Start your career right here!  We are now accepting Express of Interest for Summer 2025

• 12-week, paid internship over summer (with Christmas and New Years off!)
• Launch your IT career in New Zealand’s largest university
• Programme runs from November 2025 to February 2026

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We are looking for penultimate (second to last) year University of Auckland students to join us on the 2025/26 intern programme and explore a career in technology.

The University of Auckland has one of the largest technology estates in New Zealand. Our scale and complexity provides the opportunity to access skills, approaches, challenges, technologies and career pathways you simply wouldn’t get elsewhere.

Interns will work on real projects with real impact for students, staff and our communities, while gaining practical skills and knowledge across a range of technical and non-technical areas.

Coached by subject matter experts, interns get to apply their theoretical learnings in the real world and develop those all-important soft skills such as communication and relationship building.

Please note, we welcome applications from those enrolled in degrees beyond IT.

The programme

This is a 12-week, full-time intern programme, run over the summer, from November 2025 to February 2026. The programme will give you an introduction to the length and breadth of the Digital Services department,  and a good understanding of the different teams and how they all collaborate and interconnect to offer a cutting-edge technology service to students, staff and visitors. Interns will be coached by experienced colleagues and experts in their fields, who will support and guide them throughout the programme. You will get to work on real applications, problems and projects and you will be encouraged to bring your ideas forward and contribute to the team from the get go (no filing or making people coffee here!).

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

Digital Services at the University of Auckland is committed to delivering world-class service and technological solutions in support of teaching, learning, research, and administration. It plays a key role in ensuring the core IT Infrastructure and systems are reliable and secure with a focus on providing quality and effective IT Services that enhance the reputation of the University through innovation and collaboration. There is an open and engaging culture and it is an exciting time with some key digital transformations taking place.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

This programme offers:

• An opportunity to gain hands-on experience and kick-start your career in technology
• A chance to try out a potential future career path to see if you like it and in the process, find out more about the breadth of potential careers in this industry.
• A competitive salary $52,000 per annum pro-rata
• A supportive programme to develop technical, soft and employability skills that will serve you throughout your career
• An opportunity to work alongside and learn from forward-thinking leaders and professionals with a wealth of experience and expertise to share

In addition, the University of Auckland is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices and a culture that supports work-life balance
• Career development programmes

For more information, please visit our Staff Benefits page. 

He kōrero mōu | About you

• You’ll be in your penultimate (second to last) year in a bachelor’s degree (or higher) at the University of Auckland.
• You must be available to take up the internship from November 2025 until February 2026. The Programme will pause during the University Christmas closure period.
• You will have built a basic foundation of skills relevant to the area you wish to go into, either through your studies, work experience, hobbies, volunteering, participating in hackathons and competitions or personal projects.
• You’ll be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills that make you a customer service star.
• You’ll have a hunger to learn, and to get involved in meaningful projects that will drive forward your personal development.