Postdoctoral Fellow — Indigenous Planning & Policy

UNSW; Canberra; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Cultural Leave and Indigenous Employee

17% Superannuation

Leave loading

Christmas leave

Staff discounts

Job summary

UNSW Sydney invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow (Level B) to undertake independent and collaborative research within UNSW Cities Institute, under an Australian Research Council Linkage project on Indigenous planning, land use and development.

The role requires close engagement with Aboriginal partners and non-Indigenous collaborators, travel for fieldwork across NSW, and high-quality outputs under limited supervision.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline with focus on Indigenous planning, land use or related area.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities on collaborative research.
• Familiarity with AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Indigenous Research and ICIP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Engage in independent and collaborative research within the ARC Linkage project.
• Undertake literature and policy reviews on Indigenous planning and land use.
• Conduct qualitative fieldwork including interviews with Aboriginal partners; travel across NSW.

Skills

PhD in relevant discipline

Aboriginal community engagement

AIATSIS ethics knowledge

ICIP knowledge

Qualitative research

NVivo knowledge

Policy analysis

Fieldwork

Urban planning

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Education

PhD in geography, planning, political economy, or law

Tools

NVivo

Job description

UNSW Sydney invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow (Level B) to undertake independent and collaborative research within UNSW Cities Institute, under an Australian Research Council Linkage project on Indigenous planning, land use and development.

The role requires close engagement with Aboriginal partners and non-Indigenous collaborators, travel for fieldwork across NSW, and high-quality outputs under limited supervision.