Careers at JCU Working at JCU Benefits
Employee Benefits
- Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science
- Courses
- Future Students
- Current Students
- Research and Teaching
- Partners and Community
- About JCU
- Reputation and Experience
- Celebrating 50 Years
- Academy
- Anthropological Laboratory for Tropical Audiovisual Research (ALTAR)
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre
- Living on Campus
- Advanced Prawn Breeding Research Hub
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- Applying to JCU
- Alumni
- AMHHEC
- JCU Aquaculture Solutions
- AusAsian Mental Health Research Group
- ARCSTA
- Area 61
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Australian/NZ Students
- Australian Lions Stinger Research
- Boating and Diving
- JCU-CSIRO Partnership
- Employability Edge
- Career Ready Plan
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Careers at JCU
- Careers and Employability
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- CITBA
- Chancellery
- CMT
- CASE
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- WHOCC for N&M Education and Research
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- COVID-19 Advice
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Discover Nature at JCU
- Research Division
- Services and Resources Division
- Education Division
- Division of Tropical Environments and Societies
- Division of Tropical Health and Medicine
- Economic Geology Research Centre
- Elite Athletes
- eResearch
- Environmental Research Complex [ERC]
- Estate
- Financial and Business Services Office
- Fletcherview
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity Action and Research
- GetReady4Uni
- Give to JCU
- Governance
- Information for JCU Cairns Graduates
- Graduate Research School
- Graduation
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Indigenous Engagement
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- Inherent Requirements
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
- International Schools
- International Students
- Research and Innovation Services
- JCU Eduquarium
- JCU Events
- JCU Global Experience
- JCU Ideas Lab
- JCU Job Ready
- JCU Motorsports
- JCU Prizes
- JCU Sport
- JCU Turtle Health Research
- Language and Culture Research Centre
- CEE
- LearnJCU
- Library
- Mabo Decision: 30 years on
- National Reconciliation Week
- MARF
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- New students
- Off-Campus Students
- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Virtual Open Day
- Orpheus
- Outstanding Alumni
- Parents and Partners
- Pathways to university
- Planning for your future
- Placements
- Policy
- PAHL
- Publications
- Professional Experience Placement
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Safety and Wellbeing
- Scholarships
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- Staff
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TARL
- TESS
- TREAD
- TropEco
- TQ Maths Hub
- TUDLab
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- UAV
- VAVS Home
- Work Health and Safety
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
JCU staff members enjoy many benefits alongside the tropical sunny lifestyle North Queensland is famous for in Townsville and Cairns and the unique culture of Singapore.
Salary Packaging Program
JCU's Salary Packaging Program affords JCU staff members the benefits of salary sacrifice and flexible remuneration. Find out more about the Salary Packaging Program.
Relocation Assistance
JCU may grant assistance towards the travel expenses for new staff members and their families to move to the city where they will be located for their work. See JCU's Relocation Assistance Policy and Procedure for further information.
Training and Development
A wide variety of staff training and development opportunities are available to JCU staff members. These include courses in project management and resilience in the workplace and New Professor Grants.
Enterprise Agreement
JCU recognises the importance of investing in its staff and through this Agreement aims to support JCU as an Employer of Choice by:
- Supporting a culture of performance, innovation and continuous improvement which recognises and rewards high performance;
- Providing the opportunity for staff to develop their skills to effectively perform their roles and develop their careers;
- Allowing JCU to manage flexibly and responsibly to meet the challenges of the future;
- Streamlining and simplifying conditions of employment;
- Increasing organisational productivity and efficiency;
- Minimising unnecessary prescription and support costs;
- Supporting an environmentally friendly workplace; and
- Maintaining a safe and healthy working environment and workplace free of bullying and harassment.
Click here for the JCU's full Enterprise Agreement (PDF, 14942 KB).
Your Career
JCU understands the opportunity for career progression is a key factor in deciding where to work and has a number of key programs in place to help staff reach their full potential.
These include the Academic Promotion Procedure (PDF, 496 KB), which applies to academic and doctoral qualified research staff members who are covered by the current JCU Enterprise Agreement, and Vice Chancellor's Awards.