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About The Australian National University

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Founded in 1946, The Australian National University (ANU) is Australia’s only national university and one of the most globally connected universities in the region. Located in Canberra, the nation’s capital, ANU brings together students from all over the world into a diverse and welcoming community.​​

Ranked #4 Best Overall university in Australia,* ANU is a powerhouse of world-leading research and teaching, a place where ambition is supported and excellence is celebrated. And with 1st for Student-to-Staff ratio among Australia’s Group of Eight universities,** you can feel confident you belong to an institution that’s designed to help you thrive.​

Learn more about ANU and discover why it’s the right place for you. Download our student guide. ​

*THE World University Rankings 2026​

**THE World University Rankings 2026.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at The Australian National University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
54 F : 46 M (1)
globe fill
International student percentage
51% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
13.3 (1)
student
Student total
17243 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2026

Jobs at The Australian National University

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Residential Project and Conferencing Coordinator

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra

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The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra


Classification: ANU Officer 6/7 (Administration) Salary package: $95,987 - $110,489 per annum plus 17% superannuation Term: Full-time, Continuing Position Description and Selection Criteria: Residential Project and Conferencing Coordinator Position Overview The successful applicant will confidently work in a complex environment and engage with diverse stakeholders to enhance service delivery and student experiences. The Residential Project and Conferencing Coordinator will be responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating service development, procurement, and quality improvement projects for on-campus student accommodation. The role will coordinate off-peak group and conference bookings, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, while also identifying opportunities for business improvement and revenue generation. In addition, the position will manage Soft FM maintenance requests and provide supervision to two Residential Services Officers. For more information about the position please contact Millian Pintos-Lopez , Head of Operations, Residential Experience Division, E: millan.pintos-lopez@anu.edu.au The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au  ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion Application information In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents No more than a two page summary addressing your suitability against the selection criteria. A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form. Other documents, if required. Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position. Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.  Closing date: Sunday 4 January 2026, 11:55 PM (AEDT)

Salary

$95,987 - $110,489 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Posted

5 Dec 2025

Research Fellow, Department of Applied Epidemiology

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra

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The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra


Classification: Academic Level B Salary package: $118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full time, Fixed Term (until 15 September 2028) Position Description and Selection Criteria: Research Fellow PACEVIPP.pdf Work in the Pacific and SE Asia to strengthen Epidemiology workforce Support teaching, leadership, mentoring communities of practice and ongoing learning Enjoy opportunities for a healthy work-life balance within flexible and supportive academic environment Position overview The ANU College of Law, Governance and Public Policy (CLGP) is a progressive and newly established College that brings together four world-leading academic schools dedicated to shaping the future of law, governance, regulation, policy and population health. As part of Australia’s leading university, the College fosters excellence in research, teaching, and engagement, driving impactful contributions to national and global challenges. The College provides an intellectually rich community, committed to providing a collaborative and supportive environment for academics, students, and professionals to thrive. The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) strives to improve the population’s mental and physical health through discovery, education, and the translation of research into effective health policy and practice, working on problems in Australia and Internationally. The different nature and focus of the Research centres ensure the successful cross-disciplinary approach to population health research, making it an internationally recognised reference for researchers and students. The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) is recruiting for an exciting position within the Department of Applied Epidemiology. The position will implement work outlined in the agreement between ANU and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Pacific evidence for informed policies and programs plus (Pac-EVIPP+) project. They will also contribute to the MAE program through convening courses, teaching and supervising graduate students, and conducting applied research in infectious and/or non-communicable diseases and epidemic response in Australia, the Pacific and Southeast Asia regions. For further information please contact: Dr Rosalina Sa’aga-Banuve on rosalina.saaga-banuve@anu.edu.au The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au   ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion Application information In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents: A statement addressing the selection criteria. A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form. Other documents, if required. Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position. Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.  Closing date Sunday, 4 January 2026, 11:55PM 

