Profile of Fujie Rao

Work

2026/01 - present, Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning (Level B, continuing)

  • School of Architecture and Built Environment
  • College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities
  • Adelaide University, Australia

2025/01 - 2025/12, Tenure-track Associate Professor

  • Urban Design and Planning Stream, School of Design
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

2024/03 - 2025/12, Research Fellow

  • China Institute for Urban Governance
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

2020/11 - 2024/12, Tenure-track Assistant Professor

  • Urban Design and Planning Stream, School of Design
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

2015/08 - 2019/12, Sessional Tutor, Research Assistant, Guest Lecturer

  • University of Melbourne, Australia

2014/05 - 2015/03, Urban/Strategic Planner

  • Huahui Group, Shanghai, China

2011/07 - 2013/12, Teaching and Research Assistant

  • University of Alberta, Canada

Education

2015/08 - 2019/12, PhD in Urban Planning and Design

  • University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Supervised by Prof. Kim Dovey, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
  • Pass without amendment; Melbourne International Research Scholarship
  • Main Street/Suburban Mall/Power Centre: Emerging Retail Synergies and Resilient Urbanity

2011/09 - 2013/12 (conferred 2014/06), Master of Arts in Human Geography and Planning

  • University of Alberta, Canada
  • Supervised by Dr. Robert Summers, Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning
  • GPA 3.9/4; Thesis-Based Master’s Recruitment Scholarship
  • Responding to Rapid and Unexpected Retail Innovations: Planning Retail Resilience

2007/09 - 2011/07, Bachelor of Land Management and Public Administration

  • Zhejiang University, China
  • GPA 3.9/4; Honour Undergraduate Student of Zhejiang Province
  • Vice-President of the Student Union of the College of Public Affairs

Awards and Scholarships

2025/08, Outstanding Mentor Award

  • The 13th National College Digital Art & Design Competition, Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China

2025/01, Best Design Instructor Award; a total of 10 recipients

  • The 6th Shanghai University Student Architectural Design Skills Competition, Shanghai Association of Survey and Design Industry

2024/11, Young Teacher Teaching Excellence Competition; 1st Grade; Rank 1/6

  • School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 10,000 RMB

2023/08, University Teaching Award 2023; 1st Grade

  • Reinventing architectural education: An interdisciplinary approach
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Personal Contribution Rank: 9/10

2022/12, Huang-Jin-Zhi Civil Engineering & Architecture Research Award; 2nd Grade

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 10,000 RMB

2022/06, Shanghai Decision-making Consultation Award; 1st Grade

  • The study of urban regeneration in Shanghai
  • The Municipal Government of Shanghai, Personal Contribution Rank: 12/12

2020/12, Huang-Jin-Zhi Civil Engineering & Architecture Research Award; 3rd Grade

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 5,000 RMB

2018/10, Emerging Scholar Award of the Spaces and Flows Conference

  • Common Ground Research Networks & Heidelberg University

2017/05, Dean’s Prize for Best Published Postgraduate Research

  • Refereed & Co-Authored, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, 1,000 AUD

2015/08 - 2019/08, PhD Scholarship

  • Melbourne International Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne
  • Tuition Waiver + Living Stipend + Insurance

2011/09 - 2013/12, MA Scholarship

  • Thesis-Based Master’s Recruitment Scholarship, University of Alberta
  • Tuition Waiver + Living Stipend

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