Post Doctoral Fellow

at  Australian National University

Classification: Academic Level B
Salary package: $112,916 - $128,026 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Fixed Term (up to 27 months)

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Australian National University (ANU) is one of the world’s foremost research universities. Distinguished by its relentless pursuit of excellence, the University attracts leading academics and outstanding students from Australia and around the world.
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) leads intellectual engagement with the Asia-Pacific region through research, teaching and contributions to public debate, and seeks to set the international standard for scholarship concerning the region.
The Crawford School of Public Policy is one of four Schools within CAP and one of the world’s leading public policy schools. The Crawford School is the University’s focal point for contributing to public policy research, education and policy impact. Its graduate programs have trained many of the region’s leaders, and its research has impacted on policy making. Public policy scholarship at Crawford School is characterized by high quality, policy-relevant research across a range of disciplines.
The Resources, Environment and Development within the Crawford School of Public Policy carries out cutting edge, interdisciplinary research and teaching, focusing on the social dimensions of environmental and resource management in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Within this group, we seek to appoint an outstanding early career academic to contribute to a new Australian Research Council-funded project “Planet Chicken: chemical entanglements in Asia’s poultry boom” (DP240100187). The Post-Doctoral Fellow will coordinate and undertake Thai research that is integral to this project, contribute to comparative analysis, and to project dissemination and impact. They will additionally have opportunities to contribute to the teaching effort of READ and to carry out activities to develop their scholarly, research and/or professional expertise relevant to their social science field.
Expertise in Human Geography, Anthropology or Rural Sociology is essential, and experience in political ecology will be viewed favourably. Fluency in spoken and written Thai is essential.
For all enquiries, please contact Prof Sango Mahanty – E: Sango.Mahanty@anu.edu.au
Increasing the representation of women and academics from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds is a strategic priority for the Crawford School. We strongly encourage applications from these groups.
The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au
ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required