Jean Renouf

Dr Jean S. Renouf is an academic, a firefighter and a dad. He also spent years working in war zones and natural disasters. All of this informs his interest for climate change, community regeneration and resilience, and non-traditional security.

At Southern Cross University, Dr Renouf is a lecturer with the School of Arts and Social Sciences. He teaches in the area of social sciences, and researches how climate change affects community security, national security and international security.

Dr Renouf has completed his PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); his Masters degree at the Paris Institute for Political Studies (aka Sciences Po Paris) and his Bachelor of Law at the University of Paris-West. Jean has taught at several universities in Europe and Australia and led and completed large-scale research projects in Afghanistan, Haiti, Central African Republic and the Congo.

Prior to this, Dr Renouf worked as an international aid worker, leading and managing aid projects in the most challenging environments, including in Afghanistan, Congo, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, North Korea, Yemen, and more.

Education

• PhD London School of Economics and Political Science (2005 — 2011)
• Post-Graduate Certificate The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2008 — 2009)
• Master Sciences Po (2000 — 2002)
• Bachelors Université Paris Nanterre (1996 — 2000)

Companies

• Founder Resilient Byron (2019)
• Lecturer in Politics and International Relations Southern Cross University (2017)
• Retained Firefighter Fire & Rescue NSW (2016)
• Senior Consultant - Other Solutions Consulting Ltd Other Solutions Consulting Ltd (2013 — 2019)
• Adjunct Lecturer Southern Cross University (2016 — 2017)
• Semester Teaching Fellow Bond University (2016 — 2016)
• Lead Researcher (consultant) Norwegian Refugee Council (2015 — 2015)
• Head of Programmes for the Andean Region Cuso International (2012 — 2013)
• Independent Consultant (while completing my PhD) Self-employed (2009 — 2012)