Visiting Academics

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The Faculty of Law Visiting Academics program regularly accepts visiting academics who can:

• Promote interaction between QUT staff and students and distinguished national and/or international academics.
• Enrich the research culture of the Faculty through interaction and collaboration with national and/or international academics.
• Expose staff and students to academics from other institutions, both nationally and internationally.
• Enhance specialist course offerings in the Faculty's teaching programs (both undergraduate and postgraduate).
• Enhance the Faculty's Seminar Series by the participation of national and/or international specialists.
• Interact with national and/or international academics in teaching and research.
• Expose staff and students to leading authorities in fields relevant to the Faculty's teaching, learning, research and/or community service programs.

Visiting academics are usually nominated by a staff member of the Faculty of Law. That staff member then becomes the 'host' and is expected to fulfil certain duties to ensure the visit benefits both the visitor and the faculty.

Planned Visitors

• Sir Peter North (31 July - 21 August)
  Principal of Jesus College, Oxford , formerly Vice-Chancellor of Oxford from 1993-1997, and a leading expert in international law

Past Visiting Academics

Past visitors have included:

• Adjunct Professor John Swinson
• Adjunct Professor Tim Carmody
• Professor Ana Cervezo (University of Malaga, Spain)
• Professor Anita Leone Stander (Potchefstroom University,South Africa)
• Dr Annemarie Devereux
• Professor William van Caenegem (Bond University)
• Dr Glenda Adkins (Adjunct Associate Professor)
• Dr Anselm Kamperman Sanders (Adjunct Professor, Universiteit Maastricht)
• Judge Tom Shepherd QC (Judge in Residence)
• Professor Rebecca Bailey-Harris (Adjunct-Professor, Bristol University)
• Professor William (Terry) Fisher (Harvard University Law School)
• Diane Rosenfeld (Harvard University Law School)
• Professor Donald Chisum (Visiting Fellow, Santa Clara University School of Law.)
• Associate Professor Simon Fisher (Reader in Law, UQ)
• Professor Elizabeth Sheehy (Adjunct Professor) Professor - Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto; University of Ottawa, Canada)
• Mr Lionel Bentley (Visiting Fellow) King's College, university of London
• Dr Patricia Easteal (Visiting Fellow) Australian National University
• Mr Adam Tomkins (Visiting Fellow) Lecturer, School of Law, King's College London; Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University)
• Professor Ross Buckley (Adjunct Professor), Bond University

Schemes available

Adjunct Professor

The appointment of an adjunct professor is designed to enrich QUT's educational program by involving distinguished and talented professionals and academics in teaching and research activities. Eligible adjunct professors would expect to have doctoral qualifications or equivalent accreditation or standing.

Visiting Fellow

A visiting fellow is expected to make a contribution to the teaching and/or research programs of a faculty, school or research centre. The program is similar to that of an adjunct professor and is designed for those who don't quite meet the eligibility criteria for that role. A visiting fellow may be appointed at a level equivalent to one of the sub-professorial academic classifications (i.e. associate professor, senior lecturer, lecturer, associate lecturer).

Visiting Research Fellowship

To broaden the University's international perspective and to focus its research activities in the international, as well as the local and national community. This award is intended to bring researchers with an international reputation to QUT for short periods of time for collaborative research projects. Accordingly, fellowships may be offered in a faculty research centre or node. Candidates must be actively engaged in research of an international standing and may be from Australia or overseas.

For more information see the Office of Research Guidelines & Application Form

ARC Linkages Programme.

The Commonwealth provides funding under Linkage - International for movement of researchers between Australian research institutions and centres of research excellence overseas. It supports two types of awards:

Fellowships are designed to build strong ongoing collaborations between research groupings or centres of excellence in Australia and in any other country, involving exchange of researchers at both senior and junior levels.

Fellowships are available for early career postdoctoral and senior researchers from France, Germany, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Chief Investigators must be employed by eligible higher education institutions.

Awards are designed to build links between research centres of excellence in Australia and any other country by funding extended collaborations. Chief Investigators must be Australian-based researchers or academics employed by an eligible higher education institution.

For more information see:

• Australian Research Council
• DEST – Application-based Research Funding Opportunities

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

It is anticipated that this scheme will attract highly qualified research personnel to foster effective and productive interdisciplinary group research and for encouraging excellence in individual research. It is expected that candidates will normally have completed a doctorate within the last five years.

For more information see the Office of Research Guidelines & Application Form

Re-entry Fellowship for Women

This scheme is designed to support research which is designed to update the recipient's research credentials in order to advance her opportunities to qualify for a senior academic position. Open to women whose academic careers have been interrupted or delayed. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who have completed a doctorate normally not less than two years prior to the closing date for applications.

For more information see the Office of Research Guidelines & Application Form