About Victoria University

Victoria University is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1916 and has since grown to become one of the largest and most diverse universities in Australia. The university offers a wide range of courses across various disciplines, including business, education, engineering, health, law, science, and social sciences.

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The Academic Board is the peak academic governance body within the University and reports to the Council as a delegate on academic matters. It is responsible for ensuring that the University maintains quality learning, teaching, scholarship, and research. The Board comprises ex-officio members and internal members, including teaching and research staff, professional staff, and students.

Victoria University has a strong commitment to providing students with an exceptional learning experience. The university’s teaching philosophy is centered around student-centered learning that emphasizes practical skills development and real-world experience. Students are encouraged to participate in internships, work placements, and other experiential learning opportunities that help them develop the skills they need to succeed in their chosen careers.

The university also has a strong research focus with world-class facilities and expert researchers working across a range of disciplines. Victoria University’s research strengths include health and biomedical sciences; sports science; education; engineering; law; business; arts; humanities; social sciences; psychology; and environmental science.

Victoria University is committed to providing students with a supportive learning environment that fosters personal growth and development. The university offers a range of support services to help students achieve their academic goals, including academic advising, tutoring services, career counseling, disability support services, financial aid assistance, and more.

VU has a proud 100-year-plus history. We achieved university status in 1991, but our preceding institutions date back to 1916.

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We have a range of career opportunities for professional staff, academic staff, TAFE teachers and industry trainers/instructors.

Our positions are generally located across our campuses in Melbourne's west and CBD. We offer full-time, part-time, contract, casual and sessional positions.

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While our flagship campus is located at Footscray Park, we have campuses across Melbourne's CBD and western suburbs, as well as Sydney, Brisbane and Asia.

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VU offers competitive salaries, attractive superannuation and a wide range of benefits:
salary increments and annual leave loading (annual leave loading payment equal to 17.5% of four weeks’ salary is payable for each completed year of a staff member’s service)
attractive employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% for permanent staff
flexible working arrangements
salary sacrifice options
additional leave at Christmas
dedicated on-campus UniSuper superannuation consultant
vehicle leasing through Easi
discounted yearly Myki pass to travel around Melbourne on trains, trams and buses.

Accessibility at VU

VU values the breadth of diversity of our students, staff and community we work with and recognises the contribution being made already by those living with disability. Accessibility is at the forefront.

As a proud Gold Member of the Australian Network on Disability, we are working towards disability confidence accreditation. We are committed to fair and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates with disabilities. Our approachable team make it easy for staff to request workplace adjustments, ensuring an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

If you have an accessibility requirement, during the recruitment process, we would be happy to assist.

Diversity & inclusion at VU

We acknowledge that some people face particular barriers to employment, including people with disabilities, and trans and gender diverse people.

Victoria University is dedicated to equal opportunity, social justice, cultural diversity and social inclusion in education and employment.

We have a Pride & Ally Network to support LGBTQIA+ staff, as well as discrimination, harassment and bullying contact officers. We also have a Disability Employee Network and a Cultural Inclusion Network.

LGBTIQA+ & gender diverse inclusion

We value and support our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and gender diverse community.

Disability inclusion & accessibility at VU

We continue to progress towards improved inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities in the VU community.

Cultural inclusion & racial equity

VU is proud to be the most culturally diverse universities in Australia. We actively work to give diverse voices a platform.

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