Jobs at Western Sydney University

Leads Western Sydney University's media strategy, proactive media engagement, storytelling, media relations, crisis responses, and reputation management. The role develops newsworthy stories, amplifies research and expert voices, builds journalist relationships, translates strategic priorities into media coverage, and leads a high-performing media and social media team. It requires extensive senior experience in complex, publicly accountable organizations and strong knowledge of the Australian media landscape.

Provides specialist technical support for anatomy teaching and research, including cadaver dissection, prosection, embalming, specimen maintenance, laboratory safety, compliance, equipment support, procurement, audits, records, and staff and student instruction. The role maintains anatomy facilities and Body Donor Program operations while ensuring human cadaveric materials, chemicals, procedures, and documentation comply with legislation, standards, and university requirements.

Provides authoritative biostatistical advice and applied research support across health and medical research. Responsibilities include study design, statistical methodology, sample size and power calculations, analysis planning, modelling, missing-data and sensitivity analyses, interpretation, reporting, and statistical analysis plans. The role reviews grants, protocols, ethics submissions, manuscripts, and reports; supports multidisciplinary researchers; develops reproducible workflows and faculty-wide standards; and manages consultation triage and specialist support.

Leads complex business analysis for strategic operational initiatives, assessing current and future-state processes, systems, data, structures, and reporting. Facilitates stakeholder workshops, documents requirements, evaluates dependencies and change impacts, and develops feasibility assessments, use cases, and business cases. Supports testing, validation, implementation, and benefits realization while mentoring and overseeing Business Analysts and ensuring consistent, high-quality outputs.

Leads engagement strategy, strategic communications, partnerships, events, and growth initiatives for a higher education organization. Builds relationships across industry, government, education, and community sectors; identifies collaboration opportunities; advises senior leaders; and drives advocacy, reputation, innovation, and measurable stakeholder outcomes.

Provides executive and project support to the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Leadership Team. Coordinates strategic projects, deliverables, stakeholder engagement, events, forums, governance activities, procurement, expenditure, invoices, reporting, confidential communications, and executive documentation. The role monitors project milestones, supports strategic planning, maintains records, and helps ensure effective Finance portfolio operations and compliance with university policies.

Provides accurate administrative support for the Pay Confidence Program, including correspondence, meeting coordination, record and database maintenance, reporting, documentation, and stakeholder enquiries. The role requires prioritising competing tasks, communicating professionally with staff and service providers, and adapting to changing processes while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.

Coordinates, researches, drafts, and edits executive communications for the Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor. Produces briefing notes, speeches, opinion articles, social media content, and background papers for internal and external audiences. Sources and verifies information, coordinates reviews and approvals, monitors higher education, policy, and media developments, and supports communication processes while handling sensitive matters discreetly.

Provides high-level administrative and executive support to Indigenous education and research leaders. Responsibilities include calendar and meeting coordination, travel, correspondence, financial administration, records management, reporting, presentations, project and event coordination, and follow-up of actions and deadlines. The role builds relationships with university, community, industry, and Indigenous stakeholders while supporting divisional operations and strategic priorities across multiple campuses.

Leads Western Sydney University’s enterprise AI strategy, governance, adoption, investment portfolio and enablement function. Advises executives and the Board, establishes responsible AI controls, manages multidisciplinary teams and partnerships, and scales AI and generative AI solutions from experimentation into sustainable university services. The role requires senior transformation leadership, strong understanding of AI risks and capabilities, and experience operating in complex, regulated or knowledge-intensive environments.

Translates bushfire and natural hazards research into accessible content for partners, media, communities, government and public audiences. Manages communications planning, writing, editing, proofreading, publications, websites, social media and media relations. Coordinates stakeholder, knowledge-transfer and event communications, supports symposium activities, maintains digital channels, and monitors communication performance. Requires strong science communication, content development, editing, digital platform and audience engagement skills.

Provides administrative and workplace support across university business units while completing a Certificate III in Business over 12 months. Duties include record keeping, filing, document preparation, meeting and event coordination, communications, data management, stakeholder engagement, and prioritizing tasks. Trainees may support student engagement, Indigenous student programs, people and culture initiatives, faculty operations, or executive offices, and may travel between Western Sydney University campuses.

Provides administrative and office support across university business units while completing a Certificate III in Business Administration. Responsibilities include record keeping, filing, information-system use, task prioritization, event and meeting support, document preparation, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration with staff and students. The role is an Indigenous-identified, 12-month traineeship requiring travel between campuses as needed.

Provides administrative and workplace support across Western Sydney University business units while completing a Certificate III in Business. Responsibilities include record keeping, filing, information-system use, task prioritisation, event and meeting coordination, document preparation, communications, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative support. The 12-month Indigenous traineeship is based across Western Sydney campuses and may require travel between campuses.

Provides administrative and workplace support across university business units while completing a Certificate III in Business. Responsibilities include maintaining records and filing systems, using computerised information systems, coordinating meetings and events, preparing documents, supporting communications and student engagement, prioritising tasks, and building professional relationships. Some positions may require travel between Western Sydney University campuses.

Coordinates industry partnering initiatives across research, innovation, workforce development, and commercial engagement. Improves partnering frameworks, workflows, tools, and governance; connects industry needs with university capabilities; coordinates cross-functional delivery involving academic, legal, finance, commercialisation, and operational teams; supports pilots and strategic partnerships; and provides reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior leaders.

Provides academic leadership in marketing, with emphasis on digital marketing, artificial intelligence, and marketing technology. Responsibilities include teaching and learning design, assessment, leading research projects and teams, supervising postgraduate researchers, developing interdisciplinary networks, and building industry, government, and professional relationships to support teaching, research, and external funding outcomes.

Conduct field, glasshouse, and laboratory research investigating acid soil tolerance in canola. Apply plant phenotyping, molecular biology, genomic, genetic, and bioinformatics methods to identify tolerance traits, genomic regions, and candidate genes. Analyze complex datasets, publish findings, present at conferences, collaborate with academic and industry partners, mentor research students, contribute to funding applications, and support teaching and outreach.