Employment

Recruitment to the the Sydney Observatory


Sydney Observatory is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences also incorporating the Powerhouse Museum. The Powerhouse Museum is committed to ensuring that its recruitment practices are fair and equitable and result in the most meritorious applicant gaining the position. Equal employment opportunity, occupational health and safety, the principles of cultural diversity and ethical work practices are the common selection criteria which apply to recruitment to all positions across the public sector. As these criteria apply to recruitment for all positions in the Museum, all applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding and commitment in these areas.

Sydney Observatory is a non-smoking workplace.

An information package should be obtained before submitting an application. An information package consists of a specific position description for each advertised position and the general information, below. Contact the person nominated in the advertisement to receive the package including specific position description.

General enquiries should be emailed to applications@phm.gov.au

Current vacancies
A list of current Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Museum vacancies are on the jobs.nsw website.
Select 'Arts, Ministry for the' in the field titled Agency Name and perform a search to display all current advertisements.