Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History

Role Profile

The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to teach in their research specialisation but will also teach survey modules in Irish and European Medieval history. Consequently, the successful candidate will design and teach a combination of core and optional modules on the BA Joint Honours and Bachelor of Religious Education with History programmes, and may teach on other School programmes, such as the MA in History, and Faculty programmes, such as the BA Single Module programme, as deemed appropriate by the Head of School.

The School also offers opportunities to supervise postgraduate students, and encourages and supports applications for external research funding. The School is committed to high quality research, expects its staff to publish regularly in leading journals and with leading university and academic presses, and supports its staff in such work.

Duties and Responsibilities

Please refer to the job description for a list of duties and responsibilities associated with this role.

Qualifications and Experience

Please refer to the job description for full details on the qualifications and experience required for this role.

Essential Training 

The postholder will be required to undertake the following essential compliance training:

• Orientation
• Health & Safety
• Data Protection (GDPR)
• Cyber Security Awareness
• Performance Review & Development (PRD) (People Managers only)
• AI Literacy

Other training may need to be undertaken when required.

Salary Scale: Assistant Professor (Above bar) - €63,944 - €102,476

Appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and in line with current Government pay policy

Closing date: Wednesday, 22nd October 2025

Remote Working Policy

DCU operates a Remote Working Policy. Employees may be approved for up to 2 days of remote working per week (or an appropriate pro-rata amount for those part time). Any remote working arrangement will be reflective of the predominant on-campus working environment and the core University value of 'Student Focused'.

Employees will be based on campus for the majority of their working week to ensure a sustained on campus engagement and experience. The terms of the  remote working policy will apply.

For more information on School of History and Geography, please visit  School of History and Geography

Informal Enquiries in relation to this role should be directed to:

Associate Professor William Murphy, School of History and Geography, Dublin City University.

Phone + 353 (0)1 7009125 Email: will.j.murphy@dcu.ie

Please do not send applications to this email address, instead apply as described in the Application Instructions.