Recruitment

Are you excited by the prospect of building and launching cutting-edge rockets? Join us! We're always on the lookout for talented and passionate students to help contribute to our team. People with rocket team experience get to do all sorts of amazing things, from team activities and launches to flying overseas to participate in international competitions. There's lots of excitement waiting for you!

Application Process

ARES holds recruitment rounds at the beginning of each university semester. We announce recruitment via our Instagram page, which is also where you'll be able to find the recruitment form. Recruitment is selective, and follows these basic steps:

1. Initial submission (including professional CV and short answer responses to questions)
2. Interview for shortlisted applicants (20 - 30 mins)
3. Acceptance for successful candidates!

Each semester the number of candidates we receive greatly exceeds the number of open positions in the team, which leads us to have to reject many strong candidates. If you're rejected on your first try applying, don't fret! We highly recommend all members to re-apply.

Eligibility

To be an ARES member there are two criteria you must fill:

• You must be a current student at the University of Melbourne (anywhere from undergraduate to PhD)
• You must be able to dedicate a sufficient amount of time to ARES work (typically at least 8 hours a week)

Many ARES members compare the workload to taking an extra subject at uni, so make sure you're able to commit to that!

Other Ways to Launch Rockets

Are you not eligible to join ARES, but still want to be involved in rocketry? Fret not! Rocketry is a thriving hobby that is accessible to people of all ages from all around the world.