Postdoc Opportunities in Archaeology in Australia

This Research Fellow role sits within the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining in the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland, and contributes to the ARC Training Centre for Archaeology in the Resources Sector. The appointment is designed to support applied research on the social challenges and opportunities created by resource extraction, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous cultural heritage, social performance, and community engagement. The successful researcher w...

Adelaide University is seeking a Critical Minerals Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate rare earth element (REE) behaviour and concentration in regolith environments. The research addresses the scientific understanding of critical mineral systems and contributes to Australia’s critical minerals future. The successful postdoctoral researcher will join a national team within the ARC CCRF , a collaborative initiative focused on research and training related to critical minerals. The role provides an ...

Adelaide University is seeking a Critical Minerals Postdoctoral Fellow to join Earth Sciences at the City East Campus in Adelaide, Australia. The 30-month research program is focused on understanding how Rare Earth Elements (REE) are mobilised and concentrated in weathering environments. The project will investigate a range of critical-mineral systems, including ion-adsorption clay-hosted mineralisation, heavy mineral sands, tropical weathering profiles, carbonatite and phosphorite regolith hori...

This postdoctoral fellowship sits in the ANU Law School and supports an ARC Discovery Project on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its evolving role as the “World Court.” The project examines how the ICJ has become a global institution through an innovative blend of empirical, archival, qualitative and sociolegal research. The successful fellow will contribute to several strands of the project, including archival research, qualitative interviews, and the development of a novel dataset...

The Australian National University is seeking a Research Fellow for the School of Demography to support an ARC project on Delivering Anindilyakwa data governance . Working under the direction of the project CIs, the successful candidate will contribute practical and reliable research to strengthen the capacity of the Data Unit, including research support, analysis, write-up of project results, and presentation of findings at domestic and international conferences. The role sits within the ANU Sc...

The Australian National University’s Research School of Earth Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to research the Serra Negra Rare Earth Element (REE) Prospect in Brazil. Working within a leading geochemistry research team, the fellow will investigate mineralisation processes through field studies, advanced geochemical and isotopic analysis, and interpretation of geological data. The project focuses on critical mineral deposits and offers scope for research in rare earth element geology, p...

This postdoctoral role sits within the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) at Monash University and contributes to the Future Lives and Violence Against Women workstream. The project examines the paid and unpaid workforce resources involved in responding to violence against women across Pacific Island countries and Papua New Guinea, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous-centred and community-led research. The fellow will lead fieldwork across multiple Pa...

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...

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...