Lecturer/Associate Professor - Irish Folklore and Ethnology, UCD School of Irish

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Irish Folklore and Ethnology within UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore.

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

The successful candidate will have an established reputation for excellence in research and teaching in the field of folkloristics and ethnology with specialisations in traditional narrative, popular belief, ritual and custom with a focus on contextualising these traditions in both Ireland and globally. They will contribute to the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and will be expected to provide academic leadership in the development of innovative teaching and research in this area in a national and international context, including ethnographic and archival practice and methodologies in the immediate field of folkloristics.

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €64,753 - €102,539 Per Annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 17/11/2025

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified (via the ‘Apply’ button above). 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 CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

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Beidh dea-cháil ar an iarrthóir rathúil as sármhaitheas i dtaighde agus i múineadh i réimse na béaloideaseolaíochta agus na heitneolaíochta le speisialtóireacht i scéalaíocht thraidisiúnta, i gcreideamh coitianta, i ndeasghnátha agus i nósanna, le fócas ar na traidisiúin seo a chur i gcomhthéacs in Éirinn agus ar fud an domhain araon.

95 Scála Tuarastail Léachtóir/Ollamh Cúnta (7943): €64,753- €102,539 in aghaidh na bliana.

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Dáta dúnta: 12:00 uair (am áitiúil na hÉireann) ar 17.11.2025

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