Independent Researcher And Freelance Consultant
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Apr 2020 - Present
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Anthropologist specialising in armed conflict and peacebuilding, social and environmental impact of resource extraction.
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Anthropologist specialising in armed conflict and peacebuilding, social and environmental impact of resource extraction.
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Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia
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Michael Main is listed as Anthropologist specialising in armed conflict and peacebuilding, social and environmental impact of resource extraction. at Freelance, based in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Michael Main.
Michael Main previously worked as Independent Researcher and Freelance Consultant at Freelance and Researcher at United States Institute Of Peace. Michael Main holds Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Anthropology from The Australian National University.
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I have a PhD in anthropology from the Australian National University. My doctoral research focussed on the Huli-speaking population of Hela Province in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) highlands, with a particular focus on armed conflict and gender-based violence. My research in Hela has also focused on the social and cultural impact of the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas project. I have a professional background in geology and environmental science, which has provided the basis for my interest in the anthropology of development and resource extraction, and associated social instability. In 2014 I completed a Master of Development Studies at The University of Melbourne, where I undertook field research on the environmental consequences of PNG’s Ok Tedi mine and the impact on West Papuan refugees living on the Fly River downstream from the mine. My expertise has been utilised by various organisations including Jubilee Australia, Conciliation Resources, the NSW Environmental Defenders Office, and the United States Institute of Peace. I was one of ten independent expert reviewers of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Sepik Development Project and the Frieda River Mine proposed by PanAust, which led to the intervention of eleven UN Special Rapporteurs and a landowner case taken to the Australian National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct. I maintain a close working relationship with my Papua New Guinean colleagues and their peacebuilding work in Hela Province.
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11 roles
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Researcher
Contractor to the United States Institute of Peace to design and implement a research project on grassroots methods of conflict resolution in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea, and to produce a Special Report.
May 2023 - Feb 2024
Independent Contractor
Contractor to the United States Institute of Peace to provide a report on the fragility dynamics of Papua New Guinea’s Hela Province, and to provide a stakeholder mapping analysis for the province.
Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Independent Researcher
Independent expert reviewer of the Environmental Impact Assessments of two black sand mining projects (iron sands) on the island of Vita Levu in Fiji. Commissioned by Jubilee Australia.
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Consultant - Expert Hela Province Advisor
My role was to draw upon their my in depth understanding of political, economic and social dynamics in Hela to support Conciliation Resources (CR)’s peacebuilding scoping project in the Hela Province of PNG. I contributed to CR’s analysis of peace and conflict dynamics in Hela through expert knowledge input and advice on suitable approaches to data.
Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
Research Officer
Research officer for Sorcery and Related Violence (SARV) project in Papua New Guinea. School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
Independent Consultant
Independent expert reviewer of the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Sepik Development Project, Papua New Guinea.
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
Senior Environmental Scientist
Coffey Environments
Project management of contaminated land and groundwater environmental audits. Field manager of cultural heritage baseline investigations in PNG Southern Highlands as part of PNG LNG project
Jul 2006 - Jun 2011
Environmental Consultant
Site Remediation Services Australia
Environmental Site Assessments (Soil and Groundwater) of urban developments including major construction projects.
Feb 2001 - Dec 2006
Exploration Geologist
Ck Prowse & Associates
Consultant gold exploration geologist for greenfield sites in Victoria
Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
Exploration Geologist
Australian Resources
Gold exploration geologist
Jul 1996 - Dec 1996
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Michael Main education
Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Anthropology
Master Of Arts - Ma, Development Studies
Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geology/Earth Science, General
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Michael Main works for Freelance.
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Michael Main is based in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia while working with Freelance.
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Michael Main has worked for Freelance, United States Institute Of Peace, Jubilee Australia Research Centre, Conciliation Resources, and The Australian National University.
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Michael Main holds Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Anthropology from The Australian National University.
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