Post Status: Fixed-term full-time studentship

Research Group / Department / School: School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin 

Location: Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland 

Reports to: Prof. Irena Yanushevskaya 

Terms & Conditions: 4-year fixed term studentship, including an annual €25,000 tax-free stipend and student fees 

Expected start date: 1st September 2026 

Hours of Work: Full-time 

Closing Date: 12:00 (noon) June 18th 2026

Post Summary 

Applications are invited for a 4-year fully funded PhD studentship to work on the project ‘The role of ‘baseline’ voice quality in prosodic marking’. The project is funded by the Trinity Doctoral Research Award (PI-led) to Prof Irena Yanushevskaya. Rather than treating speakerspecific voice quality variations as experimental noise to be averaged out, the project investigates whether and to what extent individual ‘baseline’ voice quality differences condition the realisation of prosodic prominence. Using acoustic analysis of the voice source of speakers with distinct phonatory profiles (e.g., modal, breathy, tense, creaky), the project examines whether prosodic signalling of focus and prominence is realised through similar relative changes or through ‘baseline’-specific cue strategies. 

The successful candidate will undertake doctoral research focused on the collection, auditoryperceptual and acoustic analysis of speech data reflecting ‘baseline’ voice quality variation in prosodic signalling. The PhD will be supervised within the Department of Linguistics, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences.

Qualifications 

Essential 

• A first-class or upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) in linguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, or a closely related discipline 

• Master’s degree in linguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, or a closely related discipline 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; for non-native speakers of English - high competence in the English language level in one of the examination systems recognised by Trinity College Dublin (https://www.tcd.ie/study/english-language-requirements/)

Post Status: Specific Purpose Contract – Part-time 50% FTE 

Research Group / Department / School: NeuroMotor group, Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin 

Location: Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin College Green, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland

Reports to: Asst. Prof Bahman Nasseroleslami, Dr Marjorie Metzger, Prof Orla Hardiman 

Salary: Salary pro‑rata at 50% of the approved Research Assistant Salary Scale, starting at Irish Universities Association (IUA) Point 1 (€33,791 per annum) in line with Government Pay Policy. 

Hours of Work: 19.5 hours per week (50% of a 39-hour full-time working week) 

Closing Date: 12 Noon (GMT), Friday 15th June 2026

Post Summary

Role overview 

The Research Assistant will support studies investigating how motor neuron diseases (MNDs) affect brain network dynamics using high‑density EEG. Responsibilities include data collection, preprocessing, and quantitative signal analysis to characterise large‑scale neural network activity. By integrating neurophysiological measures with neuropsychological and functional assessments, the post‑holder will contribute to the identification of EEG‑based candidate biomarkers that quantify neural alterations. The role involves applying data‑driven analysis approaches, including statistical and machine learning methods, to support disease classification and patient stratification, while maintaining a strong focus on neurobiological interpretation and clinical relevance. 

Research context 

The team is seeking a Research Assistant to support cutting‑edge research within a multidisciplinary group specialising in neuroengineering, neural signal processing, computational analysis, psychology and neurology. The role involves high‑quality data collection and the development of robust, reproducible analysis pipelines for neurophysiological datasets, ensuring high ethical standards, clinical relevance, and participant well‑being. The group fosters international and interdisciplinary collaborations to advance quantitative and computational research on MNDs. 

Research Group 

The NeuroMotor group, led by Dr. Bahman Nasseroleslami within the Academic Unit of Neurology (headed by Professor Orla Hardiman), focuses on developing biomarkers of functional and cognitive decline in MND and other neurological conditions. The group employs neurophysiological experiments, advanced neural signal analysis, computational and statistical modelling, clinical phenotyping, and multimodal data integration. The Academic Unit of Neurology is a multidisciplinary research team comprising neural engineers, clinicians, neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, geneticists, and other specialists. The unit collaborates closely with Beaumont and St. James’s Hospitals in Dublin, as well as national and international research groups. 

Project Focus 

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to EEG‑based biomarker development and patient stratification for MND, based on functional network analysis in a clinically grounded research environment.

Person Specification 

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated competency in performing data analyses (e.g. statistics, machine learning, signal analysis) and programming, and preferably will have research experience in areas such as neurophysiology, neurology, medical informatics/statistics (to a BSc. or MSc. level). Beginners welcome. 

Qualifications 

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field. Experience or coursework in signal processing, neuroimaging, or computational neuroscience is highly desirable. 

Familiarity with clinical research and working with human participants is a plus.

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Contemporary Art History within UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy. 

