Student Representative Casual Vacancies

Want to make a difference to graduate students?

Get involved in student led positions for a richer student experience. 

Whether that’s advocating for change, providing support or acting as a representative between students and the University, we offer a number of student led roles to enrolled graduate students at the University of Melbourne to help improve student life.

We offer positions to students in the following areas:

  • Board – Members of the Board fulfill the legal obligations of the Association, provide governance and compliance oversight of GSA. 
  • Representative council – GSA represents graduate students at the University through 12 elected representatives. These representatives look after the needs of groups of students, such as women, students with families, LGBTQIA+ students and more. 
  • Faculty council – Faculty Council Members serve as representatives and advocates for students of their respective faculty. 

ONLY GSA members are eligible to nominate/apply for these roles. 

A casual vacancy occurs when a board, representative council, or faculty council position becomes vacant or was not filled in the last election. Members appointed through a casual vacancy serve until the conclusion of the first annual general meeting following their appointment.

Current casual vacancies

Board Member Vacancies:

  • Board Member x 1 Position*

One vacancy has arisen on the GSA Board. The vacancy will be filled by the remaining board members at the meeting on January 29, 2025, and will serve until the 2025 AGM, likely to be held in May.

* ONLY available for those students that identify themselves as women. As per clause 7.5 (b) of GSA’s constitution, at least 50 per cent of the GSA Board members must be women.

Representative Council Vacancies:

  • Environment & Sustainability Officer
  • Families officer *

* ONLY those students who identify as student parents or those with caring responsibilities are eligible to nominate for Families officer.

Faculty Council Vacancies:

  • Architecture, Building and Planning (x2 positions) *
  • Education (x2 positions) *
  • Law (x1 position) *

*  ONLY those students enrolled in a particular Faculty as their primary faculty can nominate themselves for that Faculty Council position.

How to apply:

  • Nominations should be sent to the Returning Officer, Stephen Luntz, at sluntz@abovequota.com.au
  • Nominations must include the full name, student number and contact details (student email address and phone number).
  • Nominations should also include a CV and a statement as to why candidates consider themselves suitable for the position and what they hope to achieve. These will be circulated to the Board or Representative council prior to the meeting. Candidates will also have an opportunity to present to the board for the board vacancy and representative council for the representative council and faculty council vacancies, during its meeting.
  • Nominations close at 5pm, Monday 20th January 2025 for RC and FC roles. For the Board Member position, nominations close on 5pm, Monday 27th January 2025.
  • All graduate students enrolled at the University of Melbourne in first semester 2025 are eligible to nominate.
  • Early nominations are encouraged.

Further information