Dr. Jian Zhang is the Associate Dean Education (ADE) at UNSW Canberra at ADFA and is an Associate Professor in International and Political Studies in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS). Jian has held previous leadership roles within HASS as the Acting Head of School and Deputy Head of School (Teaching), prior to the appointment of ADE. Â
Jian’s primary research interests are Chinese foreign and security policy, China's military modernisation, Asia-Pacific security and Australia-China relations. He is the Vice-President of the Executive Committee (2021-2024) of International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific, a member of the Australian Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (AUS-CSCAP), and an adjunct Senior Fellow at the Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP) at Stockholm, Sweden.