Postdoc Opportunities in Political Science 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 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...

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 ...

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 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...