Assistant Professor in Irish

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) warmly welcomes applications for a position of Assistant Professor in Irish based in Department of Irish and Celtic Languages . Successful candidate will join a dynamic team and will be a key member contributing to teaching and research excellence and innovation.

SLLCS is one of the largest of the twelve Schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and has some 80 staff in all, including full time academics, language assistants and lectors, part-time teachers, and professional staff.

School is made up of the Disciplines of French, Germanic Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Irish, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies, the Centre for European Studies, the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, and the recently established Centre for Global Intercultural Communications and Centre for Forced Migration.

The successful candidate will be a specialist in Early Modern Irish or in Early Irish and will have a PhD in Irish, excellent spoken and written Irish, relevant teaching experience and a publication track-record appropriate to an appointment at this level. The successful candidate will be able to teach undergraduate modules in various periods of the language, including Modern Irish language and literature, and will be able and willing to teach a variety of other modules.

Post Status: Tenure Track Contract*

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy [€36,369 to €88,616 per annum]  https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. Please see: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time) on, 18th July 2022

*This position is a Tenure Track position which is 5-years in the first instance. Permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements.

How to apply: Applicants should provide the following information when applying for the post:

A cover letter outlining how their experience makes them suitable for the role (1 A4 page max.)

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications
• The names and contact details (i.e. addresses, e-mail, etc.) of three referees
• A research plan summarising research to be carried out in the next two years (2 pages max.)
• A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – 2 pages max.

To view a copy of the full job spec and to apply for the position please visit: http://jobs.tcd.ie

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