Postdoc Opportunities in Anthropology in Australia

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time Research Fellow for a 12-month fixed-term project on the political ecology of fire and climate change adaptation in the Philippines and Timor-Leste. Based in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, the successful candidate will conduct critical ethnographic research with Indigenous and rural communities, examining fire politics, gendered livelihoods, agrarian change and climate resilience. The role involves engaging respectfully...

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (Data) for the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) within the Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. The successful candidate will contribute to research in neuroepidemiology, dementia, cognitive ageing and brain health . Responsibilities include advanced statistical analysis, data preparation and harmonisation, interpretation of complex datasets, and collaboration across internat...

The Australian National University is seeking two Postdoctoral Fellows at Academic Level A or B in Canberra, Australia. The positions are based in the ANU College of Law, Governance and Public Policy and are funded for up to three years by a National Critical Research Infrastructure grant. The interdisciplinary project focuses on ethical governance of stem cell lines in Australia, particularly consent processes for historical samples and prospective stem cell lines. Research areas include law an...

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 ...

UNSW is advertising a Postdoctoral Fellow position on the ARC Discovery Project Artists and Generative AI: Copyright and Private Regulation of Creativity . The role is based at the UNSW Paddington Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia , and is a full-time fixed-term appointment from May 2027 until 3 November 2028 . The successful candidate will join a project that examines generative AI , AI media generation, system behaviour, and content or “inspiration” attribution. The work involves systematic compu...

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...

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral opening (2 positions available, up to 3 years) at Academic Level A or B. The project is an NCRI-funded interdisciplinary research program in the ANU College of Law, Governance and Public Policy . Research themes: law, ethics, public understanding of science, science communication, deliberation, community engagement, co-design, and evaluation of deliberative processes. On...

Job alert: a full-time postdoctoral research position has been re-advertised for an ARC Linkage project at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) . The role is based around the UNSW Cities Institute and connected research groups in Arts, Design & Architecture and Built Environment . The project is looking for a candidate with a strong collaborative track record with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and expertise in planning and/or geography . The successful applicant should be rela...

Call for Fellowship application: University of Melbourne Fellowship 2027 . This opportunity is part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships Scheme and is aimed at outstanding mid-career researchers who want to lead innovative research with global impact. Research areas mentioned in the post include Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Medicine, Public Health, Climate Science, Environmental Research, Agriculture, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biotechnolog...