Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Coastal Restoration Law

About the role

The University of Queensland Law School offers a part-time (80%) fixed-term postdoctoral research fellowship in coastal restoration law, based at the St Lucia campus. It runs from early January 2027 to December 2028 and sits within an Australian Research Council-funded project examining regulatory permitting for marine and coastal restoration. The base salary is $85,372.89 to $113,659.72 plus 17% superannuation (Academic Level A).

Key responsibilities

• Undertake applied legal research aligned with the ARC Discovery Project, contributing to its co-design and delivery and producing outputs for law and environmental policy journals.
• Work across law, ecology, modelling and social science, communicating legal research to multidisciplinary audiences and engaging with government, industry and other research end users.
• Contribute to the supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, supporting an inclusive research culture.
• Take part in university priorities, internal service and partnership building with government, industry and professional bodies.

Required profile

• 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 high-quality research outputs in refereed journals and of presenting at academic conferences or professional forums.
• Ability to carry out rigorous applied legal research and analyse complex legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines, ideally with environmental science, ecology, computational modelling or social science researchers.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to explain legal concepts to non-legal audiences.
• Desirable: experience with social science methods such as surveys and interviews.

Applications close 9 November 2026 and require a resume, cover letter and answers to the 'About You' questions. Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia; unrestricted work rights are required during the appointment.