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

This position is within an ERC Consolidator project being led by Dr Irial Glynn (Principal Investigator - PI). The project is a 5-year study of the global history of boat refugees since the 1940s (SOS). SOS will focus on refugees’ journeys, paying particular attention to what occurred at sea and at offshore detention centres. The central research question framing the project is: how did notions of solidarity, sovereignty and sanctuary influence the experience and reception of boat refugees across time and space? The research team will be guided by the related sub-question: who hindered and who helped boat refugees at sea, and why? The project aims to place boat refugees at the heart of the analysis. The successful applicant will create and develop their own case study centring on the experience and reception of Vietnamese boatpeople in the South China Sea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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

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PD2 Salary: €53,770 - €58,479 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 1^st April 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.

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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.

Application deadline: 1 April 2025

More details on the role are available here