Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Digital Humanities x2

Joint Programme with the Communications University of China (CUC) Beijing, teaching in both UCC and CUC.

Fixed term whole time posts (duration to 31^st May 2036)

UCC wishes to appoint to the role of Lecturer in Digital Humanities. Reporting to the Head of the Department of Digital Humanities to teach in UCC and in the Communications University of China (CUC) Beijing on the Joint BA Programme, Digital Culture and Society and on our MA programmes, with a view to supervision at PhD level.

We seek to appoint two lecturers in Digital Humanities; including Digital Cultures, Digital Society, Digital Stylometry, Data Visualisation, Network Analysis, Digital/Media Arts, and other areas which require knowledge of and the ability to teach programming languages such as JavaScript, R, or Python.

Duties will include research, research-led teaching and administration within the School of English and Digital Humanities with a specific focus on teaching a generalist undergraduate programme of Digital Humanities. Appointees will be required to spend several months each year in China.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Mike Cosgrave, Email: m.cosgrave@ucc.ie.

For further information on the Department www.ucc.ie/en/dah

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €42,102 - €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 14^th April 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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