POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – ‘Gaeltacht Families and Multilingualism (‘GAELFAM’) 011420

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time,  fixed term position as a post-doctoral researcher with  Children’s Studies at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is funded by Research Ireland/Taighde Éireann (formerly known as an SFI-IRC Pathways Award) and is available from January 1 2026 to contract end date of December 15 2027.

 
 Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €46,305 - €59,063 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on November 24, 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. 

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