Australia & New Zealand

Australia offers a fantastic diversity of opportunities. We mine iron ore, coal, aluminium, uranium and diamonds across the country. We also offer commercial and IT roles in major cities, such as Brisbane and Perth, while Melbourne is home to our shipping division.

Cape Lambert Port, Iron Ore, Pilbara, Australia

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Give yourself a head start - apply on your summer break and interview on campus in March 2012*

At Rio Tinto, we believe in doing things a little differently. That includes how we recruit our future graduates. This year, we are having a special early-intake for some of our key disciplines, so you can:

secure a role early and go back to concentrating on your studies
fast track through our recruitment process (with on-campus interviews in March instead of attending assessment centres later in the year)
have a better chance of securing your first preference.

*Select disciplines only.

How it works

First Round

Secure your 2013 graduate position early!** Apply now if you are entering your final year in 2012 studying in:

Mining Engineering
Metallurgy
Hydrology/Hydrogeology
Geotechnical Engineering
Geology, or
Surveying.

Applications for round 1 recruitment are open until 31 January 2012

**Rio Tinto 2011-2012 Vacation students do not need to apply for a 2013 role through this process. We will discuss eligibility for our graduate programme once you have spent some time with us over summer.

Second Round

If you are studying one of the following disciplines, we would love to hear from you in our second round of applications:

Archaeology & Anthropology
Business/Commerce or Accounting
Chemical/Process Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Community Relations/Communications
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Science
Geology
Geophysics
Geotechnical Engineering
Health & Safety
Human Resources
Hydrology/Hydrogeology
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy
Mining Engineering
Procurement
Surveying

Application dates: 20 February 2012 - 30 April 2012

How to apply

Applications for Round One of Rio Tinto's 2013 Graduate Programme in Australia are now open!

If you are entering your final year of university in 2012 and are studying Mining Engineering, Metallurgy, Geology or Surveying, and would encourage you to apply here. Applications for all other disciplines will open on 20 February 2012.

Applying online will take around 30 minutes. You'll need to answer some preliminary questions and upload your academic transcript and CV. Please make sure you give us a valid email address that you check regularly. Please note that Round One applications will close on 31 January 2012, however the recruitment team will commence reviewing applications as they are received online. So be quick and submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have more than two years' work experience, please see our general careers vacancies.

Once you submit your online application, we will stay in touch, so you know what to expect throughout our recruitment process.