Research Fellow

**Classification**:Academic Level B
**Salary package**:$118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation
**Term**:Full time, Continuing (Contingent Funded)
- This position is _continuing (contingent funded)_. The funding that supports this project has an expected end date of 31 December 2032_
- Collaborate in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment with international impact.
- Enjoy opportunities for a healthy work-life balance within ANU’s flexible and supportive academic environment.
- Join a globally respected university, renowned for excellence in Asia-Pacific studies.

**About Us**
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) is a distinctive community of multi-disciplinary and area specialists dedicated to research, education and engagement in the world’s most dynamic region. CAP is the global centre of excellence for understanding human development and organisation in Asia and the Pacific, uncovering our past, informing our present, and reshaping our future to address the region’s challenges.

As a global leader in Asia Pacific studies in humanities and social sciences, CAP combines disciplinary depth, language teaching, area studies, and publicly engaged policy work. Through its work, the College has played a critical role in advancing Australia’s engagement and understanding of the Asia-Pacific region, establishing the Australian National University as a global centre of excellence for research, teaching and impact in the region.

The College consists of two research schools and is home to a range of eleven regional and thematic institutes and centres that support research, education and outreach activities. Our specialists play a vital role in informing public policy and shaping Australia’s intellectual engagement with the societies, cultures and economies of Asia and the Pacific.

The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs (Bell School) is a world-leading centre for research, education, and policy analysis on international and Asia Pacific politics, security, diplomacy, and strategic affairs. The School comprises a number of vibrant, interdisciplinary, intellectual communities: the Department of International Relations, the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Department of Political and Social Change, and the Department of Pacific Affairs.

Located in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, the Department of Political and Social Change (PSC) provides a dynamic and collaborative environment for research and teaching in Asian politics and society, with expertise in Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and China. PSC brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from political science, sociology, history, and anthropology, and offers staff the opportunity to engage with ambitious students, develop influential research, and contribute to understanding political and social change in Asia.

**The Opportunity**
The position has been established to support the Department of Political and Social Change’s teaching contribution to the Bell School’s Bachelor of Asia Pacific Affairs (BAPA). Located in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, BAPA is an innovative undergraduate dual-degree program between ANU and Ritsumeikan University in Japan. Students study at both ANU and Ritsumeikan’s Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC) and are taught by academic staff from both institutions in English. On successful completion, students receive separate degrees from both institutions. The program was launched in 2019, and has a cohort of students primarily from Australia, Japan, and the Asia Pacific region. The lecturer position will teach ANU courses as part of the delivery of the BAPA program at OIC. The role is based at ANU, Australia, but it is part of the job requirement that the successful incumbent of this position will be available to teach for up to 4 months at Ritsumeikan University in Japan each year.

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**How to Apply**
- A statement addressing the selection criteria.
- Other documents, if required.

**Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.