PhD Studentship

Post Status: Full-Time 

Research Group / Department / School: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin 

Location: 24 D’Olier Street, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dublin 2, Ireland 

Reports to: Prof Damien Brennan 

Terms & Conditions: €25,000 annual stipend plus academic fees (EU or non EU) 

Hours of Work: 35 Hours per week

Post Summary 

A 4 years Postgraduate Research Studentship is available to new entrants on the full-time PhD register for entry in September each year. Applicants must have received a minimum of 2.1 Honours degree to be eligible for the award. The postgraduate studentship aims to support and develop gifted research students and is awarded competitively on academic merit. It fully covers EU or non-EU fees and provides an annual maintenance of €25,000. 

Applications investigating topics within national strategies and/or the School research agenda are particularly welcome. You may select your own topic but you can also choose from the following school expertise: 

Research Centres: 

• Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research (TCMCR) 

• Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC) 

• Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities (TCAID) 

• Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI) 

Thematic areas: 

• Mental Health and Recovery 

• Older persons health & well-being 

Applications will be scored according to the following criteria: 

• Quality of research proposal - Background and originality, aims and objectives, methodology and methods 

• Relevance to School’s Research Agenda 

• Academic support for the Applicant 

• Review of Educational Preparation, References and Career Development 

Prospective students are advised that they need to contact and work with a member(s) of the academic staff in the School of Nursing and Midwifery to develop their proposal to a level suitable for application. 

For further information on these research themes, please visit www.nursingmidwifery.tcd.ie/research

Person Specification 

Qualifications 

A minimum of 2.1 Honours degree