Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow

**Job no**: 531543
**Work type**: Full Time
**Location**: Sydney, NSW
**Categories**: Post Doctoral Research Associate
- Employment Type: Full Time, Fixed Term for 3 years (35-hour week)
- Remuneration: Level A ($106,337 - $113,737 + 17% Superannuation).
- Location: Kensington, NSW (hybrid flexible working available)
- To commence from July 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter)

**About Us**:
UNSW Law & Justice is a top-ranking faculty and a global leader in law and criminology education and research, setting the pace in Australia for 50 years. Were inspired by principles of justice and our staff are grounded in well-established legal skills. UNSW Law & Justice is committed to social justice and to making a difference in this world.

**Why The Role Matters**:
The Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship on ‘Evacuations in International Law: Disasters, Conflict and Humanitarian Crises’ is a five-year research program led by Scientia Professor Jane McAdam AO. It is based at the Evacuations Research Hub at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice.

Evacuations encompass an array of measures with different legal underpinnings, ranging across many international law sub-fields. The Evacuations Research Hub provides the first sustained, integrated legal analysis of how evacuations are conceptualized, regulated and carried out at the international, regional and national levels.

While evacuations can be a lifesaving tool, by their very nature they displace people - often for prolonged periods and at great social, economic and personal cost. Evacuees may be left in legal, physical and emotional limbo, without homes, livelihoods or support networks. The Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow will have expertise in international disaster law, including knowledge of disaster risk management (DRM) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). They will examine: (a) how evacuations are understood and treated within international disaster law, including DRR and DRM instruments and other relevant frameworks; (b) the relationship between DRM, climate change adaptation and the management of climate risks; (c) whether and how evacuations could be enhanced as a preparatory measure without contravening people’s rights or constituting arbitrary displacement; and (d) other related areas, as required. The Fellow will undertake fieldwork to explore how particular States are (or are not) integrating evacuations in their domestic DRR, DRM and related frameworks. They must have excellent independent research skills and the capacity to engage in policymaking processes in Australia and elsewhere.

**Benefits and Culture**:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

- Flexible working options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
- Career development opportunities
- 17% superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional three days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

**How to Apply**:
A copy of the full Position Description is available here: Position Description - Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow - Level A.pdf

**Get in Touch**:
For role-related queries, please contact:
Professor Jane McAdam AO
Scientia Professor of Law and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow
Director, Evacuations Research Hub

Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice

For recruitment-related queries, please contact:
Allyssar Hamoud
Talent Acquisition Associate

UNSW reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Position Description

**Advertised**: 17 Apr 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 15 May 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time