Project Manager – XR Innovation Lab in Melbourne

Role type: Part-time (0.2 FTE); Fixed-term (12 months) - Maternity leave backfill

Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Department/School: Centre for Youth Mental Health

Salary: Level B: $124,656 - $148,023 p.a. pro rata plus 17% super

About the role:

• Pivotal role in a cutting-edge XR Innovation Lab to improve mental health outcomes for young people.
• Collaborate with leading researchers, clinicians and technologists.
• Join a dynamic multidisciplinary team to drive XR projects from concept to impact in youth mental health services.

Investing in you:

• 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programmes, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

Your next career opportunity:

You will coordinate and shape a pioneering XR Innovation Lab focused on transforming youth mental health services.

Daily responsibilities:

• Work closely with researchers, clinicians, technologists and lived experience experts to deliver high-impact projects.
• Strengthen agile ways of working and help translate XR innovations into real-world clinical settings.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate Lab meetings, strategy days and collaborative activities, ensuring clear actions, follow-up and shared priorities.
• Support project leads with planning, risk management, regulatory compliance and budget oversight across multiple XR initiatives.
• Implement and maintain project and asset management systems, including agile tools such as Jira and Trello.
• Develop web content, reports, presentations and demonstrations that showcase Lab activities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the Lab inbox and VR space bookings, enabling effective access and use by staff and visitors.

Who may be a great fit if you have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in project management, research, health, innovation or technology.
• Experience coordinating projects and priorities across multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.
• Strong organisational skills, managing competing demands and consistently following through on agreed actions.
• Confidence in communicating with diverse stakeholders and facilitating effective meetings, workshops and collaborative activities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management or collaboration platforms, ideally including agile tools like Jira or Trello.
• Experience with XR, VR, digital health, youth mental health or innovation-focused research environments.

What we offer you:

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation.
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being.
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programmes such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning.
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural leave, and menstruation and menopause leave.
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program.

Your new team – Centre for Youth Mental Health:

You will join the Centre for Youth Mental Health, co-located with Orygen, a world-leading youth mental health organisation. Our XR Innovation Lab unites researchers, clinicians, technologists and lived experience experts to create transformative digital interventions. You will be part of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, with rich collaborations and a vibrant research culture.

Be Yourself:

The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Application requirements:

• You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.

Applications close: 11 November 2026 at 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.