Department of Defence
Research and Innovation Pathway Graduate Program (Feb 2025)
Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 73343 / Year
- + 15.4% superannuation (promotion and salary advancement upon successful completion of the program)
- 70-100 vacancies
- Apply by 10 Apr 2024
- Start date 11 Feb 2025 - 18 Feb 2026
If a soldier wears it, uses it, eats it or thinks it, then someone in Defence came up with the science behind it.
Applicants for the Research and Innovation Pathway must have obtained a Bachelor's degree with Honours within the last 2 years before starting the program.
The Research and Innovation Pathway is for Honours graduates with a research focus in:
- cyber
- computer sciences
- data science
- engineering
- information and communication technology
- mathematics
- nuclear science
- science
- technology.
Salary
All successful candidates start the Graduate Program on a salary of $73,343 plus 15.4% superannuation (increasing to $76,277 upon the Fair Work Commission approval of the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement – 2024).
Graduates advance to a higher salary after successfully completing the Program. The amount depends on which training pathway completed.
Defence's is committed to enabling an enjoyable work-life balance through:
- generous remuneration package
- conditions of service
- flexible work arrangements and
- leave benefits.
Location
Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Duration
12 months – 1 x 8-month rotation and 1 x 4-month rotation.
Roles
Applicants to the Research and Innovation Pathway need to nominate one of these areas of interest:
- aerospace/aeronautical engineering, naval architecture
- chemical, radiological, biological, physical food sciences
- computer sciences, cyber security, IT, software engineering, telecommunications
- electronic/electrical engineering
- materials science
- mathematics and physics
- mechanical and mechatronic engineering, including robotics
- nuclear science
- psychology and social sciences.
Defence is the winner of the 2023 Graduate Employer award for Government & Public Safety by Prosple.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Sciences +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
They are different every day but I have had the opportunity to draft emails, documents and undertake academic research as part of developing doctrinal policy.
- Document review, editing and drafting. - Handling correspondence for projects - Attending meetings - Stakeholder engagement (both internal and external)
Policy writing, decision making, liaising with other areas of Department . These roles and responsibilities are very rewarding
About the employer
Department of Defence
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1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
Bring your unique skills and experiences to a world of opportunity at Defence.
Pros and cons of working at Department of Defence
Pros
Opportunity to learn and exposure to a vast array of experiences. Sense of pride in working on behalf of the Australian people and for the defence of the country.
The support for learning development opportunities and ongoing exposure to networking opportunities.
The department is very flexible when it comes to hours, including making ample arrangements to work from home if necessary.
I have had the opportunity to draft emails, documents and undertake academic research as part of developing doctrinal policy.
They are supportive and are good mentors in teaching the internal procedures that otherwise would not be shared if not directly exposed to them.
Cons
Workplace culture is heavily dependent on the dedication of the supervisors and senior leaders which varies depending on the work area.
When all workplace employees are working on-site there is often a shortage of desks which is inconvenient for all involved.
Can be very slow to hear updates.
There is a good mix of women, ethnic minorities, etc., but this seems to be very aggregated in certain groups/services—not so much integrated or dispersed across the department.
I am unsure of my current knowledge or capacity to comment on their sustainability efforts.