Salary

$118,632 - $134,507 p.a. plus 17% superannuation

Posted

2 Dec 2025

Research Fellow, Ethnography and Sociology of the Artificial Cryosphere

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra

institution

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra


Classification: ANU Academic Level B Salary package: $118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full-time, Continuing (contingent funded) Position Description and Selection Criteria: Position Description.pdf This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected duration of 5 years. Working at ANU This is an opportunity to work with a world class University that undertakes cutting edge research and has a strong tradition in research-led teaching excellence. We offer: Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements working both on our beautiful, green campus and working remotely, Generous paid personal and annual leave entitlements; and Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities. For more information on a range of lifestyle, financial and non-financial rewards and programs, please click here. The project The European Research Council project "Cultures of the Cryosphere" (CultCryo) investigates the cultural preconditions and consequences of the use of artificial cooling and freezing technologies in nutrition, health and reproduction, air conditioning, data processing, laboratory research and other everyday practices. This interdisciplinary research project aims to investigate the far-reaching socio-ecological effects of this energy-intensive planetary "cryosphere" and aims to identify possible alternatives for a more sustainable future of dealing with artificial cold. The CultCryo project consists of four international research groups at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of Paderborn, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the Australian National University Canberra, as well as three participating project partners at the University of Hamburg, the University of Halle-Wittenberg and the Institute for Social-Ecological Research Frankfurt. It has an overarching budget of 10 Millon Euros.  Position overview Your tasks In this multi-faceted role, the selected candidate will be expected to conduct multi-sited ethnographic case studies, that will include mapping, across three domains: space cooling, biomedicine and food supply (beef). Additionally, they will contribute as part of the core project group to developing an online atlas on the cryosphere and its corresponding cultural phenomena. The research fellow will also have a key function in co-curating and managing the Cryogenic Cultures Multimedia Archive that acts as a crucial knowledge production and synthesis tool as well as a platform to collectively present our findings. The candidate will also have responsibility for co-advising and supporting the work of the wider CultCryo ethnographic team, as required. Your profile You will have a PhD in anthropology, STS, sociology, history, human geography or related discipline, and significant experience in ethnographic or qualitative social science fieldwork. Our ideal candidate will have experience in multi-sited research and working on interdisciplinary and/or international research projects, and a demonstrated record of publishing in high quality academic journals. The project language is English, thus very good language skills are required. While not mandatory for applying for this position, it will be considered desirable if applicants are willing to familiarise with the German language. College Overview The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is the largest single College of six Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 46 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and two ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 100 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life. For further information please contact Professor Bronwyn Parry, Dean, College of Arts and Social Sciences E: Dean.cass@anu.edu.au The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion  Application information In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents: A 1-2 page statement addressing the selection criteria. A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form. Other documents, if required. Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position. Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.  Closing date: Sunday, 11 January 2026, 11:55pm (AEDT)

Salary

$118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Posted

26 Nov 2025

Level B Lecturer / Level C Senior Lecturer, School of Philosophy

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra

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The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra


