Australian National University offers Global South PhD position

Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project Humanitarian Emergencies & Forced Displacement has offered the PhD position. The last date to apply for the position is May 31, 2024.

Australian National University is offering a Global South PhD position through the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project, Humanitarian Emergencies & Forced Displacement. The application deadline is May 31, 2024.

"We are looking for a Global South applicant for a PhD position at The Australian National University. Candidates with lived experience of displacement are strongly encouraged to apply," reads the official statement.

"This is an exciting opportunity to undertake cutting-edge research as part of a team of academics, practitioners and community partners, and a cohort of young people working on diverse aspects of displacement and humanitarian protection. The PhD scholar will also have the opportunity to learn from and engage with colleagues in the Department of International Relations, which is currently celebrating the 75th anniversary of its establishment as the first IR department in Australia," said the university's statement.

The selected PhD scholar will contribute to the ARC project through a specific focus on collecting and analysing mixed method data from one of the case studies - Europe’s hot spots and refugee 'crisis’, the Horn of Africa emergency, or the Myanmar-Bangladesh Rohingya emergency.

The priority areas on which the scholar will focus include exploitative/forced child labour, sexual abuse, child/early marriages, and trafficking.

This AUD $1.1 million ARC Future Fellowship research project aims to demonstrate how child protection is central to the dynamics of forced migration and the key to robust humanitarian programs in protracted crises. 

Eligibility Criteria

The following are the eligibility criteria:

• The candidates must meet the PhD entry requirements for ANU, including submitting a 5,000-word (excluding bibliography) PhD proposal.
• They must be either a domestic or international candidate. Domestic includes candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship.
• They must be enrolled full-time and hold an honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard master's degree with a substantial research component.

Selection Criteria

The following are the essential selection criteria to be addressed in the application:

• Relevant postgraduate or Honours level degree
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in the design and implementation of questionnaires
• Well-developed skills in mixed method analysis (knowledge/ experience of data collection in displacement contexts and skills in complex data visualisation is highly desirable)

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