Post doctoral Research Fellow

Applications are invited for a 12 months temporary post of a UCD Post doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2 within School of Politics and International Relations.

Empowering Malawian Women Farmers through Precision Agriculture and Market E-Linkages EMPOWER-ME is an interdisciplinary research project supported by the Research Ireland and Irish Aid SFI Future Innovator Prize: 24 FIP SDG 13388. The project tackles gender disparities in agricultural productivity by designing and piloting gender-responsive, site-specific digital agricultural technologies DATs tailored for smallholder women farmers in Malawi. Through a mixed-methods research design-combining household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and on-farm agronomic trials-the project aims to deliver scalable solutions that enhance women's access to agronomic advice, soil testing, and market linkages. EMPOWER-ME is jointly led by University College Dublin UCD, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture IITA-Malawi, and NASFAM, Malawi's largest farmer organisation, with support from other strategic partners in Ireland and Malawi.

Postdoctoral Researcher 2017 Level I - 7097 - €45,847 - €52,339 per annum

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Postdoctoral Researcher 2017 Level II - 7098 Fixed Salary: €53,770 per annum

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 6^th June 2025

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (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 CVs 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.

The PD2 post is intended for researchers that have completed PD1. As with the PD1, if you have already completed your PD2 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD2, or your total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 6 years, you should not apply and should refer to Research Fellow posts instead.

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

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