Join our National Team in a supporting role.

Excited to keep the science bubbling across Australia?

As a volunteer supporting the National Team, you help turn big ideas into action. You're a planner, an organiser, and a team player who can juggle competing priorities and communicate clearly - keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes while the science flows on tap!

Check out our vacant roles listed under each team below. You'll find more details on the team, role responsibilities and how to apply listed in the position description.

Benefits for you, as a Volunteer.

Grow your skills, boost your experience and join a national network of passionate volunteers from all walks of life. Learn more on our Volunteer with Us page.

In the Operations team, you can focus on different aspects of the annual festival to best coordinate with Local teams across the country, or on running or improving year-round operations, with roles offered in Festival Operations IT, and Merchandising & Logistics. 

We are currently searching for passionate volunteers to fill the following roles:

Festival Operations Officer

Refer to the Festival Operations Officer Position Description for an overview of the role and how to apply.

Festival Operations Officers are critical connecters between the National and Local teams in preparation for, and during the delivery of, the Pint of Science festival in Australia, held in May each year. Festival Operations Officers are responsible for liaising with, and supporting, City Coordinators and local teams, to develop and deliver successful in-person science engagement events. This includes supporting the organisation of events across the country, troubleshooting, and assisting the broader Local and national Festival Operations teams as required.

Promote science engagement across our Podcast and Blog, or help spread the word of #PintAU, our annual festival and science engagement activities across traditional and digital media channels!   

We are currently searching for passionate volunteers to fill the following roles:

Podcast Officer

Refer to the Festival Operations Officer Position Description for an overview of the role and how to apply.

Podcast Officers are responsible for producing content for and supporting engagement with Pint AU’s “Pod of Science” podcast, to enhance and promote Pint of Science Australia’s science engagement activities throughout the year, including the annual Pint of Science festival.

They play a pivotal role in fostering strong relationships with festival speakers, highlighting Australian research in a fun and engaging way, and supporting the public’s engagement with podcast content. 

We're a GST-registered charity. In this portfolio, you’ll manage the financials of Pint AU to ensure the long-term success of our science engagement activities and the annual festival.   

We’re not recruiting for this team right now, but new roles are on the way!

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In our Strategy and Policy team, you’ll play an important role in shaping our organisational goals, determining the best paths to achieve them, and measuring our progress.

We’re not recruiting for this team right now, but new roles are on the way!

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Application Timeline

Once you have viewed the Position Description and followed the relevant steps to apply, we will be in touch in 2 - 6 weeks with the next steps.

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Interested in managing other volunteers and leading a team? Check out our leadership roles on the National Team.