IASIL Newsletter 2004 newsletter

Current and Recent Irish Studies Vacancies

Please do NOT send applications without first confirming all information contained herein with original source. These postings are for information only. Do not regard them as official advertisements.

Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College Dublin

Lecturer in Nineteenth Century Irish Literature, Queen's University Belfast

Director, Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway

Associate Profesor of Irish Studies, Georgia Southern University

Lecturer in Irish, Notre Dame

University College Dublin - Lecturer in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama

UCD are seeking applications for a permanent post in their Department of English, from candidates specialising in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama.

Full details are available on the UCD Personnel Office Website

The post was advertised on 13 February 2004 with a deadline in March 2004.

Queen's University Belfast
Lectureship in Nineteenth-Century Irish Literature in English
Ref: 04/K343B
Deadline for Applications: 27 February 2004.
Date Posted: 3 February 2004.

Applications are invited at Queen's University for a lectureship tenable from 1 August, 2004 in Nineteenth-Century Irish Literature in English.

The School of English is a large and successful department with a strong record in research and teaching. The successful applicants will be expected to contribute fully to the success of the School, by conducting research at a level in keeping with the School’s objective of maintaining or improving on its ‘5’ rating in the last RAE, and by undertaking high quality teaching at undergraduate and M.A. level both within the area of their specialisms and more widely in the field of English Literature.

Applicants must have a primary degree or equivalent in English or a cognate subject and a completed doctorate in a relevant subject area; demonstrable ability to produce suitably excellent research (at RAE Grade 5/5*) in the specialist area in English of the post(s) they are applying for, with a strong publications record, appropriate to their stage of career.

Applicants for the Lectureship in Nineteenth-Century Irish Literature in English must also have experience of teaching nineteenth-century Irish literature in English at tertiary level and must demonstrate an ability to teach more generally in the area of English Literature.

Informal enquiries regarding this post may be directed to Dr Michael McAteer, Tel: 02890975280 or e-mail: m.mcateer@qub.ac.uk.

Further criteria will be available in the further particulars for the posts.

Salary: £22,191 - £33,681 per annum

Closing Date: 5.00 pm Friday 27 February, 2004

Visit the QUB website to download the application pack - http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or alternatively contact the Personnel Department, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 90973044 or (028) 90973854 (answering machine). Fax: (028) 90971040 or e-mail on personnel@qub.ac.uk

Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway
Deadline for Applications: 7 November 2003
Date Posted: 14 October 2003

Applications are invited for the full-time, permanent post of Director, Centre for Irish Studies. The appointment, which will be made at Senior Lecturer level, is an academic position which involves the planning, management, and administration of the activities of the Centre.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD degree and must have an established academic reputation in teaching, research, and publication in the area of Irish Studies. Experience in the development of academic programmes in Irish Studies will be an essential requirement as will a record of involvement with Irish Studies both nationally and internationally. The Director will occupy a leadership role and will have responsibility for directing teaching, research, and other appropriate activities conducted under the auspices of the Centre in accordance with the general policies determined by the Board of Irish Studies. The person appointed will have a high degree of fluency in Irish and English.

Details of the Centre for Irish Studies may be found at www.nuigalway.ie/irishstudies/

For informal discussion contact: Professor Tadhg Foley, Chairperson, Board of the Centre for Irish Studies, Tel. +353-(0)91-512121.

Appointment will be made at an appropriate level on the Senior Lecturer scale: €56,186 x 7 = €79,621 p.a. €53,376 x 7 = €75,640 p.a. (pre 1995 entrants) depending on qualifications and experience. Closing date for completed applications is at 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 7th November, 2003. Further details

Associate Professor of Irish Studies, Georgia Southern University
Deadline for Applications: 3 November 2003

Full-time, tenure-track assistant or associate professor of Irish Studies. The successful candidate will also become Director of the Center for Irish Studies. Established in 1995, the Center has a multifaceted mission including academic responsibilities for the Irish Studies minor and the Summer Study Abroad Program in Ireland. Ph.D. in English required by the starting date of the position, August 1, 2004. Salary competitive and rank dependent upon qualifications. All applicants must have a minimum of two years teaching experience at the college or university level and have demonstrated the ability to work with a diverse student body. Applicants seeking appointment as associate professor must have a minimum of 5 years teaching experience and scholarship consistent with rank. Knowledge of Irish literature and culture, an ability to run the Center for Irish Studies, a minimum of one year of administrative experience, including experience with fundraising are required. Candidate must possess the ability to teach World Literature courses in the Core Curriculum. Ability to teach Shakespeare preferred.

For more information about the department, visit class.gasou.edu/litphi.

Send letter of application, information related to the applicant’s abilities to satisfy the required qualifications (e.g. ability to work with a diverse student body), curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Tom Lloyd, Chair of Literature Search Committee, Department of Literature and Philosophy, Georgia Southern University, P.O.B. 8023, Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8023 USA. Screening begins November 3, 2003.

The names of applicants and nominees, résumés and other general non-evaluative information may be subject to public inspection under the Georgia Open Records Act. Georgia Southern is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Institution. Persons who need reasonable accommodation(s) under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in the search process should notify the search chair.

Professor of Irish, University of Notre Dame/OLLÚNACHT CHÚNTA LE GAEILGE I NOTRE DAME
Deadline for Applications: 31 October 2003
Date Posted: 14 October 2003

Tá iarratais á lorg ag Institiúid Mhic Eochaidh an Léinn Éireannaigh agus ag Dámh na nEalaíon, Ollscoil Notre Dame ar phost mar ollamh cúnta le Gaeilge. Post seasta taighde agus teagaisc atá i gceist (leibhéal: ‘assistant professor / tenure track’). Tá teagasc na Gaeilge do mhic léinn bhunchéime agus iarchéime mar aon le taighde i réimse éigin de léann na Gaeilge ar na dualgais a théann leis an phost seo. Déanfaidh an té a cheapfar litríocht na Gaeilge a theagasc mar chuid de chlár nua Dochtúireachta sa Litríocht chomh maith. Cuirfear fáilte roimh iarrthóirí a bhfuil dochtúireacht san ábhar cuí acu, nó atá ag brath ar dhochtúireacht a chríochnú go luath. Cuirtear CV gearr agus trí theistiméireacht roimh an 31ú Deireadh Fómhair, 2003 chuig: Professor Breandán Ó Buachalla, Thomas J. and Kathleen O’Donnell Chair of Irish Language and Literature, Keough Institute for Irish Studies, 420 Flanner Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.