Dr George Tan
Lecturer
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
George is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population. He was previously a Research Associate at the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population, the Public Health Information Development Unit and the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. George has over 10 years of teaching and research experience in Geography, specifically in the fields of migration and population research. He has a keen research interest in international migration, particularly around international students, skilled migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Some of his recent work includes understanding the post-study migration outcomes of international students in Australia and the experiences of skilled migrants in regional migration programs.
His work connects strongly with industry and all levels of government. George previously sat on the Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Council for Skilled Migration (MACSM) and regularly consults for Federal, State, and Local Governments and think tanks. He also frequently contributes to media pieces and articles on matters regarding migration and population.
George is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population. He was previously a Research Associate at the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population, the Public Health Information Development Unit and at the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. George has over 10 years of teaching and research experience in Geography, specifically in the fields of migration and population research. He has a keen research interest in international migration, particularly around international students, skilled migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Some of his recent work includes understanding the post-study migration outcomes of international students in Australia and the experiences of skilled migrants in regional migration programs.
His work connects strongly with industry and all levels of government, as demonstrated by his recent appointment by the Hon. Alex Hawke, Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, to the Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Council for Skilled Migration (MACSM). George is also collaborating with colleagues from various organisations and Australian universities to host an upcoming forum on exploring the resettlement of refugees in regional Australia, which will seek to highlight new and emerging issues in this space.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2014 - 2014 Co-Course Convenor University of Adelaide 2014 - ongoing Tutor University of Adelaide 2012 - 2016 Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2008 - 2010 Postgraduate Representative University of Adelaide 2006 - 2011 Tutor University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2012 Award John Lewis Silver Medal for Geography Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Australia - 2002 Invitation Golden Key International Honour Society Golden Key International Honour Society Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, speak and understand spoken English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2011 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philiosphy 2003 - 2003 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts Honours 2000 - 2002 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Radford, D., Tan, G., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., & Hetz, H. (2025). Intersectional precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in rural Australia. Sociologia Ruralis, 65(1).
2025 Tran, L. T., Tan, G., Bui, H., & Rahimi, M. (2025). Evolving pathways: From the education-migration nexus to the education-work-migration nexus in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 61(2), 273-290.
2024 Radford, D., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., Hetz, H., Roberts, R., Soong, H., & Tan, G. (2024). Everyday refugee integration: A holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration through the everyday practices of Hazara Afghan refugees. Journal of Sociology, 61(2), 235-254.
2023 Radford, D., Tan, G., Hetz, H., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., & Hassani, A. (2023). A whole-of-community approach: local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia. Australian Geographer, 21 pages.
Scopus42023 Tan, G., Rung, D. L., & Golebiowska, K. (2023). Coordinating settlement (im)mobilities: exploring secondary migration patterns and settlement geographies among refugee-humanitarian migrants in regional Australia. Australian Geographer, 1-25.
2023 Tan, G., & Cebulla, A. (2023). When what you have is not enough—Acquiring Australian qualifications to overcome non‐recognition of overseas skills. International Migration, 61(3), 175-195.
Scopus13 WoS22023 Tran, L. T., Tan, G., Bui, H., & Rahimi, M. (2023). International graduates on temporary post‐graduation visas in Australia: Employment experiences and outcomes. Population, Space and Place, 29(1), 13 pages.
Scopus8 WoS12022 Tran, L. T., Bui, H., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2022). Post-Graduation Work Visas and Loopholes: Insights into Support Provision for International Graduates from the Perspectives of Migration Agents, Universities, and International Graduates. EVALUATION REVIEW, 46(4), 438-464.
Scopus6 WoS52022 Tran, L. T., Bui, H., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2022). “It is not O.K to think that you are good just because you have graduated from overseas”: Agency and contextual factors affecting Vietnamese returning graduates. International Migration, 60(6), 43-59.
Scopus12 WoS22021 Zander, K. K., Shalley, F., Taylor, A., Tan, G., & Dyrting, S. (2021). "Run air-conditioning all day": Adaptation pathways to increasing heat in the Northern Territory of Australia. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 74, 11 pages.
Scopus23 WoS52020 Tran, L. T., Phan, H. L. T., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2020). ‘I changed my strategy and looked for jobs on Gumtree’: the ecological circumstances and international graduates’ agency and strategies to navigate the Australian labour market. Compare: a journal of comparative and international education, 52(5), 822-840.
Scopus28 WoS142020 Tran, L. T., Rahimi, M., Tan, G., Dang, X. T., & Le, N. (2020). Post-study work for international graduates in Australia: opportunity to enhance employability, get a return on investment or secure migration?. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 18(5), 495-510.
Scopus60 WoS242017 Fatorić, S., Morén-Alegret, R., Niven, R., & Tan, G. (2017). Living with climate change risks: stakeholders' employment and coastal relocation in mediterranean climate regions of Australia and Spain. Environment Systems and Decisions, 37(3), 276-288.
Scopus172017 Tan, G., & Hugo, G. (2017). The transnational migration strategies of Chinese and Indian students in Australia. Population, Space and Place, 23(6), 1-15.
Scopus33 WoS16- Tan, G., Cebulla, A., Ziersch, A., & Taylor, A. (n.d.). Australia’s State Specific and Regional Migration Schemes: exploring permanent and temporary skilled migration outcomes in South Australia. Australian Population Studies, 3(2), 16-28.
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Books
Year Citation 2017 A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making (2017). . ANU Press.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2023 Cranston, S., & Tan, G. (2023). Privileged migration and the family: Family matters in corporate expatriation. In J. L. Waters, & B. S. A. Yeoh (Eds.), Handbook on Migration and the Family (pp. 217-231). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Scopus42017 Hugo, G., Tan, G., & Napitupulu, J. (2017). Indonesia as a transit country in irregular migration to Australia. In M. McAuliffe, & K. Koser (Eds.), A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision Making (pp. 167-196). Canberra: ANU Press. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2017 Reilly, A., Howe, J., Berg, L., Farbenblum, B., & Tan, G. (2017). International Students and the Fair Work Ombudsman. 2016 Tan, G., McDougall, K., & Feist, H. (2016). International Migration in South Australia: Assessing the Outcomes of Skilled and Business Migration Programs. 2015 Feist, H., Tan, G., McDougall, K., & Hugo, G. (2015). Enabling rural migrant settlement: a case study of the Limestone Coast. Australian Population and Migration Research Centre (APMRC). 2015 Hugo, G., Tan, G., Feist, H., & Harris, K. (2015). Population dynamics in regional Australia. Regional Australia Institute. 2015 Tan, G. T. (2015). Demographic Change in Indonesia and its Implications for the Australian Meat Industry. 2014 Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G., & Feist, H. (2014). The CALD Youth Census Report 2014. Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY).. 2014 McDougall, K., Tan, G. T., & Feist, H. (2014). Demographic Analysis of the Catchment Area of ACH Group' s Residential Aged Care Services, Fleurieu Peninsula. 2013 Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G. T., & Feist, H. (2013). Demographic Trends in South Australia and their implications for community demands on the Councils and their capacity to meet those demands. 2013 Sevoyan, A., Hugo, G., Feist, H., Tan, G., McDougall, K., Tan, Y., & Spoehr, J. (2013). Impact of climate change on disadvantaged groups: Issues and interventions (38/13). Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. -
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2014 - ongoing Member Australia Population Association Member Australia 2014 - ongoing Member Institute of Australian Geographers Member Australia
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