Academic appointments
The Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University
Each year Harvard University appoints a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies. Persons wishing to be considered should submit an application through the Harvard ARIeS system here. Applications will be accepted until October with a final notification being made in February the following year.
BHP Billiton Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University
This senior position is based in the School of International Studies at Peking University in Beijing. The Australia-China Council of the Australian Government created the BHP Chair of Australian Studies in collaboration with Peking University in 2011 to facilitate the growth of the study of Australia within Chinese tertiary institutions in China. The appointment is for up to two years.
BFSU-FASIC Colin Mackerras Chair in Australian Studies Program
Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras at Griffith University is a specialist in Chinese history, musical theatre and ethnic minorities, as well as Australia-China relations and Western images of China. He has also worked frequently at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), the first time from 1964 to 1966. He won a Friendship Award from the Chinese government in 2014. From the 1980s to recent years, Professor Mackerras taught at BFSU more than a dozen times and offered courses such as Australia-China Relations, Political Issues in Australia and Western Images of China at undergraduate and graduate levels. To honour the great contributions of Professor Mackerras to the educational and intellectual exchanges between China and Australia, the BFSU Australian Studies Centre and Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC) agreed to establish the BFSU-FASIC Colin Mackerras Chair in Australian Studies Program (“Colin Mackerras Program” and “Chair”) in 2024.
Annual Visiting Professor of Australian Studies, Centre for Pacific and American Studies at the University of Tokyo
The Visiting Professorship in Australian Studies was created in 1999 by the Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo, to promote a deeper understanding of Australia and its regional engagement. The position is supported by the Australia-Japan Foundation. The Visiting Professor in Australian Studies is required to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels; to present conference papers; to conduct research; and to participate in promoting Australian Studies within Japan. The appointment is for a period of approximately 10 months.