PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Sociology in Australia

The Australian National University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Canberra, Australia, to join the ANU Law School and contribute to the ARC Discovery Project “Becoming a ‘World Court’? Globalisation and Judicialisation at the International Court of Justice” (2026–2029). The successful researcher will undertake interdisciplinary work examining the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its evolving role as the “World Court.” Research activities will include archival research, qualitative i...

Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales This is a full-time continuing Research Fellow (Level B) position at the UNSW Centre for Social Impact, based at UNSW Business School in Sydney, NSW, Australia. The role supports research on social impact, investment, innovation, strategy and evaluation, with a current focus on an Australian Research Council Discovery Project on strengthening regional economies through place-based investment. Applicants should hold a PhD in a business-related ...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship (ARCCS), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This full-time, 1-year fixed-term postdoctoral role sits within a cancer survivorship research centre and focuses on the complexities of survivorship, including work participation, costs and access to care, economic outcomes, equity in healthcare, and improvements in policy and practice. The successful candidate will contribu...

University of Melbourne is advertising a Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow position in the Melbourne School of Public Health , within the Onemda Indigenous Health Equity Unit at Parkville, Victoria, Australia. The role is part of an Aboriginal-led research environment focused on Indigenous health equity , intergenerational trauma , and perinatal wellbeing , with an emphasis on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The appointment is fixed term for 2 years...

Research Fellow – Climate Adaptation, Grief and Loss at Southern Cross University (Lismore, NSW, Australia) is a fixed-term research position focused on climate change adaptation, grief and loss, Indigenous studies, human geography, social science, and wellbeing. The successful candidate will work within the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples on the REVIVE project, an international collaboration with Southern Cross University and King’s College London. The project examines how commun...

PhD opportunity at the Justice Health Research Program, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) for a project titled “Developing a whole-of-setting model of care project for trans people in prison.” This is a funded PhD under the UNSW Scientia scholarship PhD scheme and is part of an MRFF-funded research project. The position offers a 3.5-year scholarship with an annual tax-free stipend of AUD 39,991 . In addition, the project provides a one-off AUD 25,000 global mobility grant for travel to...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – First Nations Health at The University of Queensland , based at the Herston Campus, Brisbane, Australia . This is a research-focused postdoctoral opening within the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research team in the School of Public Health. The role sits in a collaborative, supportive, and community-driven environment and contributes to an NHMRC-CIHR Healthy Cities Implementation Science Grant project focused on equity in cancer outcomes and wellbeing across t...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Human Rights Law at The University of Queensland , based at the St Lucia campus in Brisbane, Australia . This is a research-focused, part-time (40%), fixed-term academic appointment until May 2029 within the TC Beirne School of Law and the Business, Economics and Law Faculty. The project is titled “Benchmarking Human Rights Agencies: How Should They Balance Freedom Rights with Equality Rights?” and examines how human rights agencies at international, regional, nat...

PhD opportunity at the University of Newcastle, Australia on Progressive Voices/Movements in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century . This project invites research in Islamic theology , especially Islamic liberation theology approaches, with an evidence-based (rather than faith-based) methodology in the Humanities or Social Sciences . The topic is framed around progressive/reformist movements in Islam and their responses to contemporary challenges such as radicalization, ...