Organisation/Company University College Cork Department HR Research Research Field History » Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Ireland Application Deadline 9 Jul 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time 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
The Gerard Wrixon Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to support excellence in teaching and research in the field of Early and Medieval Irish in University College Cork. UCC has a long and proud record in the discipline and can list Profs Séamas Caomhánach, Pádraig Ó Riain and Máire Herbert as former holders of the Chair in the Department. The Fellowship will be offered as a one-year post, with renewal for a second year subject to satisfactory performance. Successful holders of the Fellowship may apply for it a second time if/when the Fellowship is advertised on another occasion.
The Fellowship has two primary aims: firstly, to facilitate the successful applicant in developing a high-quality research profile as a member of a dynamic scholarly Department; and secondly, to give promising early career scholars the opportunity to enlarge their teaching portfolios, important for those who wish to seek third-level positions in the field.
Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI’s. This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher. Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEI Researcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Associatio n
Project Title:The Gerard Wrixon Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Early and Medieval Irish.
The Wrixon Post-Doctoral Fellowship will include research and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to:
* Participate in limited teaching hours in the furtherance of your own development and contribute to teaching and tutorial approaches within the Department of Early and Medieval Irish (as directed by the Head of Department or their nominee).
* Be involved in supervising and engaging with students engaged in the Department’s component of the online MA in Irish Mythology and Folklore (as directed by the Head of Department or their nominee).
* Undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities as required by the Head of Department (or their nominee), in order to develop teaching and research skills and competencies.
* Disseminate the results of the research in which they are engaged.
* Become more familiar with the processes involved in academic publication.
* Acquire generic and transferable skills (including administration skills and postgraduate mentoring / supervision).
* Participate in the wider research and scholarly activities of the Department.
* Interact closely with postgraduate research students who are studying for a Masters or a PhD, possibly taking an agreed role in supporting these students in conjunction with an academic supervisor.
* Carry out appropriate administrative work and additional duties within the Department, to the extent that may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
* To conduct a specified programme of research under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator/Project Leader.
* To engage in appropriate training and professional development opportunities as required by the Principal Investigator, School or College in order to develop research skills and competencies.
* To gain experience in grant writing.
* To engage in the dissemination of the results of the research in which they are engaged, as directed by, with the support of and under the supervision of a Principal Investigator.
* To become familiar with the publication process.
* To acquire generic and transferable skills (including project management, business skills and postgraduate mentoring/supervision).
* To engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of the research group, School or College.
* To interact closely with postgraduate research students who are studying for a Masters or a PhD and possibly have an agreed role in supporting these students in their day to day research in conjunction with an academic supervisor.
* To carry out additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
* To contribute to costing research grant proposals and assist in the financial management of a research project.
Specific Requirements
* Candidates must hold a PhD qualification with a thesis which demonstrates advanced competence in the field of Early and Medieval (Old and Middle) Irish, or evidence of near completion of a doctorate, at the time of application.
* Appropriate research experience.
* Appropriate technical competence and accomplishment.
* A capability of working within a project team to achieve results.
* Good communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
* A commitment to gaining practical experience working on a research project.
* Appropriate track record of academic achievement.
* Fluency in Modern Irish.
* Demonstrable familiarity with medieval literary and historical sources.
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