Dear Colleagues:

 

There are several opportunities available at Melbourne Law School:

 

Academic Positions

Applications for new academic positions at all levels have opened at Melbourne Law School. The job advertisement can be found at http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/888265/academic-positions-level-be.  MLS invites applications from candidates across all sub-disciplines, but particularly encourages those with expertise in intellectual property, sports law, civil procedure/dispute resolution and resources law to apply. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2016.

 

Postdoctoral fellowship Positions

 

There are two postdoctoral fellowship opportunities currently available at Melbourne Law School: the University of Melbourne’s McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Melbourne Law School Postdoctoral Fellowship.

 

Fellows will be employed at Level A6 (approx. AUD $84,000 p.a.) for three years (McKenzie) or two years (MLS). McKenzie Fellows will receive a $25,000 research project fund for the duration of their Fellowship; MLS Postdoctoral Fellows will receive $15,000. Fellowships commence in the period 1 January to 30 June 2017 (and preferably before 31 March 2017).

 

The Fellowships are open to recently graduated PhD students of any nationality. Applicants must have been awarded their PhD from 1 January 2014. Please note that the Melbourne Law School Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to all PhD graduates including the University of Melbourne, whereas University of Melbourne PhD graduates are ineligible to apply for the McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship.

 

The deadline for the McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow expression of interest is Friday 29 July 2016. The deadline for Melbourne Law School Postdoctoral Fellowship applications is Sunday 14 August 2016.  Further information about these two opportunities for early career researchers to join Melbourne Law School is available here.