Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has taken up a post at a major Australian university.
Ms Ardern, who was her home country's leader from 2017 to 2023, will soon begin guest-lecturing, running masterclasses and mentoring students and researchers at the University of Sydney.
She has been appointed a professor of practice - a part-time role for people with extensive leadership experience outside of academia - in the school of public health.
Her work will focus on areas including empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust.
Ms Ardern led New Zealand through the Christchurch terrorist attacks, the Whakaari volcanic eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 46-year-old resigned as prime minister and leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in January 2023, saying she did not "have enough in the tank" to carry on.
"I've found myself especially focused on the question of leadership since leaving office, and how we can better support and encourage the kind of leadership needed to tackle our many global challenges," Ms Ardern said.
"I'm looking forward to working alongside the brilliant students, faculty and wider University of Sydney community, as we share experiences, explore and develop ways to better serve our communities, and help solve the issues facing so many today."
Since leaving office, Ms Ardern has held fellowships at Harvard and Oxford universities and founded an international program that promotes empathetic leadership.
She and her family moved to Sydney from the US earlier in 2026.
University vice-chancellor Mark Scott said he had long admired Ms Ardern for the courage and humanity she brought to public life.
"Her leadership demonstrated that empathy and resolve do not compete with one another; each can strengthen the other," he said.
Students would meet not only a former prime minister, but a thoughtful teacher with a great deal to share about public leadership and service, he said.
Ms Ardern spoke at a gender equality conference in Melbourne in April, which was attended by delegates from 185 countries.
She also recently attended the Pre-COP31 meetings in Fiji alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.