Working at AUT

AUT is a young and dynamic workplace where staff have the chance to make a real difference to the student experience through their roles.



Workplace wellbeing is important, and we encourage you to maintain a genuine work life balance throughout your career with us.

At AUT you’ll find a passionate community of more than 2,350 academic and professional (non-academic) staff. We bring together people, knowledge and potential in ways which change our futures.

Our staff deliver outstanding services

Our academic staff make up half of our workforce and provide world-leading experience and education. The rest of our people are professional staff in roles that help us deliver outstanding services.

We’re committed to inspiring new thinking and providing an exceptional student experience – and our staff are key to our success.

If you want to make a real difference in your next role, we’d love to hear from you.

An organisation with heart

AUT is an aspirational place that attracts bright, positive and ambitious staff, and supports achievement. Our values – tika, pono and aroha (integrity, respect and compassion) – are at the heart of everything we do.

Our values: working at AUT

When you work at AUT you join a community of change makers who understand the positive impact education has on individuals, communities and society.



AUT is an aspirational place that attracts bright, positive and ambitious staff, and supports achievement.

Our values – tika, pono and aroha (integrity, respect and compassion) – are at the heart of everything we do.

Our integrity helps us do good work. We’re genuine, accountable and efficient, and people know they can trust us to stay true to our word.

How we respond to each other makes a huge difference. That’s why we’re welcoming, helpful and kind, and always try to show each other compassion.

Respect is at the core of how we work together. We’re collaborative, inclusive and open, and our staff value different viewpoints and challenge conventional ways of doing things; the same characteristics AUT graduates are well-known for.

A variety of opportunities

At AUT we have a diverse range of roles and opportunities – permanent and fixed-term as well as contracting, temp and casual positions. Lots of departments and sections work to support the university’s functions.



These are some of the areas you could work in:

  • Academic and research roles
  • Administration and support
  • Customer service and relationship management
  • Business and data analysis
  • Communications and marketing
  • Facilities, security and project management
  • Hospitality, catering and events
  • Governance and compliance
  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • Technology