• Get ready for your career in science
• You and the job you want
• Employers and the labour market
• Practical Skills to Find Work
• Useful Resources
  • Additional support (mentoring, career counselling, helpful others)
  • Accepting job offers
  • Performance as a Newcomer
  • Useful websites
    • Job search databases
    • World of work
    • Discipline associations
    • Education and training
    • Information from the Faculty of Science
  • Tips for managing your career

Useful Resources

Useful websites

Job search databases

The following databases may help in your job search.

Monash University Careers and Employment
Offers to students free services including career counselling, career preparation workshops, database of employment opportunities, careers library, tutoring register.

Seek
Extensive database of graduate and entry level jobs.

All Jobs
Database listing general job opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian Job Search
Graduate Employment Program positions with federal government departments and agencies.

Careers with the Victorian Government
Information on careers in the state government, including graduate opportunities.

For local government jobs check newspapers, individual council web sites or The Australian Local Government Job Directory.

Job Listing
Listing of local and international astrophysics jobs.

CSIRO
Database of jobs listed with CSIRO.

Environmental Jobs Network
A fantastic resource for career planning.

Natural Resource Management Jobs

Parks Victoria
Jobs with Parks Victoria

HACjobs
Health and Community Jobs

New Scientist Jobs
Database that provides very specific search facility

Science People
Commercial science placement agency, also provides helpful information on recruitment processes

Voluntary work can be another way to build experience in a field of work and further develop your transferable work skills.

Go Volunteer
You can search the voluntary opportunities in your locality through this website.

Seek Volunteer
A search facility to find voluntary employment.

Australian Volunteers International
For international opportunities with a focus on sustainable development projects.