Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow – History & Population at University of New South Wales

Position Summary

The Laureate Centre for History & Population is a 5-year Australian Research Council-funded research centre directed by Scientia Professor Alison Bashford, based in the School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture. The School of Humanities and Languages is one of Australia’s leading centres of research and teaching excellence in History, Environment & Society, Philosophy, Languages and Area Studies.

The Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow is required to undertake independent and collaborative research on aspects of the modern (post 1800) history of population policy. They will contribute to a reassessment of modern world history by centrally analysing population change and population policy, at national, regional and international levels. This may include the intellectual history of population and political economy; and/or the international history of population debate, including environmental history dimensions. Environmental, economic, and intellectual historians, as well as historians of gender and health are invited to apply.

The Laureate Postdoctoral Fellows will report to the Head of School with a dotted reporting line to Professor Alison Bashford and will have no direct reports.

Accountabilities:

Specific accountabilities for this role include:

• Contribute independently and as a team member to historical research on population in a modern world history context
• Present and publish academic papers for international journals, and conduct research towards an independently authored monograph
• Design and manage intellectual strands within the Laureate Program, including research activities with international collaborators
• Assist with the coordination of research activities and actively contribute to research outputs to meet project milestones.
• Assist in occasional lecturing and tutoring to undergraduate or postgraduate students, according to area of expertise
• Participation in international conferences and/or workshops relevant to the project as required
• Participate in regular program meetings and undertake other research and administration activities as required.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
• PhD in the history of modern gender, environmental, economic or intellectual history of population. Historians of East Asia or South Asia or of the United Nations, or 20th century world history will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent 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 initiate and drive scholarly meetings, panels, symposia and conferences
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training
• Verification of qualifications

This Position Description outlines the objectives, desired outcomes, key responsibilities, accountabilities, required skills, experience and desired behaviours required to successfully perform the role.

This template is not intended to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position. Characteristics of the position may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.