Eleanor is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Development at Monash University, Deputy Director of the Master in International Development Practice (MIDP) programme, and on the Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Steering Committee. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Security Governance, Associate Editor with Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, and is engaged in a number of research projects for international organisations.
Eleanor has spent 20 years working in the field of conflict, security, justice and human rights, including 10 years working in management and advisory roles with the UN and other international organisations in post-conflict environments in the Balkans and South Asia.
In the last 10 years, she returned to academia and has worked as a consultant for various international organisations, NGOs, governments and universities. Her research, practice and teaching focus on ways in which to build security and justice after conflict and inclusive approaches to peacebuilding.