UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2 - Temporary - 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026, with possibility of extension

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2 within UCD School of Psychology.

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

More specifically, this role will advance ASPbelong’s Work Package 5 on science communication and implementation science. This may include design of online experiments to identify critical ‘belief barriers’ to implementation and testing message efficacy for uptake among key stakeholders (i.e. adolescents, education practitioners, health/social care practitioners, arts sector, tech industry, academic). This role will also include developing quantitative metrics to assess the indirect impact of our dissemination efforts. This may include text analysis on publicly available qualitative data (e.g., public statements, press releases) from key stakeholders both prior to and following our dissemination efforts. Assessment may also include individual interviews with key representatives of relevant stakeholder groups following dissemination, inquiring about the ways they have used, or could use, the dissemination messages in their work or fields. This role will also entail dissemination for policy impact.

Salary Range: PD1-  €45,847 - €52,339 per annum

Salary Range: PD2 - €53,770 - €55,282 per annum

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

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 7^th of July 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.

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