support and adjustments necessary for all candidates to succeed. Our goal is to provide a positive, equitable experience that enables you to perform at your best.
We are committed to fostering a barrier-free and inclusive recruitment process. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates throughout the application and interview stages. To discuss your specific requirements, please feel free to contact Kim Groizard +61 3 9035 3218 or send an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments' to hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au.
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