The successful candidate will have expertise in modern and contemporary art history, from 1950 to the present, forming a key component of the School's wide-ranging teaching programme. Applicants must have completed a PhD in Art History or a cognate area and must have experience of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates must have research and teaching experience beyond the field of Irish art history. Experience in global and/or non-western art history is desirable. The successful candidate will design, deliver and assess high-quality taught modules in the undergraduate and graduate programmes, and will undertake such administrative duties as assigned by the Head of School or their nominee. The appointee will also pursue their individual scholarly research specialism, supervise postgraduate research, and contribute to the collegial and highly engaged research culture of the School and College. UCD is a dynamic research-intensive university that is at the forefront of research and teaching activities across a wide range of disciplines. The successful candidate will join the oldest and largest art history department on the island, with research and teaching interests that span medieval to contemporary art, and a very successful MA taught programme in Art History, Curating and Collections. 

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above the Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €65,401 - €103,564 Per Annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines 

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 05 June 2026. 

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. 

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. 

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information, please follow the link: https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic%20Contract.pdf 

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

Post Status: Specific Purpose Contract – Full time 

Research Group / Department / School: School of Computer Science and Statistics, IRIS Network AI and Sensing Research Group, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin 

Location: Trinity College Dublin, School of Computer Science & Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland 

Reports to: Prof Marco Ruffini 

Salary: Appointment will be made on the, SFI Team member salary scale, new postdoctoral researcher, level 2A or Experienced Post Doctoral Researcher (Level 2B), depending on experience, at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€51,176 - € 55,399 per annum], appointment will be made no higher than point 1, level 2B. 

Hours of Work: 39 hours/week 

Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time), 1st June 2026

Post Summary 

The exponential growth of AI and high-performance computing workloads is placing unprecedented demands on data centre interconnect (DCI) infrastructure, with interconnect power consumption now exceeding that of compute in many deployments. Optical switching has emerged as a transformative approach to address this scaling challenge, but realising its potential requires moving beyond fixed network configurations toward architectures that can dynamically adapt to the traffic patterns of the applications they serve. 

AI and HPC workloads exhibit strong structural regularity in their communication patterns: collective operations, parameter synchronisation, and pipeline stages produce traffic flows that are far from random. This predictability opens an opportunity: by characterising traffic patterns in real time and reconfiguring the optical topology to match them, the interconnect can be tuned to the workload rather than provisioned for the worst case. Realising this requires intelligent network control capable of building dynamic models from live traffic, predicting near-term demand, and translating predictions into wavelength tuning, optical path reconfiguration, and hybrid optical/electronic switching decisions on millisecond-t-omicrosecond timescales. 

This research will develop machine learning models for traffic pattern recognition and prediction in AI/HPC data centres, and integrate them into a multi-layer control plane that drives optical topology reconfiguration. The work will use real workload traces from industry partners and target measurable improvements in GPU utilisation, end-to-end latency, and energy per bit, contributing to the broader goal of an order-of-magnitude reduction in DCI power consumption. 

One Post Doctoral researcher position is available to work in the area of optical switching for AI data centres. 

The applicants should have a solid theoretical background on machine learning, optical networks and network switching and be willing to engage in testbed-oriented research. The work will be carried out in the OpenIreland research infrastructure, the large-scale testbed for experimentation in open optical, wireless and cloud technologies, which is part of the IRIS Network AI and Sensing Research Group. 

The position will be based in the School of Computer Science and Statistics, with Prof. Ruffini research team and affiliated with the ADAPT research centre on AI, at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. The researcher will have the opportunity to build their research portfolio within a range of projects within the team. 

The position will be under the direction of Prof. Marco Ruffini

Person Specification 

The appointable candidate will hold a PhD, preferably in a Computer Science or Electronic Engineering or related discipline (preferably with a few months of postdoctoral experience). 

Qualifications 

PhD or equivalent experience. The post is applicable to both new or experienced PhD holders, and salary will be commensurate with experience and achievement. The successful candidate will join a team of highly skilled and innovative researchers in next generation optical and wireless networks.

Applications are invited for a temporar specified purpose post of a Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Palaeontology within UCD School of Earth Sciences. UCD School of Earth Sciences seeks to appoint a Lecturer / Assistant Professor (below the bar) in Palaeontology for a specified purpose, with an estimated duration of 12 months. The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic and engaging university teacher who will be expected to contribute to both undergraduate (Earth Sciences BSc (Hons)) and Masters Programmes. Candidates must possess a PhD and strong track record in one or more of the following areas: invertebrate palaeontology, ichnology, conservation palaeobiology, micropaleontology, stratigraphy. In addition, expertise in carbonate sedimentology, and/or the stratigraphic record of Earth system change would be an advantage. The individual will be responsible for developing and teaching a new Earth Sciences module on palaeobiology and stratigraphy, as well as contributing to existing core and elective undergraduate and postgraduate Earth Science modules. Candidates must also be willing to contribute to geology field classes and be capable of supervising final year BSc student projects. Candidates may also conduct research in areas of interest. 95 Lecturer / Assistant Professor (below the bar)\2010 Salary Scale: €42,599 - €72,717 per annum.Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 16/06/2026.Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

UCC wishes to appoint a Research Support Officer – Programme Manager to the Sustainability Institute/Energy Policy and Modelling Group, reporting to the Head of Department.

