Casual staff

Casual staff assist with the teaching of subjects to be offered in the faculty. Our subjects range across the disciplines of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property, Urban Design and Urban Planning.

Responsibilities

As a tutor your responsibilities include preparing and delivering tutorials or studio classes during the teaching period, in each subject in which you are tutoring. You may also be required to contribute to the marking of all assessments and the collation of results. You may need to attend 1-2 hour subject meetings throughout the semester, as required as well as tutor briefing before the start of the semester.

• Position Description: Studio Leader
• Position Description: Tutor

The University of Melbourne is a child safe organisation. You will be required to hold a valid Working with Children Check as a condition of employment in this role.

Candidates

Applicants must be able to demonstrate appropriate academic background: typically we would expect an undergraduate degree with studies in the appropriate fields, plus suitable postgraduate qualifications or current admission in a postgraduate course in those fields. Applicants must demonstrate good organisation, communication and presentation skills. Professional experience in the field is also encouraged.

Pay scales

Current pay scales for casual tutors can be found here.

Submitting an application

IMPORTANT: Please note that there may be fewer casual teaching positions available for 2026 compared to previous years, and some of the subjects listed above may eventually not require any casual teaching support.

If you are interested in tutoring a class or studio, please create a profile and lodge an application during the application period. If you have taught at the Faculty before, please update your details in the system and put in an application for the subjects you intend to apply for this coming semester. Applicants must apply for each teaching period in which they wish to tutor.

1. Please refer to CTRS casual staff application page for information on how to apply, and to commence your application.
2. You can also search the Handbook to find out more about specific subjects and find subject coordinator details.
3. If you have used the system before, you can log directly into the applications system
4. Applications link: https://ctrs.app.unimelb.edu.au/ctrs/

Required information and documents

1. An updated Curriculum Vitae
2. Academic results if you have not previously taught at the Faculty
3. Studio based subjects: If you are applying for studio based subjects, you may also be required to submit your teaching and/or academic portfolio via the system. Maximum file size is 10Mb. Check the list above to confirm subject type.
4. Subject specific questions: There may be a number of selection questions which will have to be answered by the applicant. Not all subjects have subject specific questions.
5. Reference Checks

Timeline