UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1

16 months, Start date early 2024

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore.

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with expertise in the Catalan language. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary and multilingual research team based at University College Dublin, a team that is working on youth culture in minority and regional languages.

The successful candidate will have the exciting opportunity to work on the ERC project ‘Youth Engagement in European Language Preservation, 1900-2020’ under the supervision of Associate Professor Ríona Nic Congáil as the Principal Investigator (PI). The position will focus on youth engagement in the Catalan language and it will offer the postdoctoral researcher the chance to be part of a ground-breaking project on the intersection between European youth and the preservation of minority or regional European languages in the period since 1900.

Post Doc Level 1 Fixed Salary: €42,783 per annum

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 30th of November 2023.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/.

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