The Australian National University in Australia invites application for vacant Academic Opportunities, a national research university in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
Academic Opportunities in Australian National University
ANU Talent Register
- Academic
- Professional
- Casual
- Fixed Term
- Casual/Sessional Academic
The ANU Talent Register represents an exciting opportunity to build your professional skills and gain a variety of employment experiences in a diverse and complex working environment.
Senior Administrator
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Join the ANU College of Science and Medicine as an experienced Administrator
Assistant Administrator
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- ANU Officer 4
Join ANU College of Science and Medicine as Assistant Administrator to deliver customer support to its Research Schools.
Administration Officer
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- ANU Officer 5
Utilise your experience to deliver customer service and administrative support across the College.
Senior Web Developer
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 22 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Provides subject-matter expertise for the consolidation of all CLGP websites onto a unified Drupal platform
Administration Officer
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
High-level coordination supporting the National Security College across HR, finance, governance, and compliance.
Digital Communications Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 19 2026
- ANU Officer 5
Support College of Asia and the Pacific in developing content highlighting our impactful research, education and engagement.
Head of Government Relations
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 19 2026
- Senior Manager 3
Leads strategic government and parliamentary engagement to advance the University’s interests, manage risk, and strengthen relationships across all levels of government.
Postdoctoral/Research Fellow
- Academic
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 26 2026
- Level B
Undertake a Postdoctoral or Research Fellowship in the field of experimental quantum nanophotonics with optical metasurfaces
Senior Remediation Business Analyst
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 11 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Utilise your skills to deliver business and systems solutions that support Payroll Assurance and Compliance
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Academic
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 25 2026
- Level A
Join the Research School of Earth Science to undertake research in the area of seismology
Project Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Yardhura Walani is seeking an organised and motivated Project Officer to join our dynamic Culture and Wellbeing Program team.
Research Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 9 2026
- ANU Officer 5/6
Play a central role in supporting Indigenous-led, community-driven research programs, aligned with the Centre’s vision for Indigenous-led, strengths-based approaches to wellbeing.
Research Fellow
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 23 2026
- Level B
Undertake high-impact, interdisciplinary research at the interface of geodynamics, plate tectonics, and data-driven Earth science.
Team Leader Payroll Assurance and Compliance
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 5 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Lead high-performing team to deliver accurate, accountable outcomes and regulatory engagement excellence.
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- Level A
Seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations to work alongside Professor Luke Glanville on his historically focused ARC project, “Humane Exclusion: How States Justify Excluding Refugees.”
Research Environment Specialist
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 22 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Develop and optimise HPC, data science and AI/ML research environments; support users, lead training, and drive high-performance workflows across domains.
Web Developer
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Seeking a Web Developer to contribute to the development, enhancement and ongoing support of the University’s web platforms.
Finance Manager
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 9 2026
- Senior Manager 1
Lead compliant and timely financial reporting for research funding, manage a specialist team, provide strategic advice, and drive process improvements.
Laboratory Manager
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- ANU Officer 8
A new opportunity exists for a skilled Laboratory Manager to Join the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University
Administration Coordinator
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Play a leading role in operationalising transformative learning and engagement experiences at the McCusker Institute, enabling contributions to social change initiatives.
Lecturer in History
- Academic
- Continuing
- Closing on: Apr 19 2026
- Level B
An exciting opportunity to join the renowned ANU School of History as a Lecturer.
Manager, Web and Digital Services
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 15 2026
- Senior Manager 1
ANU seeks Senior Manager, Web & Digital Services to lead strategy and delivery of user-centred platforms for student recruitment.
Centre Director, Centre for Indigenous Economic Empowerment (Indigenous Identified Position)
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 10 2026
- Level E1
Senior leadership role launching Indigenous-led centre driving economic research, policy reform, partnerships, and education to strengthen Indigenous self-determination nationwide.
Financial Accountant
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 5 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Contribute to and support the production and delivery of high quality, informative, accurate and timely financial reporting for the University.
