Indigenous
Working at UWA
UWA strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders to apply for all job vacancies.
We have more than 4,300 staff made up of people from diverse professions, ages, cultures, sexualities, religions, nationalities and work life experiences.
UWA provides excellent working conditions in a great location, with sociable hours, family friendly policies, flexible work practices, generous leave provisions and ongoing opportunities for professional development.
Types of careers and jobs
There is a wide variety of careers and jobs at the University including academic, professional, technical and support positions that provide a range of career opportunities for people with different skills and experiences. These include:
- Administration/secretarial support
- Maintenance
- Business management
- Trades staff
- Grounds keeping
- Culture and events management
- Security
- Information technology
- Facilities management
- Payroll services
- Finance
- Student services
- Public relations and marketing
- Library services
- Human resources
- Catering
- Planning
- Research
- Records management
- Librarians
- Training
- Professional development.
Supporting our Indigenous staff
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics working and delivering excellence
The University is highly committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in all aspects of the higher education sector, with a strategic research focus on Indigenous knowledge and developing Indigenous staff.
UWA continues pursuing excellence in learning outcomes for Aboriginal students through the work of the highly acclaimed School of Indigenous studies.
Additional leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
The University recognises the rights and responsibilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to undertake their cultural and ceremonial obligations and provides an additional seven days leave to assist and support community involvement.
Aboriginal staff network
Once employed at the University, you will be encouraged to participate in the Aboriginal staff network which meets every second month. The meetings are informal gatherings and gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff the chance to link up as a community and share experiences of what’s happening on campus.
School of Indigenous Studies (SIS)
The School of Indigenous Studies (SIS) supports Aboriginal students in every aspect of their student life. SIS has developed preparatory and support programs for Indigenous students in professional degrees including Law and Medicine and continues to achieve excellence in Indigenous learning outcomes.
Its head, Winthrop Professor Jill Milroy is a Palyku woman whose country is in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She has taught Aboriginal history for 15 years at UWA and has expertise in Indigenous curriculum development across a range of disciplines including health, landscape design, education and law. Professor Milroy has served on a number of national advisory bodies, committees and reviews. A strong advocate for the formal recognition and resourcing of Indigenous knowledge systems, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011.
Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health
The Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH) works to improve the recruitment and the retention of Aboriginal students across Medicine and Dentistry.
It has nine priority areas, with the key objective of promoting the concept of holistic health care and cultural security in relation to Aboriginal health and health care practice research and learning. The centre supports the workforce development for Aboriginal students and graduates and aims to increase the understanding of Aboriginal health priorities across the non-indigenous workforce.
The school is headed by Winthrop Professor Helen Milroy a Palyku woman of the Pilbara region who is also a consultant psychiatrist with the Department of Health’s Statewide Aboriginal Health Service. Her research encompasses holistic medicine, child mental health, recovery from trauma and grief, application of Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous health curriculum, Aboriginal and mental health and health professional education.