Postdoc Opportunities in Law in Australia

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 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...

University of Canberra is advertising a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy within the Faculty of Business, Government and Law. The project is titled Foreign Conflicts, Domestic Divides: Advancing a Deliberative Response and is funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project . The research examines how major international conflicts, especially Israel-Palestine and Russia-Ukraine , shape public debate, social cohesion, and democratic life in Australia...

The University of Queensland is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Fellow position in Health Policy within the School of Public Health . The project is NHMRC-funded and focuses on understanding and harnessing messenger effectiveness to translate evidence into health policy in Australia . The successful candidate will work in a collaborative, multi-institutional research team alongside five NGOs. The role involves qualitative and quantitative research , including interviews wit...

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...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Coastal Restoration Law at The University of Queensland (UQ), based at the St Lucia Campus in Brisbane, Australia. This is a part-time (80%), fixed-term postdoctoral opportunity commencing in early January 2027 and running through December 2028. The role sits within UQ Law School and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, and is part of an Australian Research Council-funded multidisciplinary project on regulatory permitting for marine and coastal restoration....

Deakin University is advertising a Research Fellow position based in Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . The role sits within The Evidence Exchange and focuses on public health policy , health equity , corporate governance , and research translation aimed at changing economic and commercial systems to better promote health and equity. The successful candidate will initiate, design, and conduct high-quality research and scholarship, support applications for external competitive funding, and...

A postdoctoral opportunity is available in the group of Yahia Ali at The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. The position is for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer working on grain refinement of ferrous alloys , a topic at the intersection of materials science , metallurgy, and manufacturing. The post highlights themes of sustainability, durability, and decarbonisation, suggesting research with relevance to advanced alloy processing and performance. This is a ...