Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Psychological sciences » Psychology Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Country Ireland Application Deadline 25 Jun 2025 - 08:27 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Applications are invited for a temporary post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Psychology.
GENERATION PEACE does not ask how to protect 1.8 billion children in conflict-affected countries. Instead, it shows how youth - one-third of the world's population - can build peace. This approach challenges the portrayal of youth as perpetrators (i.e. number of child soldiers) and positions youth as a driver of quality peace, rather than an outcome (e.g. primary school enrolment). Addressing the gaps in the existing research necessitates a holistic, multilevel model tested with diverse methods across contexts and time.
More specifically, this role will advance Work Package 2 (WP2) of GENERATION PEACE, quantitatively examining the cross-national impact of youth peacebuilding on quality peace. WP2 will produce a Youth Peacebuilding Indicator (YPI), compatible with cross-national databases from 1946-2020 for 193 UN member states, operationalised across two domains: (1) capacities for nonviolent conflict transformation and (2) foundations for sustainable peace and development. The YPI will integrate (a) existing data on youth; (b) recode or `slice' existing data to focus on youth; and (c) create additional variables within each domain. Supervised coding and Expert Review will ensure data compatibility and quality. Critical to identifying potential threats to endogeneity, multilevel analyses will be complemented by an instrumental variable test and sensitivity analyses to selection and bias. The relative degree of confidence in the YPI codes will also be modelled.
Salary Range: €45,847 - €52,339 Per Annum
Appointment on the above range will be dependent on qualifications and experience.
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 11th 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.
Communication, Organizational skills, Experience in an area of quantitative research related to peace and conflict, Experience in contributing to funding applications or other fundraising activities, Experience in cross-national collaborative working
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
Mandatory:
*PhD a relevant social science discipline.
*Working knowledge of creating and curating cross-national datasets.
*Statistical experience analysing other large-scale, complex quantitative datasets.
*A demonstrated commitment to research and publications.
*An understanding of the operational requirements for a successful research project.
*Evidence of research activity (publications, conference presentations, awards) and future scholarly output (working papers, research proposals, and ability to outline a research project.
*Evidence of research activity (publications, conference presentations, awards) and future scholarly output (working papers, research proposals, and experience of writing a funding application).
*Excellent Communication Skills (Oral, Written, Presentation, etc)
*Excellent Organisational and Administrative skill,s including a proven ability to work to deadlines.
*Candidates must demonstrate an awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion agenda.
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.
*Experience in an area of quantitative research related to peace and conflict.
*Experience in managing research projects.
*Experience in contributing to funding applications or other fundraising activities.
*Experience in cross-national collaborative working.
*Experience in setting own research agenda.
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