The successful candidate will provide operational, administrative and strategic support for the Principal Investigators of the CAPACITY project, while concurrently supporting the Energy Policy and Modelling Group (EPMG). The role involves coordinating complex research and stakeholder activities across multiple projects and personnel, supporting reporting processes, managing operational, personnel and financial administration, coordinating events and communication activities, and supporting research impact and policy engagement activities. 

The postholder will work closely with academic researchers, government stakeholders and university professional services within a dynamic interdisciplinary research environment focussed on climate and energy policy.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

Project title: CAPACITY Climate Action Pathways and Absorptive Capacity

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Educational Development within UCD Teaching and Learning. 

UCD Teaching and Learning (UCD T&L) is a central support unit within the Office of the Registrar and Deputy President. Our mission is to foster a culture of continuous enhancement of teaching and learning - supporting staff to deliver inclusive, innovative and research-informed teaching that leads to engaging and meaningful learning experiences for all UCD students. We work collaboratively and cross-functionally to address practical issues of enhancement of teaching and the student learning environment. In all our activities we aim to ensure that approaches to teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum design are based on current research and international good practice. The Unit's current programme of work is orientated towards the development and implementation of key actions within the UCD Strategy to 2030 - Breaking Boundaries. 

Applications are now invited for the permanent position of Lecturer/Assistant Professor (above the bar) in Educational Development. The post holder will contribute expertise to the design and delivery of the unit's professional development activities aimed at those with a teaching role within the university, including its accredited programmes. They will have a vision and capacity to carry out independent research in the area of pedagogy/ teaching and learning in higher education. They will also work on a range of strategic projects at programme/school/university level to support UCD to deliver an enhanced and distinctive educational experience. Initial areas of focus will include curriculum design, Generative AI, assessment and feedback, authentic and inclusive learning, empowering students, along with the scholarship of teaching and learning. 

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above the Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €65,401 - €103,564 Per Annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines 

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 15 June 2026 

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. 

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. 

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information, please follow the link: https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic%20Contract.pdf 

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. 

We are seeking a Placement Coordinator within the Careers and Employability Service, Student Skills and Success division of the Office of Students and Learning. The successful candidate will report to the Placement Officer, working as part of the e Placement team to support accredited placement at Maynooth University. 

The Placement Coordinator plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of high quality accredited placement programmes. This is a complex and diverse workload which includes, supporting students in their preparation, securing and effectively managing their placement experience; sourcing placement opportunities and coordinating employer engagement, liaising with academic departments and managing day-to-day placement administration. The role ensures smooth processes, accurate records, and high quality service across the placement lifecycle.

To be successful in this role, you will be a strong communicator, good team player, highly organised, have a systematic approach to problem solving and have a proven track record in adaptability. It represents a great opportunity for a person who is committed to enhancing students employability through a structured accredited placement experience. 

Senior Executive Assistant:  €47,203– €57,396 p.a. (7 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. 

We are seeking a Placement Coordinator within the Careers and Employability Service, Student Skills and Success division of the Office of Students and Learning. The successful candidate will report to the Placement Officer, working as part of the e Placement team to support accredited placement at Maynooth University. 

The Placement Coordinator plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of high quality accredited placement programmes. This is a complex and diverse workload which includes, supporting students in their preparation, securing and effectively managing their placement experience; sourcing placement opportunities and coordinating employer engagement, liaising with academic departments and managing day-to-day placement administration. The role ensures smooth processes, accurate records, and high quality service across the placement lifecycle.

To be successful in this role, you will be a strong communicator, good team player, highly organised, have a systematic approach to problem solving and have a proven track record in adaptability. It represents a great opportunity for a person who is committed to enhancing students employability through a structured accredited placement experience. 

Applications are invited for a temporary part-time (0.4FTE) post of a Translational Research Unit Manager within UCD School Veterinary Medicine. 

To support the Team of the currently expanding large animal Translational Research Unit at Lyons Research Farm in advancing its translational research towards impact such as the adoption of new clinical techniques, new medical devices, and new therapeutics. 

This post requires an experienced and licenced veterinary surgeon with experience in surgical translational large animal models and research project management. You will be working part-time (0.4 FTE) with some requirement for out of hours work depending on the animal care required. Although your working base will be at UCD Belfield your role will involve working at the Translational Research Unit at UCD Lyons Research Farm in Celbridge. The post requires a candidate who is comfortable with supporting surgical procedures in large animals to the highest possible standards and the pre- and post-operative care to the highest possible clinical and welfare standards. The candidate should also be experienced in the management and health control of large animal experimental herds including breeding. In addition, the candidate will be required to take responsibility for the efficient running of the Translational Research Unit. The candidate will also take legal responsibility for the management of controlled drugs. 

Salary Range: €45,000 - €85,000 Per Annum Pro Rata at 0.4FTE

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience. 

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 26 May 2026. 

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. 

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. 

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/