"Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law"

About the role

• Duration: 3-year Fixed-term contract
• Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
• Location: Kensington, NSW Australia (international sponsorship available)
• Remuneration: Level A6: $113,911 + 17% superannuation + annual leave loading

About us

UNSW Law & Justice is the top-ranking law faculty in Australia and a global leader in law and criminology education and research, setting the pace in Australia for over 50 years.

The School of Global & Public Law draws on the faculty’s strengths in international and comparative law and the two main branches of Australian public law – constitutional and administrative law. In everything we do, we seek to combine sound analytic frameworks with practical approaches that make a meaningful difference to the world.

Why this role matters

The Nuclear Innovation Centre and the Faculty of Law & Justice are seeking to appoint a three-year Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research and build capacity on nuclear law at UNSW. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work across both the Faculty and the Centre to undertake world-class research, build cross-disciplinary curriculum, and exercise thought leadership to help position UNSW at the forefront globally of research, education, and impact on the ethical development of nuclear energy.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be connected with the Nuclear Innovation Centre at the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Global & Public Law in the Faculty of Law & Justice, both at UNSW Sydney. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have a unique opportunity to be part of this world-leading and agenda-setting research program. The Discovery Postdoctoral Fellow will report to Professor Lucas Lixinski (Law & Justice), with a dotted line to Associate Professor Edward Obbard (Nuclear Innovation Centre), as well as work closely with Professor Natalie Klein (Law & Justice) and Adjunct Associate Professor Helen Cook (Law & Justice).

Skills & Experiences

You will possess the following skills and experience to be considered for the role:

• A PhD in areas such as nuclear law, international institutional law, law of the sea, general international law, or an area of research cognate to nuclear law.
• Proven track record of, or potential for, cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high-quality academic research with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated track record of high-quality research outputs, publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity, with potential for agenda-setting contributions.
• Potential to speak at high-quality scholarly meetings, panels, symposia and conferences.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and build effective relationships.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain a sound governance framework for research activities, including obtaining appropriate ethics approval and reporting and documenting research outcomes.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the capacity to coordinate the day-to-day aspects of a research project and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.