Volunteer Academics Sharing Knowledge
Across Borders
What We Do
We support the goals and aspirations of universities in countries across the Indo-Pacific by identifying, recruiting and supporting suitably qualified and motivated academic volunteers.
We match the academic teaching and research needs and priorities identified by our university partners with volunteers who are, or were, career academics. Volunteers may be current, soon-to-retire or recently retired academics from accredited universities.
We partner with Australian professional societies, institutes, learned academies and universities to recruit academic volunteers.
We partner with the Australian Volunteers Program, which is an Australian Government-funded initiative that supports global volunteering.
We fundraise to support a sustainable program of placing academic volunteers in partner universities.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Recruitment for 2026 positions has closed . Opportunities for 2027 are in development.
Expressions of interest are accepted year-round. Thank you for your interest
Recent Appointments
Position: Donor & Alumni Relations Mentor Appointment made /Position closed.
Partner: University of the Western Cape
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Position: Research Strategy Mentor (Arts and Humanities) Appointment made /Position closed.
Partner: University of the Western Cape
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Position: Discipline Advisor in Executive Business Management Appointment made /Position closed.
Partner: Fiji National University
Location: Suva, Fiji
Position: Discipline Advisor in Civil Engineering Appointment made /Position closed.
Partner: Fiji National University
Location: Suva, Fiji
Position: University Librarian Appointment made /Position closed.
Partner: University of the South Pacific
Location: Suva, Fiji
Volunteers must be current or recently retired senior academics or professional university staff from accredited universities.
Expressions of Interest from Partner Universities and Volunteers for 2026/27 are welcome.