Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Future Lives

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Future Lives

Job No.: 698926

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3 year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $123,138 - $146,228 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Are you an early-career researcher passionate about gender equity, Indigenous studies, and transformative community-led research?

Join an interdisciplinary team at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). As the Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the landmark Future Lives and Violence Against Women (VAW) project, you will lead essential fieldwork exploring the paid and unpaid workforce resources tackling violence against women across the Pacific Island countries and Papua New Guinea.

This is a unique opportunity to co-design culturally grounded analytical frameworks, directly inform workforce training, and collaborate with key partner organisations in complex, nuanced, and culturally sensitive environments.

About the Project

The Australia Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW) is the world’s first Centre to tackle the full range of forms of violence against women in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. CEVAW aims to transform our understanding of the problem by examining the structural drivers that cause and compound violence against women (VAW), and pioneering new, evidence-based approaches to inform trajectory-altering practice and policy. An opportunity exists to join CEVAW as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Future Lives and Violence Against Women (VAW) workstream to contribute experience in Indigenous-centred research methodologies to our understanding of the nature of the paid and unpaid workforce in current and future Indigenous family violence sector across the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. This research will generate evidence and insights to inform the working conditions and skills of the future workforce responding to violence against women.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you will bridge high-impact academic research and real-world outcomes by:

• Leading On-the-Ground Research: Direct fieldwork, data collection, and qualitative data management across multiple Pacific and PNG sites.
• Co-Designing Frameworks: Develop an analytical audit framework that respects local contexts and translates directly into training and support for the front-line Indigenous family violence workforce in the Pacific and PNG.
• Building Future Capability: Co-supervise research support staff and mentor HDR students while contributing to CEVAW’s research training and ethics programs.
• Publishing and Innovating: Formulate high-impact publications, present at international conferences, and contribute to competitive research funding proposals.

About You

We are seeking a collaborative, highly organised researcher with a strong diplomatic approach and deep respect for Indigenous-centred methodologies.

Key Qualifications and Expertise

• Education: A PhD in Indigenous Studies, Gender Studies, or a related discipline relevant to the project.
• Community Engagement: Demonstrated experience working collaboratively, diplomatically, and ethically with Indigenous communities across the Pacific and PNG on sensitive issues.
• Research and Methodologies: Strong knowledge of interdisciplinary and Indigenous-centred research approaches, supported by a growing track record of peer-reviewed publications.
• Teamwork and Leadership: Ability to work both independently to meet project deadlines and collegially within an interdisciplinary team.
• Communication: Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with experience using relevant analytical software.

What We Offer

• Mentorship: Work directly alongside leading scholar Professor Kyllie Cripps in a supportive, high-performing research environment.
• Collaboration: Engage directly with CEVAW Chief Investigators, Partner Investigators and international partner organisations.
• Career Growth: Opportunities to build your publishing portfolio, apply for competitive funding, develop supervisory experience, and present at national and international forums

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

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Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Professor Kylie Kripps, School of Social Sciences, Kyllie.Cripps@monash.edu

Position Description: Research Fellow - Future Lives

Applications Close: Thursday 12th November 2026, 11:55pm AEDT

Please submit your application as soon as possible for this fabulous opportunity to join Monash University. Interviews will be held as strong applicants are identified. Applications will close when the role has been filled.