Workforce

Strengthening the Defence workforce

DSI as part of the University of Adelaide works close with the Defence industry to fill the national gaps in research and education to improve Australia’s defence capability.

By providing existing and emerging researchers with an environment which benefits from large-scale investment and has strong connections to the defence industry, DSI supports development of a highly skilled and specialised workforce allowing them to create solutions with immediate and practical impacts.

DSI also encourages talented students to consider defence as a career path and provides engaging, fulfilling, and rewarding reasons to stay in this sector, with the goal of boosting retention rates and addressing the critical global shortage of highly skilled and specialised professionals needed to meet Australia’s future security challenges.

  • Internships
    Internship students

    In collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), DSI offers a yearly Cyber Internship Summer Program that provides students with the opportunity to work with the Defence industry on research questions around various aspects of cyber and cybersecurity methods, tools, techniques and technologies including exploratory analysis of systems, involving innovative techniques such as AI and ML concepts.

    Applications for the internships open towards September each year and are supported and advertised by the University of Adelaide's Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology internships team. 

  • University Degrees for Defence Industry Careers
    Co-Lab

    DSI empowers defence and security rising stars to develop new and innovative approaches to improving Australia’s defence capability.

    The Defence and Security Institute motivates students to choose defence-related areas of study for their higher education. We strive to highlight the diverse opportunities within this field and to provide guidance for those interested in making a meaningful impact on global security.