Payroll Investigation Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 5 2026
- ANU Officer 5
Seeking Detail-driven Payroll Investigation Officer ensuring payroll accuracy, legislative compliance, and remediation integrity.
Payroll Remediation Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 5 2026
- ANU Officer 5
Seeking detail-focused Payroll Remediation Officer driving compliance,and analysing complex payroll data.
Manager, Employability Operations and Engagement
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- Senior Manager 1
Leads careers & WIL strategy, policy, and partnerships. Uses data-driven insights to boost student success and deliver future-ready career outcomes.
Deputy Manager, Careers Education and Engagement
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Drive student employability through curriculum-integrated careers programs, strong employer partnerships, and collaborative stakeholder engagement.
Manager, Digital Workspaces
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- Senior Manager 1
Lead the strategy, delivery, and improvement of digital workspace solutions at ANU
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 19 2026
- Level A
Support an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas grants
Network Security Specialist
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 17 2026
- ANU Officer 8
NCI is looking for a Network Security Specialist is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic information network security management policy.
Engagement and Impact Officer
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- ANU Officer 5
Are you looking for a meaningful and engaging role that brings together events, research support and communications? If so, you may be the ideal candidate for the Engagement and Impact Officer position within the ANU College of Arts and Social Sci…
Administration Assistant
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- ANU Officer 4
Seeking two Administration Assistants to provide high-quality administrative support to students and academic staff.
Project Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 3 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
We are seeking a resourceful and organised Project Officer to support the ANU Defence Institute.
Institute Manager
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 3 2026
- Senior Manager 1
Provide essential support and leadership to a small, agile team and cultivate relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders.
Manager, Strategic Projects
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 9 2026
- Senior Manager 1
Identify and curate a portfolio of space mission opportunities, build strategic partnerships and support the delivery of ANU InSpace’s major strategic initiatives.
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 16 2026
- Level A
Seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to research, teaching and engagement on the Philippines in the fields of International Relations and/or Political Science.
Lead Faculty Development and Engagement
- Academic
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 17 2026
- Level C
The School of Medicine and Psychology is seeking a senior lecturer academic for the position of Lead, Faculty Development and Engagement. This position will strengthen collaboration with honorary clinical staff and associated clinicians who contri…
Planning System Analyst
- Professional
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- ANU Officer 6/7
Planning Systems Analyst role supporting TM1, data analytics, and university planning, delivering reporting solutions, system support, and process improvement.
HDR Examinations Officer
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 3 2026
- ANU Officer 4
Join us in the new Graduate Research School at the Australian National University, supporting HDR students and staff through quality service, smooth operations, and a collaborative, client focused team experience.
Research Fellow
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- Level B
Develop satellite communication techniques and systems, designing signal processing algorithms and strategies to gain key industry skills and capabilities.
Research Fellow
- Academic
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- Level B
Work with world leaders in computer vision and deep learning on problems in 3D shape design at ANU School of Computing.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Health: Student Experience
- Academic
- Continuing
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- Level C
Contribute to Indigenous health teaching, curriculum development and student support across medical programs.
Postdoctoral/Research Fellow
- Academic
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 4 2026
- Level A
Join us to advance Antarctic ocean modelling and improve projections of ice melt and sea level rise
Tenure Track Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, School of Computing
- Academic
- Tenure Track
- Closing on: Apr 13 2026
- Level D
The School of Computing is seeking applications from outstanding Academics at all stages of their career to join us in tenure-track roles as we seek to reimagine the future of computing research and teaching.
Pro Vice-Chancellor (International & Future Students)
- Academic
- Professional
- Fixed Term
- Closing on: Mar 8 2026
- Level E1
The Australian National University is seeking an accomplished and forward‑looking leader as Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Future Students). This role is central to shaping the University’s global engagement, student recruitment strategy, …
Mechanical Engineer Specialist
- Professional
- Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- Closing on: Mar 2 2026
- ANU Officer 8
Create and deliver advanced mechanical and opto-mechanical designs. Provide engineering expertise to support the RSAA instrumentation program.