Classification:  Academic Level B or C Salary package: $118,632 - $158,323 per annum 17% superannuation. Terms: Full time, Continuing Position Description and Selection Criteria: PD & PEWER.pdf Commencement date: Flexible with a preference for the latter half of 2026. Area of Specialisation: Open. Area of Competence: PPE. Position Overview The School is looking to appoint an outstanding scholar whose expertise will complement the School’s existing strengths. The appointee will be expected to carry out world-leading research resulting in regular publications in leading venues, contribute to the School’s stellar teaching program, supervise HDR students, apply for external grants, and be available for service roles as appropriate. The position is open with regard to area of specialisation, though the successful candidates will be expected to have demonstrated competence to contribute to the School’s important teaching in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE). The School The School of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, is a world-leading department that combines several of the world's most cited living philosophers with dynamic and award-winning mid-career and early career researchers. ANU philosophers enjoy what is widely recognized as one of the world’s best environments for research and teaching in Philosophy. Our principal strengths are in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of science (especially philosophy of biology, probability, and decision theory), and philosophy of mind and psychology. We have a proud reputation of repeatedly winning significant support for both individual- and team-projects from the Australian Research Council, and every year welcome many international visitors to Canberra, hosting multiple workshops each year, as well as a vibrant series of weekly research seminars and reading groups. We have a constant flow of postdoctoral researchers, who go on to continuing positions at leading departments worldwide. We have three major research Centres— the Centre for Moral, Social and Political Theory, the Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences, and the Centre for Consciousness. The College The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is the largest of the six Colleges at ANU. It is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and many are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. A hub of vibrant activity, we host numerous lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life. Canberra is one of the world's finest places to live, with a rare combination of urban comfort and access to some of the most beautiful countryside in the world (including an easy drive to some of the world's best, and quietest, beaches). For more information, see http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au. For more information about the position please contact Professor Garrett Cullity at: garrett.cullity@anu.edu.au  The School of Philosophy particularly welcomes applications from members of groups that are underrepresented in the discipline. The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au   ANU values diversity and inclusion and believes employment opportunities must not be limited by socio-economic background, race, religion or gender. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion.  Application information To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents: A current curriculum vitae (CV); and At least three letters of recommendation. If you are unable to include these at the time of applying, please email garrett.cullity@anu.edu.au as soon as practicable with the job number and your name in the subject header; and A statement addressing the selection criteria Any other supporting documents Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position. Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.  Closing date: Thursday, 15 January 2026, 11:55 PM (AEDT) 

Salary

$118,632 - $158,323

Posted

16 Dec 2025

Postdoctoral / Research Fellow, Mathematical Sciences Institute

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra

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The Australian National University

Australia, Canberra


Classification: Academic Level A or B Salary Package: $87,135 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full-time, fixed term (up to 2 years) Position Description and Selection Criteria: Postdoctoral Fellow  Position overview  The Mathematical Sciences Institute is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher at Level A or B. This position is funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery project awarded to Anthony Licata, Anand Deopurkar, and Asilata Bapat. The primary aim of the position is to carry out the research programme proposed for the Discovery project. This will be done in collaboration with the three chief investigators (named above) and a range of Australian and international collaborators. The project centres around the study of Bridgeland stability conditions on triangulated categories. The research aims to answer fundamental questions about the topology of the space of stability conditions, using a combination of techniques from representation theory, group theory, algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and other fields of mathematics. The level of this appointment, Academic Level A or B, will be determined by the appointee’s level of experience and expertise. Applicants are expected to have an outstanding record in research relative to opportunity, in a field directly relevant to the project mentioned above. The ARC grant provides for some funding for international travel for successful applicants to attend conferences and workshops, and to conduct collaborative research with international colleagues.  About the Mathematical Science Institute (MSI) The Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) at the Australian National University (ANU) is a leading international mathematics institute, embracing strong research and teaching programmes in mathematics and its applications.  Further information about MSI is available on the MSI website. The Australian National University is a world-leading institution and provides a range of lifestyle, financial and non-financial rewards and programs to support staff in maintaining a healthy work/life balance whilst encouraging success in reaching their full career potential. This includes very generous maternity and paternity leave.  For more information, please click here. For further information please contact Dr Asilata Bapat (she/her) on E: asilata.bapat@anu.edu.au The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion Application information All application documentation, including three (3) reference letters, must be submitted on MathJobs.org. In order to apply for this role please ensure that you upload the following documents: A cover letter or statement addressing the selection criteria. A current curriculum vitae (CV), including a publication list. A research statement describing achievements and future career plans. At least three (3) current letters of recommendation. The references should be uploaded by the referee to MathJobs.org. The committee will consider candidates who do not meet one or more aspects of the selection criteria. Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results. Closing date Monday, 5 January 2026, 11:55 (AEDT) 

Salary

$87,135 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Posted

5 Dec 2025

Subjects Taught at The Australian National University

See below for a range of subjects taught at The Australian National University

Arts and Humanities

  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics

Business and Economics

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Business and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics

Computer Science

  • Computer Science

Engineering

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • General Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Law

  • Law

Life Sciences

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Biological Sciences

Medical and Health

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Physical Sciences

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Physics and Astronomy

Psychology

  • Psychology

Social Sciences

  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Geography
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Sociology