Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Coastal Restoration Law
The University of Queensland
UQ Law School within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Part-time (80%), fixed-term position commencing in early January 2027 through to December 2028. Base salary will be in the range $85,372.89 to $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A). Based at our vibrant St Lucia Campus About This Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to join a visionary, multidisciplinary team working on an Australian
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Vacancy terms
- Career stage
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Employment type
- Part time
- Contract
- Not stated
- Contract ends
- Dec 2028
- Original contract term
- UQ Law School within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Part-time (80%), fixed-term position commencing in early January 2027 through to December 2028.
- Schedule
- Not stated
- Workplace
- Not stated
- FTE
- Not stated
- Salary
- $85,372.89 to $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A) (currency not stated)
- Department or school
- Faculty of Business
- Posted
- 12 Oct 2026
Responsibilities
- Research collaboration and engagement: Work collaboratively across law, ecology, modelling and social science, communicate legal research effectively to multidisciplinary audiences, and engage constructively with government, industry and other research end users.
- Supervision and Researcher Development: Contribute to the effective supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, as appropriate, and support a responsible, inclusive and collaborative research culture.
- Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate UQ values through active participation in priority activities, internal service and administrative processes, support for colleagues, and the development of partnerships with government, industry, professional bodies and the wider community.
- This is a Research Focused position.
- Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance .
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- Completion, or near completion, of a PhD in environmental law or a closely related discipline.
- An emerging research profile in environmental law, marine and coastal law, regulatory law or a related field.
- Evidence of producing, or the demonstrated potential to produce, high-quality research outputs in reputable refereed journals.
- Evidence of presenting research at academic conferences, professional forums or other relevant settings.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake rigorous applied legal research and analyse complex legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience collaborating across disciplines, ideally with researchers in environmental science, ecology, computational modelling or the social sciences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain legal concepts and findings to multidisciplinary and non-legal audiences.
Requirements
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Preferred qualifications
- Research: Undertake high-quality applied legal research aligned with the aims of the ARC Discovery Project, contribute to the co-design and delivery of the project, and produce research outputs for highly regarded law and environmental policy journals.
- Experience with social science research methodologies, including surveys and interviews, is desirable.
Benefits
- The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
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