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August 21, 2025

**Job Description**
This postdoctoral research position focuses on conducting research into Multispecies Justice, specifically exploring how to integrate environmental and other non-human (more-than-human) interests into democratic and deliberative decision-making processes for environmental, biodiversity, and climate policies. The project aims to provide the first comparative empirical data and analysis of democratic reforms that extend representation beyond human perspectives, involving experimental work in local adaptation planning in Australia and a climate or biodiversity deliberative assembly in Europe.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Expertise in more-than-human or multispecies justice
• Proven experience conducting original research, with a developing research profile in your discipline
• Demonstrated ability to adapt or develop high-quality evaluation instruments
• Skills in qualitative research methods and ability to lead research involving interviews and focus groups
• Demonstrated project management skills and a proven ability to prioritise workload, work consistently within a results-driven environment, and meet deadlines
• Effective management of a diverse group of key stakeholders on large or complex projects and the ability to develop/cultivate productive relationships with civil society and government providers

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Social Sciences
• Humanities (including Political Sciences, Philosophy or Anthropology)

**Experience**
Other:
• Unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of employment

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Experience
Other: • Unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of employment
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Full-time, Research Job, Temporary
Salary
Annual Salary: $127,436 + 17% superannuation Position Classification: Academic Level B Benefits: 17% superannuation
Valid Until
September 8, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 2 years Location Requirement: Unrestricted work rights in Australia required
School / Department / Center / Lab
• School of Social and Political Sciences • Sydney Environment Institute
Supervisor(s)
Professor Danielle Celermajer
Supervisor Email
lena.jiang@sydney.edu.au
The University of Sydney
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