Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) warmly welcomes applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Culture. The successful candidate will join a dynamic interdisciplinary team and will be a key member contributing to teaching and research excellence and innovation.

This post is full time, 3-year fixed term.

The assistant professor salary scale is €38,719 - €94,031. Appointments will be made in line with public pay policy and salary is non-negotiable. Please note that New Entrants to the public service in Ireland will start no higher than point 8 (€54,566).

Hours: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. Further information is available at: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf 

SLLCS is one of the largest of the twelve Schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and has a vibrant and diverse community of over 140 members of staff and c.2000 students. The School is home to seven disciplines (French, Germanic Studies, Irish and Celtic Studies, Italian, Hispanic Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies) and many interdisciplinary staff, research centres and programmes (Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, European Studies and Identities, Forced Migration, Intercultural Communications, Literary and Cultural Translation, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Resistance Studies). The School enjoys a very high international reputation in its teaching and research and attracts highly qualified and motivated students from Ireland and internationally. Since its inception, it has consistently been ranked in the top 100 Modern Languages Schools in the QS subject rankings. It is currently ranked 57th in the world in Modern Languages and 46th in Arts and Humanities.

The TCD Centre for Digital Humanities (DH@TCD) is internationally recognised for its contributions in research, teaching and service.  Our 10-year track record of externally-funded research projects covers a wide range of topics, with particular strengths in the development of research environments and infrastructures for the digital humanities, and the application of digital humanities insights to wider social, cultural and technical challenges (critical digital humanities).  The Centre also feeds its expertise into Trinity’s Postgraduate Programme in Digital Humanities and Culture, which is based in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies.  This one-year programme, which can be taken as a PG Certificate, PG Diploma or full Master’s degree, introduces students to the basic discourses, contexts and tools of the field, preparing them for a wide range of professional and research opportunities.  The Centre also hosts doctoral, postdoctoral and visiting researchers, as well as contributing to a wide variety of academic and public outreach events.

Applicants MUST provide the following information when applying for the post:

Note:

• Please note that ALL ESSENTIAL requirements MUST be met. 
• Please do NOT include materials not requested at this stage, e.g. sample publications, copies of degrees, etc.
•  Candidates who do not address the application requirements above (as stated) WILL NOT be considered at the short list stage and will be automatically eliminated from the competition.
• Candidates should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation and may include a test of practical skills.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dr Jennifer Edmond, Director of the Trinity Centre for Digital Humanities ([email protected]) and Prof. Omar García, Head of School ([email protected]).   

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner Frederique Roy-Boulet at [email protected] and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading. 

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war. 

We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.