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.
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.