Peking University — Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), School of International Studies
2021–present
Founder of PeaceLab, a research initiative promoting field-based work on conflict, mediation, and peace. Leads research on China’s global role in peace and conflict, with fieldwork across Syria, Ukraine, Iran, and Israel-Palestine.
Australian National University — Research Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
2019–2021
Research Fellow under the ARC and Westpac project on China and international order, with fieldwork in Syria and Venezuela on Chinese non-state actors in conflict zones and post-conflict reconstruction.
United Nations Development Programme — Research Associate
2016–2018
Managed poverty, equity, and governance projects, and supported senior UN leadership through policy research and coordination.
Xiaoyu Lu 