JOB: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – PATHOS Project

48 Month, full time, fixed term post

Mary Immaculate College wishes to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on Pathologies of Violence: Inscriptions of Global Conflict in Irish Literature, 1922-present (PATHOS), funded by an SFI-IRC Pathways Grant, led by Dr Ailbhe McDaid (PI). The Fellow will work alongside and under the direction of the PI on a full-time basis for 48 months on a fixed term contract. It is intended to commence the contract in October 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The PATHOS project will investigate the development of global ethical citizenship in 20th and 21st century Irish literary and cultural practice. Engaging a mixed-methodology approach and drawing on a variety of sources, including archival, literary and participatory materials, PATHOS will address the imprints of global conflict in the Irish cultural imaginary.

PATHOS traces the contours of international crises in Irish cultural practice while also interrogating the shifting positionality of Irish identity during a period of profound societal change. Via a new account of 20th- and 21st-century writing, the project theorises that literary inscriptions of peripheral violence offer a map of the history, legacy and emergence of global ethical citizenship in Irish cultural texts. The project raises questions about the discourses of difference and power and the dynamics of witnessing and appropriation that inform the fictional territories of Irish writing through the prism of conflict encounters.

The Research Fellow will play a key role in assisting the PI to fulfil the project’s objectives. The successful candidate will be supported by project funds for research and conference travel and will assist in actively disseminating PATHOS findings, outcomes and outputs.

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
a. A doctoral level degree;
b. Publications (monographs / peer-reviewed journals / chapters) within the discipline of literature, cultural studies, digital humanities and/or cognate fields;
c. Specific high-level expertise in archival research and qualitative data analysis and synthesis, including experience in Open Research, FAIR and Open Data Principles and Data Management Plans;
d. Proven ability to effectively disseminate research widely to academic and nonacademic audiences, including some experience of digital humanities methodologies;
e. Experience in mixed-methods research methodologies and techniques (for example, including survey design, execution and administration, interviewing, facilitating workshops);
f. Capacity and motivation to work independently;
g. Excellent communication, networking and interpersonal skills;
h. Excellent organisational, prioritization, time management and reporting skills;
i. Ability to take an active role in managing the workflow of the project;
j. Ability to show initiative in the furtherance of this research project.

It is also desirable, but not essential, that candidates will have:
k. Some experience of working on externally-funded postdoctoral research projects

Application forms for this post may be accessed on the Mary Immaculate College website www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/vacancies. Please fully complete the application form and send it to recruitment@mic.ul.ie with the subject title – Post-Doctoral Research Fellow PATHOS Project no later than: 2pm on Wednesday, 7th August 2024

Full details are available on the MIC Vacancies page