DFAT is seeking expressions of interest from Australian academics to be appointed as Visiting Legal Fellows.

The Visiting Legal Fellow Program (the Program) aims to encourage greater dialogue between DFAT's legal advisers and academia on new and developing international legal issues.

To be eligible to apply for the Program, you must be an academic at an Australian university and be working on, or have previously worked on, international legal issues. The call for expressions of interest below contains further information on the Program.

Expressions of interest must be submitted to DFAT.Legal@dfat.gov.au by 6pm AEST on Friday 1 October 2021.

Call for expressions of interest: Visiting Legal Fellow Program

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking expressions of interest from Australian academics to be appointed as Visiting Legal Fellows.

The purpose of the Visiting Legal Fellow Program is to encourage greater dialogue between the Department's legal advisers and academia on new and developing international legal issues.

Through this call for expressions of interest, the Department intends to appoint two Visiting Legal Fellows for a two-year period, 2022 to 2023. To be eligible to apply, you must be an academic at an Australian university and be working on, or have previously worked on, international legal issues.

As a Visiting Legal Fellow you will deliver an international law lecture in the Department in each of the two years of appointment, participate in at least two workshops with Departmental staff on your areas of expertise and experience, and deliver all-staff presentations for the Department's Legal Division. You may also be invited to participate in other activities, such as joining an Australian delegation to an international conference or meeting.

Participation in the program will be self-funded but, for academics not based in Canberra, the Department may reimburse reasonable travel expenses for up to 3 trips to Canberra.

The Department invites eligible academics to submit expressions of interest. Your expression of interest should consist of a statement addressing how your appointment as a Visiting Legal Fellow would be mutually beneficial (no more than 500 words), a biography (no more than 150 words) and a Curriculum Vitae (no more than 3 pages).

Expressions of interest must be submitted to DFAT.Legal@dfat.gov.au by 6pm AEST on Friday 1 October 2021.

A selection committee will be responsible for recommending appointments to the delegate. The delegate's decision regarding the appointments will be final.