Jobs at UNE — Frequently Asked Questions

To view the position statement for a vacancy, select the vacancy by title from the jobs at UNE > Current Vacancies page. With the full advert in view, use the right hand scroll bar to move to the bottom of the page where the position statement link is located.

Some jobs at UNE are only available to Australian Citizens or those with a valid working Visa that covers the term of the position. For any job requiring a Visa, if you are not an Australian citizen, you must attach a copy of your current Visa with your application.

Check the advertisement to see if the particular job you are applying for requires a Visa. This message will usually appear near the top of the advertisement if a Visa is required to be held prior to lodging an application.

Please email jobapplication@une.edu.au if you require further clarification regarding your eligibility to apply.

In order to express your interest in casual employment, you can enquire with a specific Faculty or School in which you would like to gain casual employment.

Selection criteria are the skills, knowledge and qualifications that have been defined as essential (or desirable) to meet the requirements of a position.

All advertised vacancies at UNE require applicants to address each of the selection criteria for the position. As the first stage of the selection process is based on your written application, it is important that you provide the selection committee with information that demonstrates your ability
to satisfy the selection criteria.

The selection criteria can be found in the Position Statement/Information document attached to all advertised positions.

For further guidance on how to address selection criteria you can refer to the preparing and submitting an application section of our website.

Please submit your documents as a combined Adobe (.pdf) file whenever possible. All files combined should be no more than 2mb in size.

Please also ensure your attachment filenames do not include special characters such as apostrophes, commas, ampersand, full-stops (', ; & .) etc. as the file will become invalid and unable to be opened for viewing by the panel.

Yes, with your application you must include the names and contact details of preferably three referees. Referees should be current or previous managers/supervisors, or instead someone who has a detailed knowledge and able to attest to your attributes against the selection criteria.

If you are having difficulty applying via the online application form, please email your application through to jobapplication@une.edu.au.

Yes, you can update details by emailing jobapplication@une.edu.au.

Late applications are generally not accepted, however for exceptional circumstances an application may be accepted at the discretion of the Chair of the Selection Committee. Please contact jobapplication@une.edu.au for further advice.

Selection is on the basis of the applicant's merit in relation to the selection criteria. It is the policy of UNE to provide equality of opportunity in employment for its staff.

An successful lodgement email will be sent when an application is first submitted. Following shortlisting all applicants are advised of outcome and are either contacted by phone or email. For this reason please make sure to include a valid email address and phone contact details.

For feedback on your application you can contact the person listed on the advertisement or forward your request via email to: jobapplication@une.edu.au.

Local applicants will be interviewed in person. International, Interstate or applicants from outside the local area may be interviewed by Telephone, Skype or Video-conference. The interview format will be discussed and arranged with candidates to be interviewed taking into account their location, ease of travel and available technology.