Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Engineering & Information Technology
Department: Laboratory and Technical Services
Salary: UoM 6 - $100,847 - $109,163 p.a. plus 17% super
* Support innovative research and teaching / Work across diverse technical fields / Enhance your technical skills
* Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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As a Laboratory Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the day-to-day operations of diverse laboratories within the Mechatronics, Electronics and Digital Cluster. You'll gain hands-on experience maintaining and operating state-of-the-art equipment, assisting academic staff, and ensuring the smooth facilitation of research and teaching activities. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple fields, including AI, cybersecurity, and robotics, enhancing your technical expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Deliver Technical Services: Provide expert support to teaching and research activities, advising staff and students on equipment use.
* Maintain and Operate Equipment: Ensure laboratory equipment is maintained and operational, including scheduled services and safety compliance.
* Manage Laboratory Resources: Facilitate purchases, maintain inventory, and support the procurement of consumables for laboratory activities.
* Ensure Compliance: Complete Quality and OHS requirements, including inspections, risk assessments, and maintaining documentation.
You may be a great fit if:
You hold a relevant qualification or equivalent experience in supporting teaching and research within higher education or industry, particularly in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or Geomatics/Surveying. You have expertise in VR/AR development using Unity or Unreal Engine, motion tracking, geospatial instrumentation, digital sensing and mapping technologies, and UAV-based surveying. You demonstrate strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, while maintaining high standards of technical support, safety, and professional integrity.
You may also:
* Experience with VR/AR and immersive technology development on platforms such as Unity or Unreal Engine
* Experience managing User Experience laboratories, including server administration, sensor stream synchronisation, data security, and database management
* Proficiency in operating motion tracking, geospatial, and UAV-based surveying systems
* Experience configuring and maintaining experimental systems for human behaviour sensing technologies such as eye tracking, EEG, EMG, and EDA
* Strong technical support skills across teaching and research environments in higher education or industry
* Excellent communication, teamwork, and organisational abilities in dynamic, multidisciplinary settings
* Commitment to professional integrity, high service standards, and compliance with OHS and laboratory regulations
For further information please refer to the attached PD.
What we offer you
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:
* Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
* Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
* Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
* Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
For more information check out our benefits page
Your new team - The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) has been the leading Australian provider of engineering and IT education and research for over 150 years. We are a multidisciplinary Faculty organised into three key areas; Computing and Information Systems (CIS), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) and Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (EMI). FEIT continues to attract top staff and students with a global reputation and has a commitment to knowledge for the betterment of society. FEIT has never been better positioned as a global leader, anchored in the dynamic Asia Pacific region, creating and curating knowledge to address some of the world's biggest challenges. Through our students and our relationships with communities, we can not only respond to society's needs but anticipate and create engineering and IT solutions for the future. Our ten-year strategy, FEIT 2025, is our School's commitment to bring to life the University-wide strategy Advancing Melbourne and reinforce the University of Melbourne's position as one of the best in the world. To achieve our ambitions, we will continue to build new infrastructure to enable our teaching, research and engagement; we continue to recruit outstanding people from around the world; and we continue to attract high-quality students from across the globe who are at the heart of our enterprise.
Be Yourself
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Working at the University - what you need to know
This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a Working with Children Check The successful candidate can apply for the WWCC as part of the onboarding process. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Join Us and unlock your career potential
Is this the perfect opportunity for you? Apply today Including the following documents:
* Resume
* Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
* The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
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