Research Assistant - Admin. School of English and Digital Humanities

5 Years, Specific Purpose, Part-time Post

Position Summary

Applications are invited for the position of part-time Research Assistant on the NorseMap project, hosted in the School of English and Digital Humanities. NorseMap is major new project investigating the legacy of the Vikings in Europe, and seeking to map the different ways the Viking past is used in tourism, branding, politics and the cultural economy. It is funded by a 5-year European Research Council Consolidator Grant.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and digitally literate Research Assistant to assist with the administration of this innovative project. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience with data collection and database management, and experience in or enthusiasm for public history and/or the Viking past. The successful candidate will work closely with our team to provide general administrative support, moderate and upload data to the online collection, and help disseminate research findings. This is an opportunity to join an exciting project, and to contribute to our understanding of how a fundamental period of European history has been received over time.

Project Title: NorseMap: Mapping the Reception and Legacy of the Vikings in Europe

Post Duration: 5 Years 

Salary:  €32,962 - € 42,943 p.a. IUA Salary Scale pro rata 0.5 FTE 

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.  

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Tom Birkett, Professor of Old English, School of English and Digital Humanities, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 490 2668; Email: t.birkett@ucc.ie  

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 8th May 2025.

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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