PhD scholarship in Early Irish Epigraphy

The Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University is pleased to invite applications for a PhD scholarship fully funded by the Irish Research Council on an SFI-IRC Pathway Award project, EMISoS: Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone - the origins and early development of Irish epigraphic culture (2023–2027), led by Dr Nora White.

The topic of the PhD will fall within the general framework of the project while accommodating the interests of the successful candidate. Possibilities include, but are not limited to, focusing on digital editions of inscriptions from a particular early ecclesiastical site/region or other sub-group in the corpus of Latin script inscriptions. The successful candidate will be enrolled in Structured PhD Programme in the Department of Early Irish and work under the primary supervision of Dr Nora White, co-supervised by Prof. David Stifter.

The award consists of an annual stipend of €22,000 plus tuition fees. A designated workspace in the Arts and Humanities Institute at Maynooth, funds to purchase equipment for use on the project and additional research expenses will also be provided. Applicants for whom English is a second language will be required to meet English language requirements specified here.

Applicants should satisfy the following criteria:

Essential:

    A first-class or upper second-class Master’s degree in Celtic Studies or a cognate discipline that aligns with the subject of research

    Ability to write well in English

Desirable:

    Knowledge of early Irish (the student can undertake further language modules during the PhD) and Latin languages

    Excellent communication and organisational skills

    Some understanding of medieval palaeography (the student can also undertake modules in this area during the PhD)

    An interest in epigraphy and/or onomastics

    Some knowledge of TEI XML encoding and/or other digital humanities related skills

Please submit the following application materials by email to [email protected] before midnight on 7 April 2024:

    Cover letter (max. 2 pages) which should include a discussion of how you will address the PhD research project

    CV, which includes the names and contact details of two academic referees

    Writing sample (e.g. an academic essay/article or section of MA dissertation)

Further details: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university